A new cycling blog called Spare Cycles has published an excellent how to article called Shooting cycling photographs with a Canon Digital Rebel. The author is a novice cycling photographer with a Canon Digital Rebel 300D who shot photos at a several stages of the Amgen Tour of California. He also spoke with a professional photographer named Tim Gasperak who published a pretty amazing set of Tour of California photos on Flickr.
One of the key insights in this article is that you need a better lens than you will get in a complete Digital Rebel Kit. This will seem obvious to you if you walk the finish line at a pro cycling race, but it’s still a useful tip. The lens that’s recommended in this article is a Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM Telephoto Zoom Lens which is similar to the Nikon lens that Harvey Levine used to shoot the cycling photo of me at the Covered Bridge Metric Century in 2004.
Congratulations to Spare Cycles for a great cycling photography how to article. I learned some things about cycling photography from this article that will help me for when I can afford to step up to the digital SLR level. I’m definitely going to be on the lookout for more interesting stuff from this new website.