GT Championships at Silverstone

slothmeister

slothmeister

slothmeister

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Hi guys, seeing as everyone else is putting up there shots, it's only fair that i stick up mine.

First time at the circuit and i went with the intention of just watching the racing and if i got a couple of good shots i would be very happy indeed as i knew that I would struggle with the 200mm.

Really enjoyed the day, managed to cheekily get on the grid aswell without a grid pass :o The new pit layout and paddock looks so good, they've done a proper good job of modernising the curcuit.

Anyway onto the pics:

1.

_DSC5545 by Adam Bolwell, on Flickr

2.

_DSC5686 by Adam Bolwell, on Flickr

3.

_DSC5869 by Adam Bolwell, on Flickr

4.

_DSC5628 by Adam Bolwell, on Flickr

5.

_DSC6327 by Adam Bolwell, on Flickr

6.

_DSC5784 by Adam Bolwell, on Flickr

7.

_DSC6114 by Adam Bolwell, on Flickr

8.

_DSC6076 by Adam Bolwell, on Flickr

9.

_DSC6106 by Adam Bolwell, on Flickr

More on my Flickr
 
Nikon D7000 and Sigma 70-200 f2.8 on the track shots, some of the other shots were using the Kit 18-105mm.

That automatically gets added when you embed a Flickr photo
 
Really like 6 and 7.

1, 2 & 3 to me seem like quite tight crops and don't give the cars enough room. I actually prefer DSC5544 of the Merc.

There again I'm a complete noob to photography so doubt I could even get them at all :D
 
Goliath said:
Doesn't just look it, the sound of them at full chat has to be heard to be appreciated :D
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I know my good man, I've spent many hours around the UKs tracks my brother-in-law used to race Formula Ford & Formula Renault and on those days of course there are many other classes racing like GT ;)
 
Amen to Goliath, when i got to the track at 9 and saw the gt1's doing the practice I thought they were loud.

But, then heard them again at the main race, as they all pelted it through the first corner in a pack i was stood at the pit exit, my god, the noise. Now i've heard race cars of all types before (other than f1) and couldn't believe the awesomeness of it, they made your insides shake, especially the Nissan GTR's. Has to be heard to be understood.

Thanks for all the comments chaps.
 
Excuse the silly question, but to photograph these events do you just buy a normal ticket for the day and take your gear along or do you need to get another ticket / permission to go to the barriers etc and photograph?

I've only ever been to Silverstone for car shows so have no idea how a proper day works.
 
slothmeister said:
But, then heard them again at the main race, as they all pelted it through the first corner in a pack i was stood at the pit exit, my god, the noise. Now i've heard race cars of all types before (other than f1) and couldn't believe the awesomeness of it, they made your insides shake, especially the Nissan GTR's. Has to be heard to be understood.
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I actually think they sound better than F1 - the mix of V12, V8 and the fact they are decent capacity (rather than a whiny 2.4l :D) just makes a good noise. Couldn't agree with you more - was on the straight for the start of the Tourist Trophy and it sent shivers down my spine: one of those "glad to be alive" moments :p

bLuEuK said:
Excuse the silly question, but to photograph these events do you just buy a normal ticket for the day and take your gear along or do you need to get another ticket / permission to go to the barriers etc and photograph?

I've only ever been to Silverstone for car shows so have no idea how a proper day works.
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Normal ticket will do, but you'll need a decent lens and some creativity ref location to get any decent shots. Health and safety has gone bit mad, so to get really close track-side you'll need a press pass. Other than that just ask some of the marshals nicely, some of them are reasonable blokes (and all petrolheads) and if you're not in harms way they will let you sneak the other side of the fence for a couple of mins (the Murcielago R-SV spitting flames in my shots was taken from the track-side of a safety escape fence).
 
Goliath said:
Normal ticket will do, but you'll need a decent lens and some creativity ref location to get any decent shots. Health and safety has gone bit mad, so to get really close track-side you'll need a press pass. Other than that just ask some of the marshals nicely, some of them are reasonable blokes (and all petrolheads) and if you're not in harms way they will let you sneak the other side of the fence for a couple of mins (the Murcielago R-SV spitting flames in my shots was taken from the track-side of a safety escape fence).
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Ah thanks will have to give it a go, although I want to replace my current zoom with something better as its clear my current Tamron is too cheap for this.
 
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