Personally speaking, most of the time when I really did made full use of whether to use fast or slower shutter speeds is whenever I am covering motorcycle racing, like the FIM World Motorcycling Championship of which I have the accreditation to cover one race annually for the Malaysian leg. On this page and the next three pages, are some pictures of the 500cc motorcycling Grand Prix that I have covered over the past few years. Rain caused havoc on the track -- reducing the light level for hand-held shooting but a monopod fitted to my EF 300mm f/2.8L USM allowed a slow shutter of 1/30 sec. (at ISO 100) and gave me a nice picture showing motion via the splashing water upon impact by the 125cc bike (1996 season). Italian rider, Doriano Romboni, astride his Aprilia 460cc twin-cylinder bike - panning, shot at 1/160 sec. (ISO 100 - hand-held). Also shot during the 1996 season. Romboni, captured here in a-coming-toward-the-lens shot, at 1/250 sec (ISO 100 - hand-held) (1996 season). American rider, Kevin Schwantz (34) fights it out with teammate Daryl Beattie (4), in 1995 season. Japanese rider Norrick Abe, takes a corner, shot at 1/250 sec. (ISO 100) (1996 season).     << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 .