Motorsport pics 2005

[drifter]

I'm relativly new around here and haven't posted any pics but i haven't shot anything in the last week or two and with the motorsport year just about wound up i thought i'd share some stuff i've shot to date that's given me a buzz . Hope to meet some of you guys out at the track some day .
A few to introduce myself

Wired

WSID .East Coast Nationals .Brett Stevens focussed in his T.A Funny car .

Pray

Eastern Creek a couple of weeks ago ADRC series .Formula Ford


Tippy toe

Porsche cup racing Eastern creek

Monte

Oran Park .Aussie racing car . These things are wicked little beasts .


Cheers Tony C

[Glen]

Tony, the first shot of the eyes really shows the concentration involved and has a huge human interest in it, also like the 996 shot a lot, shows plenty of air and the amount of camber these guys run. Nice

[sirhc55]

I agree with Glen on your shots Tony - the Porsche shot has been emphasised really well by it being a low shot

[mdboo]

I like shot # 2...if that techy weren't there then that shot would be very nice !!!

=BlackWater=

[Jeff]

Nice shots ,please shows us some more.
Jeff

[BBJ]

Hi Drifter, seen these last nite didn't get a chance to coment but yeh these are great, all of them so yeh would be nice to get to a track like that. I know they have the V8s at Phillip Island next month and now after being there i think it would be a great place to veiw and take pics of them there as there is no high barriers to obstuct the veiw. But i am not allowed as she inside said i have to take her to Clipsal race in Adelaide next year. Oh well cant win them all.

[drifter]

Thanks for the comments guys .Much appreciated .
Here's a couple more .
The rest are here http://www.pbase.com/webcase

Supercharger

Taken at the WSID .


Go !!!!


This one surprised me .From above the pit garages at Eastern creek .Just the angle seemed to be a turn off at first but when i saw this i thought hmm ,cool , i'll be going back up there again .

Tander. Turn 2 Oran Park

Oran Park turn two V8 supercar round during the practice session on Saturday. Frozen wheels are a bit of a bummer but i was aiming to capture the flame nice and sharp and to get them a teensy bit further round the corner so as the wheels weren't as much in view with the higher shutter speed .

[BBJ]

Thanks Drifter, great shots again and the tander shot is still a goody even if wheels are frozen.
Well done.

[drifter]

I agree with Glen on your shots Tony - the Porsche shot has been emphasised really well by it being a low shot

Cheers .
That one was shot from behind the skid pan at the bottom of the small hill that leads down to turn 4 .

[drifter]

Thanks Drifter, great shots again and the tander shot is still a goody even if wheels are frozen.
Well done.

Thanks John
Sometimes they turn out other times they look like they are standing still .

[BBJ]

Tony, i know, but i am one for low shutter speeds as most of my photography is of bikes i try to use as low as possible, but sometimes can be hard and well i reemember Onyx mention some time ago about using P mode on camera and while still getting some motion blur i found this to be very usefull for some cases. I have lately been using shutters of 1/25 for certain effects, something different. But you have done well with your shots i would be very happy with these.