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Hi guys,

Here are some of my pics from this year's Belgian Grand Prix. No PP (except slight saturation in some), interested to see if you think they need some? D70 + 70-200 VR mostly at f/2.8, some with TC17EII.

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Michael Schumacher



Kimi



Montoya



Klien



Albers



And from Sunday:

Ernersto Viso



Albers



Massa



Rest of the gallery is here, enjoy!

awesome shots. Is it hard to capture a F1 car since its so quick? I've never tried?

It's like most shooting, if you've never shot it before it's hard, but with a little practise you get to see what works and what doesn't. I shot all these from Pouhon, the double left-hander; they're doing something like 220 km/h at the entry, and 270-odd on the exit (where the Sunday ones above were taken), so pretty damn fast. In hindsight I should have done some shooting from the Bus Stop chicane as well, where they're only doing 90 km/h or so and there are also good vantage points, but oh well, next time!

Fast glass was a must, and these pics wouldn't have been possible without it. Most of the Sunday was gloomy and overcast, but I still managed to take good pics because the 70-200 VR is sharp wide-open, so I could keep my shutter speed up without giving in to softness. My old Tamron (f/6.3 wide open at 300 mm) would have been a joke in these conditions.

Yeah a lens @ f/2.8 is definately a benefit

You have some great images. Standouts for me are the ones with the spray and the now ex-world champion MS. Eventhough I am not a Ferrari fan, gee the red looks good on screen.