Your best photo (one you took yourself!!)

calcium · 20 Aug 2002, 23:20 (Ref:362558)

Because the "motorsport photography" thread has had a few pics posted I thought I'd start a thread for:
Your best picture/funny picture/bizarre picture etc.

Of course they have to be of cars/bikes/drivers/riders etc. Please post any info and captions.

JR27 · 21 Aug 2002, 02:54 (Ref:362631)

Well, this is not my best one...but I like it. This pic is of Nelson Piquet at Watkins Glen in 1979. If I recall it right.....camera was an Olympus OM2, a 200f4 lens with a 2x converter. Film would have been either High Speed Ektachrome 200 (pushed to 400) or even Ektachrome 400....I'm old and I never kept a written record, 'sigh. Pic was taken as Nelson was going downhill into "the Boot".

Not sure if I remembered how to do this correctly..but here goes.

take care, all

Murph

JR27 · 21 Aug 2002, 03:01 (Ref:362635)

Here is another one "from the past". Took this at Montreal in 1984. Pic is of some young hot shot who some believed had the makings of a pretty fair driver. Pic was taken with an Olympus OM2 with a cheap 400f.56 lens AND a cheap 2x converter. Reason for all this lens....shot through 2 fences. Pic was taken at what is now called the Senna esses. Film was (I believe) Ektachrome 400.

take care, all

Murph

JR27 · 21 Aug 2002, 03:09 (Ref:362636)

I guess one would call this a "people shot". Took this at the 1986 Detroit GP. "Our Nige" is thinking seriously of wringing the neck of a Mr. A. Senna who has just won the GP. Race officials are attempting to get Senna on the poddium. I would guess that I used the OM2 with the 200f4lens with the 2x converter..film would have been either the 200 Ek. or the 400.

Murph

JR27 · 21 Aug 2002, 03:18 (Ref:362637)

This is what is known as a n "at speed" shot. This was taken during the 1977 Canadian GP at Mosport Park. The subject is James Hunt (yes Peter, this one is for you !) who is flying down the Andretti Strait. The camera was an old Cannon with a 200mmf4 lens. Film was Ek. 200. Back in "the good old days" Fuji film was not used because of its major greenish tint. Today..I use Fuji Provia 100 & Provia 400...in the pits (when I'm able to sneak in) I try to use Fuji Velvia...but shoot that at ISO 40...not 50.

Murph

JR27 · 21 Aug 2002, 03:26 (Ref:362638)

Though this isn't a great shot...it is one of my favorites because of the composition. Took this pic of St. Gilles in 1980 at Montreal. Pic was taken at the hairpin. OM2 with cheap 400f5.6 lens and a cheap 2x teleconverter. It was a bear to hand-hold....reason I started to lift heavy weights! Shot this through 2 fences at Montreal at ground level. Miss the "good old days"...when us common folk could have access to most of the track even if we were on the "wrong" side of the fence...now everything is "posted".... 'sigh

well that's it....for now

Murph

Ian Smith · 5 Mar 2003, 00:53 (Ref:525133)

Being a working pit-marshal I can only use my camera during dinner times and after racing finishes, but I am a Keen amatuer. the camera is a Kodak DC 3200 digital.

Mackmot · 5 Mar 2003, 14:09 (Ref:525666)

I took that one with bella's camera and Team JLR put it on their site.

woodyracing · 8 Mar 2003, 16:45 (Ref:528983)

I think this is my best track photo, although it does seem a little dark around the edges, could this be from my lens hood ?

it was a long distance shot using ISO 400 film.

Any comments ?

**bella** · 8 Mar 2003, 19:43 (Ref:529108)

more likely it's your scanner? it's a good quality scanned pic that's for sure. you've got the technique

**bella** · 8 Mar 2003, 20:12 (Ref:529133)

ok. i narrowed my favourites down to 5....

can't remember which track this is on because i've changed the file name. think it might be from castle combe.

**bella** · 8 Mar 2003, 20:13 (Ref:529134)

this is brands at druids, slightly overexposed and i can't be arsed to change that.

**bella** · 8 Mar 2003, 20:15 (Ref:529138)

the 13th picture i ever took with my camera and it's a pixel perfect panning shot. mark mcloughlin at paddock hill bend, june 03.

**bella** · 8 Mar 2003, 20:21 (Ref:529145)

this had better be a team jva formula renault driven by charles hollings in the winter series 2002...

Carrie · 8 Mar 2003, 20:34 (Ref:529159)

Hmmm, I've been thinking about this and I don't think it's possible to tie it down to a single photo.

Just the one F1 pic that I've chosen and I quite like this because it was taken panning looking through the fencing. So, not only did I have to get the car in the right position, I had to avoid getting the fencing in shot as well. I think panning shots are always a bit of a challenge.
Silverstone F1 testing

Now, one of my favourite places for photos has to be looking towards Lodge at Oulton Park, again, it can be quite a nice challenge because you don't see too much of the cars approaching before they're with you.

Yvan Muller at Lodge

I also quite like the photo I got of Muller after the little coming together with Plato at Silverstone, but haven't got round to finding the link for that photo yet.

Finally, a bit of two wheeled silliness at Knockhill

Phil Bennett at Knockhill

Carrie · 8 Mar 2003, 20:38 (Ref:529161)

Forgot to add, all taken with Pentax MZ5N with Sigma 170-500mm lens. Film Kodak 400.

woodyracing · 8 Mar 2003, 22:07 (Ref:529209)

Quote:

Originally posted by bella
more likely it's your scanner?

the edges of the photo and a some others are a little dark, the scanner just makes it look even worse. Im not sure whats causing it as some photos are fine. Its mostly a problem where the sky was getting darker.

Quote:

it's a good quality scanned pic that's for sure. you've got the technique

thanks

*formula3* · 9 Mar 2003, 06:49 (Ref:529710)

pedro lamy on the eurospeedway last year, taken with the good old praktika with a 200mm lense..film? can´t remember

and mr toby scheckter, same track, same camera same unknown film

jase · 9 Mar 2003, 09:06 (Ref:529786)

I've had trouble working out which pictures to include, these are mainly from Combe last year, one of the few weekends I had off from marshalling:

The Morgan after it's return from Le Mans

jase · 9 Mar 2003, 09:10 (Ref:529789)

Also can't post multiple images.

Martin Short gets a Champange shower

jase · 9 Mar 2003, 09:13 (Ref:529791)

And one last one, a timed exposure at night in Grizedale on the Network Q Rally GB.

Nordic · 10 Mar 2003, 12:10 (Ref:531229)

One of my favorites, taken with a manual everything Fujicia SLR

KC · 10 Mar 2003, 14:27 (Ref:531422)

This is what I consider my best picture. This James Coco at the CMRA Superbike event at Hallet Motor Racing Circuit just outside of Tulsa, OK.

This was shot using Fuji Provia 400F transparency film. It was shot with a Canon Rebel X and a Tamron 80-210mm lens. The settings would have been f5.6 (fast as that lens goes) and probably 1/250th second panning. I also used a UV filter.

mixxer · 10 Mar 2003, 15:56 (Ref:531552)

here's a few of my Favorite shots First 1 is Ben and Joe Gatt's XB Ford Falcon BB/Gasser at Heathcote Park in Aus

mixxer · 10 Mar 2003, 15:59 (Ref:531557)

2nd picture in keeping with the drag racing theme is Archie Robinson burning out in the "Warlord" Nitro Funny Car at Calder Park

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