My fingers have just about thawed out enough to be able to type after what was a very cold and windy 2010 Easter thunderball.
Due to some far less interesting commitments I only made it for the Sunday – Monday which turned out to be a bit of a blessing as rain halted play for the rest of the weekend.
On the subject of weather it was fast moving with clouds rolling in and out all weekend.
One moment nice fluffy clouds, the next
The next big thick chunkes of white dullness, which of course brings with it flat and uninspired light, not what we like at all !
Nothing like a biting wind troubling weather conditions to keep you on your toes!
Priority one during a season opener is to shoot stock of anything new or modified, one modifcation you couldn’t miss was Pro Mod 4350 Graham Ellis big bad super bird, last year it was in stock Tor Red this its in the Limelight Green , next year I’m hoping for the corporation blue !!!!!
quick tips about shooting stock
1. Shoot loose – give the editor room to crop it to fit
2. Shoot non descriptive, don’t include any items that may date the photo, santa claus, easter bunny , event branding so on and so forth.
3. Keep it simple, non of this “arty stuff” just keep it plain and simple.
For the fuel cars I wanted to explore slower shutter speeds with fuel cars to see if I could get both banks alight while maintaining a sharp car. I honestly expected to have issues with sharpness dropping from my normal Top Fuel Shutter speed of between 1250 and 1600 to a some what sedately 1/320th.
To my some what surprise I was getting sharp images, with both banks alight, a technique that I intend to put away for future reference when I get the opportunity to shoot at dusk.
At the end of last season I was talking about the 3/4 pan as a relatively easy way to add something more than the static launch shot. As you may recall if you read the FIA European Finals Picture post, I was mainly using it to animate the very sedate (can you call a 0.9 second 60ft time sedate?) launches off the pro stock cars, wanting to push my limits of my skills I slapped on the 70-200 and waited for the Pro Et wheels up shenanigans of Rick McCann. For those that are interested this was shot at 1/60 at f16.
A favorite class of mine has to be Street Eliminator, and there is nothing better than watching John Sleath or Colin Lazenby lays down a long smokey burn out, mix in some nice fluffy clouds and I’m one happy (if rubber covered) photographer.
Next was a some what long walk to the top end for more stock. All Shot at f5.6 at 1/800th
Back to the start line for the last few rounds of the ET ranks, got their just in time for the two english estates of John Atkinson and Chriss Issacs stage at Santa Pod
Super Pro Et 250 Nick Good pulls round to put in his final run of the weekend. Again trying to play with new angles and shapes, its different but I’m not sure if I like it or not, Thoughts?
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Truly excellent work, and the write up is superb, a good read and I like that you’ve included technical information about the shots.
Truly excellent work, and the write up is superb, a good read and I like that you’ve included technical information about the shots.
when will the next race be?????????????
Next race will be easter, the next blog post on the other hand should be in a couple of days !