Updating my Motorsport pics...

[Luca Brazzi]

Changing the website to something a little more up to date...so far added 3 new bits on the motorsport stuff...have a look if interested.

Motorsport home page:
http://www.streaky-fish.com/racing.htm

Silverstone FIA GT May 2007:
http://www.streaky-fish.com/images/motorsport/fiag...

Silverstone FIA GT3 May 2007:
http://www.streaky-fish.com/images/motorsport/fiag...

Monza FIA GT June 2007:
http://www.streaky-fish.com/images/motorsport/fiag...

Added Monza FIA GT3:
http://www.streaky-fish.com/images/motorsport/fiag...

GT90's at Silverstone in May 2007:
http://www.streaky-fish.com/images/motorsport/gt90...

A couple of samples...
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Let me know what you think of the pics
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Let me know what you think of the pics

Regards,
LB

Edited by Luca Brazzi on Monday 31st December 01:08

Edited by Luca Brazzi on Monday 31st December 10:14

[toothlessjim]

Very nice, Motorsports what im into taking pictures of and i have to say i hope i can get results like these in the future. Mostly do club rallies but a proper circuit event would be sweet. What kind of kit are you using to take those??


P.s my site www.dankemp.co.uk, would apreciate any feed back from you.

[Luca Brazzi]

toothlessjim said:

Very nice, Motorsports what im into taking pictures of and i have to say i hope i can get results like these in the future. Mostly do club rallies but a proper circuit event would be sweet. What kind of kit are you using to take those??


P.s my site www.dankemp.co.uk, would apreciate any feed back from you.

I'd take time to consider the background you're going to get in your pictures, and pick your spot accordingly, so that when you press the shutter button, you can concentrate on the car, knowing that the background is going to look good too. Also, your photos could do with a little editing, in terms of crops and levels...some of them look a little dark and need lifting.

Never tried rallying, but I guess its a pretty tough sport to cover.
LB

[roy e6]

Brilliant! The first one is great with the glowing brake discs. Been tring to get one like that the last 3 years at Le Mans,with a point and shoot. Realising they are only any good if your subject is stationary,i have upgraded to a Canon 400D. Currently have a Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG zoom lens. Will this be any good or do i need a bigger lens. What lenses did you use? Any tips greatfully received.

[Luca Brazzi]

roy e6 said:

Brilliant! The first one is great with the glowing brake discs. Been tring to get one like that the last 3 years at Le Mans,with a point and shoot. Realising they are only any good if your subject is stationary,i have upgraded to a Canon 400D. Currently have a Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG zoom lens. Will this be any good or do i need a bigger lens. What lenses did you use? Any tips greatfully received.

Your lenses are long enough. The glowing brakes shot was using a 70-200mm. I use that and a 300mm 2.8

Good luck, and show your results.

[Andy M]

Luca Brazzi said:

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Let me know what you think of the pics

Regards,
LB

Hi Steve,

It's not a genre I'm particularly drawn to, but I really like your photos

I do however think some of them are screaming out to be converted to a really gritty B&W. I made a very quick attempt, but I really mean for them to be a lot grittier than this:



For me race cars aren't about clean lines and perfect paintwork, they're about brake dust, battle scars etc and I'd be wanting to convey this with the photos.

Apologies if you feel I've butchered your photo

[V6GTO]

I take it you're still in love with the 300 F2.8 Steve?

M.

[toothlessjim]

Cheers for the advice, non of my phtos are edited apart from croping, and picking a spot is difficult as most events i cover as a marshal and just take photos from wat ever post im assigned to.

[V6GTO]

Background is everything!



M.

[Luca Brazzi]

Andy M said:

For me race cars aren't about clean lines and perfect paintwork, they're about brake dust, battle scars etc and I'd be wanting to convey this with the photos.

Apologies if you feel I've butchered your photo

No apology necessary. Always happy to see other interpretations of a picture. I've done a few of mine in black and white and I think they work well if the car is plainly liveried.

V6GTO said:

I take it you're still in love with the 300 F2.8 Steve?

M.

God yes....what an amazing lens...which reminds me I must get all my kit back from Ascari lol.

Steve

[CarMac]

toothlessjim said:

Cheers for the advice, non of my phtos are edited apart from croping, and picking a spot is difficult as most events i cover as a marshal and just take photos from wat ever post im assigned to.

Naughty, naughty. Marshals should be marshaling, not taking photos! If you want to take pictures from places other than the ones 'joe public' are allowed in then you must sign on as media, not as a marshal.

[toothlessjim]

i only marshal club rallies and i releave my self from duty whilst taking pictures, only have snaps from events and stages where theres no activity or plenty fellow marshalls on hand.

[CarMac]

Quinny said:

I'd say its one of the perks of being a marshall

At the end of the day they give up their time for free, risk being injured or worse.

So if they can get a few shots in that Joe Public can't, good luck to em I say

But they are there to oversee what is going on, to watch for dangerous situations and warn the spectators/competitors. If you have a camera stuck to the front of your face, you are not doing the job you have volunteered to do as you cannot be aware of what is going on around you.

Taking photos whilst on duty as a marshal is not a perk of the job. If you sign on as a marshal and take your camera onto the stages with you, you are abusing the position you have been trusted with. Yes, people give up their time for free but, you marshal for the love of the sport not to get photos that joe public can't get! Media are there for that. The marshals are there to watch their backs!

[toothlessjim]

Im not trying to justify me taking pictures while marshalling but as i say i do it whilst under safe conditions. Such as the section of the stage im at has proved to cause no propblem for drivers and speccies over at least 2 previous stages, if there are no speccies to watch for and theres more than 3 of us. I would never put my camera infront of someone else safety and i take pictures under the approval of the 4 other marshals i marshal with. I dont really get out to rallies unless im marshalling with the other guys i go with. Also im pretty unlucky, since the best chance of a good action shot are during an accident i never get one lol.

[CarMac]

Then good for you, Dan. I've been to far too many rallies where the marshals have no idea of what is going on on 'their stage' due to having a camera glued to the front of their face!

[toothlessjim]

Not me...im very causious about it knowing what can go on when ur back is turned etc. I know its against the rules but i wouldnt do it unless it was safe. as i say i also take off my marshals tabard and let my buddies do the work when i transform into a photographer theres always enough of us to do so. What i have noticed is the vast majority of speccies know what there doing and sometimes help us rebuild the stage between stages if were pushed for time/man power.

[Luca Brazzi]

Just to get it back on topic

Added Monza FIA GT3:
http://www.streaky-fish.com/images/motorsport/fiag...


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And some more from the GT90's at Silverstone in May 2007:
http://www.streaky-fish.com/images/motorsport/gt90...


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LB

Edited by Luca Brazzi on Monday 31st December 10:12

[toothlessjim]

Hey nice....any chance you could send me a 1440x900 of the ford gt? would look good on my desktop

[Luca Brazzi]

toothlessjim said:

Hey nice....any chance you could send me a 1440x900 of the ford gt? would look good on my desktop

EMail me a proper email address and I'll send it through