Passeio pelo Consehlo de Motoclube Oiãcelera

Passeio pelo Consehlo de Motoclube Oiãcelera

Every year the Oiacelera Motoclub, the local motorcycle club, host a weekend event. Motorcyclists from all over Portugal come to Oiã where they are treated to music, dancing and a heavy metal show. They also hold a parade, which travels around the district of Oiã before breaking for lunch. I generally miss the parade, but this year I was ready and managed to cheer along the motorcyclists passing by.

This time I thought that would try something a little different, so I took the Panasonic Lumix GF1 micro four-thirds mirrorless camera and the 20mm f1.7 lens and set the camera to shutter speed mode, a speed of roughly 1/50s, and burst mode. As each motorcyclist passed, I followed them with the camera and hoped to get some motion blur. It actually worked quite well. Some images were a little soft, but a couple came out almost perfect. What was most difficult was framing the cyclists on the LCD screen. There was no time to have a second attempt, but I was really happy with the results.

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