So I get invited to Silverstone race track for a testing day to take photos, “wahay and okay” I say, Its been many years since I’ve shot any motor sport so it’ll be good for me to exercise those techniques.
Trouble was, they seemed to have made the fences higher than I remember, darn it if I could find a good vantage point and settle down to polish some crackers…. and even though I made some search inquires before about good spots to photograph the action, it looks like google isn’t as infallible as I’d wished, because all those supposedly good spots have been adjusted, moved or blocked off allowing no cool spots whatsoever, well at least none that I could find anyway.
At first I was thinking that getting any good close shots may be tricky, you know the type, those typical ones we all expect with the blurred backgrounds and cars rushing passed nicely caught with beautifully smudged logos on the wheels, well, if I was going to get those with my limited long lenses I was going to have to include the fence or at the very least make the collect mainly distant shots over the fence …. so I tried the latter for a while, and yep loads of nice pan shots with blurred fence or so far away as to not to be acceptable for me …. hmmmm, not really my kind of collection I though after a while, so I gave up and did my usual wandering and arty ponderings, which ended up being the silver lining to my day … because after chatting to folk I got interested in a fella and his banter, the next moment I’m invited pit side to grab some pictures.
… excellent.
I would name all the cars and drivers, but I know nothing of such things…Now if it had been bike testing, thats a different matter!
Photographic Piece.
I’ve darkend the shadows within the dimmed garage a little to emphasise this stunning machine.
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A fuel nozzel problem of some sort, they seemed to be wiping away something repeatedly.
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I’m sure they know what they’re waiting for, mean while, the tracks the other way guys …
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The BMW team, making some fun for themselves after a long day.
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The Mark Webber stall. … just leaving the pit exit whilst waiting for a clear run … ‘kerdonk!’ Oh bugger.
Quick chat with the man …its the electronics bud! …Okay, what ever you say Mark.
Pit Side.
Art piece.
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Its a hard life, but someones got to do it.
Ferrari… A continuously shot set.
Testing run completed.
Many Thanks to Yvonne at WhiteGoldImages for the invite.
