Silverstone Classic 2014

[will_]

tim-b said:

Here's a brief selection of my efforts - cheating slightly as I was on the right side of the fences

The rest are here on Classic Driver.

Tim, I saw these on Classic Driver yesterday and thought they were fantastic - certainly shows the difference between the amateurs and the pros.

I'm sure that being the right side of the fence helps, but you clearly have a great talent.

Do you post-process much at all?

[tim-b]

Thanks guys, I'll post a link to my site when more are up.

will_ said:

Tim, I saw these on Classic Driver yesterday and thought they were fantastic - certainly shows the difference between the amateurs and the pros.

I'm sure that being the right side of the fence helps, but you clearly have a great talent.

Do you post-process much at all?

Hi Will, I just do basic 'global' processing, i.e. contrast, tone, colour balance etc. to the whole image - nothing added and nothing taken away.

The only shots that look radically different than out of camera are some taken with my fish-eye lens, as I sometimes 'de-fish' them (like the 512M in the pitlane) which is a good alternative to using a 'normal' ultra-wide-angle lens.

[Elderly]

will_ said:

tim-b said:

Here's a brief selection of my efforts - cheating slightly as I was on the right side of the fences

The rest are here on Classic Driver.

Tim, I saw these on Classic Driver yesterday and thought they were fantastic - certainly shows the difference between the amateurs and the pros.

I'm sure that being the right side of the fence helps, but you clearly have a great talent.

?

Yes, a great gift for the use of colour, composition and the unobvious in his motor sport images.

I can't agree about showing the difference between amateurs and pros though,
there are so many technically proficient pros whose shots are just the same old same old unexceptional stuff.

[Derek Smith]

Elderly said:

will_ said:

tim-b said:

Here's a brief selection of my efforts - cheating slightly as I was on the right side of the fences

The rest are here on Classic Driver.

Tim, I saw these on Classic Driver yesterday and thought they were fantastic - certainly shows the difference between the amateurs and the pros.

I'm sure that being the right side of the fence helps, but you clearly have a great talent.

?

Yes, a great gift for the use of colour, composition and the unobvious in his motor sport images.

I can't agree about showing the difference between amateurs and pros though,
there are so many technically proficient pros whose shots are just the same old same old unexceptional stuff.

The amateur v pro is rather depressing from an amateur's point of view.

I used to edit a magazine and there was a photographer from dailysportscar.com, a chap called Lord, who used to supply us with the occasional photo from his portfolio. They were magnificent. Something to aspire to, work towards, but his images were a little daunting. I saw him flicking through his day's images after downloading them to his laptop, this at Spa I think, and I kept wanting to say, 'Could you go back to the last one.'

And Tim-b, I particularly liked #4. A real cracker.

I've been videoing for years and have made innumerable 'shorts' for my various rugby club but recently decided to try to improve a bit by doing other material. So remember that 99% of my footage has been from fixed points or on a tripod. Moving is new to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdRv3t5iHWo

And before anyone points it out, I know it is not the grid.

If you were there, see if you can recognise yourself in this bit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pirqkygamA

There are few books/magazines aimed at the beginner to video. I'm just after pointers, examples that sort of thing, but in a large Waterstones they had one book on videoing, and the staff member had to blow dust of that one, and it was too advanced for what I was after. I mean, how do you eliminate the jerkiness when walking?

[CobraPaul]

oops IT issues, I'll try again

Edited by CobraPaul on Sunday 3rd August 22:14

[CobraPaul]

A great weekend

[CobraPaul]

Ok tried twice, enjoyed the Melbourne classic weekend. enjoy the pic :-)

[Derek Smith]

will_ said:

Tim, I saw these on Classic Driver yesterday and thought they were fantastic - certainly shows the difference between the amateurs and the pros.

Ouch!

[tim-b]

Derek Smith said:

Elderly said:

Yes, a great gift for the use of colour, composition and the unobvious in his motor sport images.

I can't agree about showing the difference between amateurs and pros though,
there are so many technically proficient pros whose shots are just the same old same old unexceptional stuff.

The amateur v pro is rather depressing from an amateur's point of view.

I used to edit a magazine and there was a photographer from dailysportscar.com, a chap called Lord, who used to supply us with the occasional photo from his portfolio. They were magnificent. Something to aspire to, work towards, but his images were a little daunting. I saw him flicking through his day's images after downloading them to his laptop, this at Spa I think, and I kept wanting to say, 'Could you go back to the last one.'

And Tim-b, I particularly liked #4. A real cracker.

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Thanks Elderly and Derek, your kind words are always appreciated