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During the shot: I had manually set the white balance for my camera, so I could shoot lots of JPGs quickly. This was shortly after the start of the race.
In Photoshop: Crop, Curves, "Soft light" trick with a separate layer to bring out the subjects, Sharpen, and resize.
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I really need to get out to the track sometime and take some shots. Wonderful action. Love the framing with the flags in line above. Could do with a little contrast, but the techniques are right on.
Actually think a bit slower shutter might have given this just the right amount of pleasing motion blur. Looks a little static to me and that pulls back the sense of energy. Might bump the contrast a bit as well.
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