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4x5x365 – Image 198

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Capturing action photos with a 4×5 view camera on a tripod is not all that easy. I caught this first-turn action with my Toyo View VX-125 and a Nikkor-W 210M F5.6 lens on Ilford Delta Pro 100. All the other action shots were blurry – as expected when shooting at ISO-100 film speed.

I like to do unusual things with my 4×5 view camera – like take action photos at the vintage motocross races. I knew it was going to be tough getting a decent photo when shooting on a tripod with a slow-speed film like Ilford Delta Pro 100. I could have pushed the film a couple of stops but I didn’t have a way to write the instructions on the film holder, and I just didn’t want to mess with keeping track of film pushes.

I thought this shot turned out pretty cool and “old-school”. My friend Bill Dragoo said it looked just like the photos when he was racing “back in the day”.

Digital

Of course, I also took my Nikon Z6 and D800 digital camera and got quite a few action shots. Below are some of the images from the vintage motorcycle races.

First-turn action on a digital camera at the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association races in Henrietta, Oklahoma
I slowed the shutter speed down to about 1/200 at F13 with my 70-200 lens at 77mm to get this panning shot with my Nikon D850.
Another straight-on action shot with my Nikon D800.
I remember seeing these Maico’s when I first started riding dirt bikes. They were pretty cool way back then.
Getting air time on a Honda Elsinore at the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association races in Henrietta, Oklahoma

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About James Pratt

I am an Oklahoma based writer, commercial photographer, editorial photographer and adventurer based in Oklahoma City. I love telling stories about people. A motorcycle is my preferred means of travel, and I have over 5,000 hours piloting small airplanes. My editorial photography has been published in hundreds of magazines and my commercial photography has been used by dozens of companies worldwide.

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4x5 film 4x5x365 agriculture Amazon Web Services bicycle Bill Dragoo BMW Brass Ball Bobbers combine Darwin Motorcycles dirt bike drag racing Edmond El Reno film Fortinet Guthrie Ilford Delta 100 Ilford Delta Pro 100 Ilford HP5 Jeep John Deere Kawasaki Kay Pratt Kodak TMAX-100 Lexington Micha Young motorcycle New Mexico Nikon Norman Conquest Oklahoma Oklahoma City Oklahoma Living Oklahoma Living Magazine Oklahoma Today Ride Oklahoma South Canadian River Thunder Valley Raceway Tombo Racing Tommy Bolton Toyo 45A Toyo VX-125 wheat harvest Wrangler
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