Symmons Plains Tasmania

[TassieD]

Morning all,

As most people know, I love photographing motorsport. If it has a motor I consider it sport.

Here are a couple of shots from the weekend.

Nino here operates a motor repair business across the road from my place, he was giving the thumbs up and it was only the warmup lap.



Here are the obligitory "Flame shots"






This guy rounded the last corner just a little too hot, pitty photos don't have sound with them, the noise was intense.



The remainder of the shots I have posted so far can be seen in my gallery.
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Cheers
David Clifford
Tasmania
http://tassied.smugmug.com

[Raskill]

Nice shots mate. What lens you using? You should offer your services to the guy giving you the thumbs up, it will help get you media accred if you are a 'team' photographer.

Shot 3 would be my favourite, nice afternoon sun, you can see detail in the vehicle and you got some flame. well done.

[TassieD]

Nice shots mate. What lens you using? You should offer your services to the guy giving you the thumbs up, it will help get you media accred if you are a 'team' photographer.

Shot 4 would be my favourite, nice afternoon sun, you can see detail in the vehicle and you got some flame. well done.

Thanks for the comments, you read my mind, I will be taking the following version of the shot over to him this afternoon. It was a B***H of a day weather wise, nothing but blaring sun (mind you only got to twelve degrees).



Forgot to mention I was using the Sigma 50-500mm

Cheers
David

[Jeff]

Nice shots,I like No4 as its always hard to catch the action .You can watch a section of track all day and as soon as you look away an incident happens.

Jeff

[TassieD]

Nice shots,I like No4 as its always hard to catch the action .You can watch a section of track all day and as soon as you look away an incident happens.

Jeff

So very true Jeff,

I was over the back of the track for about an hour or so and as soon as I ventured to the opposite side there was a spectacular roll over (no injuries thank goodness) in front of where I was standing. But thats the luck in Motorsport photography (probably why I keep go back).

Thanks for the comments.
Cheers
David

[BBJ]

I was gonna say Dave dont complain about the sun too much over your way mate, you might miss it.

Anyhow mate good shots as usual and yes i know what it is like on some of these sunny days as we had it for Clipsal casting shadows on everything, anyhow mate good to see you are still getting out and having a go which i wont be doing for a lil while have to have an operating thursday week so will be out of operationg for a lil while and hoping i can make the Moto GP in Sept at the Island.
Cheers
John

[TassieD]

I was gonna say Dave dont complain about the sun too much over your way mate, you might miss it.

Anyhow mate good shots as usual and yes i know what it is like on some of these sunny days as we had it for Clipsal casting shadows on everything, anyhow mate good to see you are still getting out and having a go which i wont be doing for a lil while have to have an operating thursday week so will be out of operationg for a lil while and hoping i can make the Moto GP in Sept at the Island.
Cheers
John

Very true abou the sun, better be careful for what I wish for.

Hope your op is nothing serious and that you are back on deck quick smart.

Yep definatey getting out there and giving a go. Have had discussions with the formula Vee team this afternoon (as they have bought a couple of posters) and I am now their team photographer (cheers Raskill, must have been your earlier comment that helpd). So look out for the formula Vee events in the future.

Look forward to seeing your MotoGP shots in Sept.

Cheers
David

[BBJ]

No worries dave good to hear about the formV, yeh well who knows i could be just doing the same as last year as they making it harder to get accreditation to these events, but well if i dont it doesn't matter still some good spots to get pics and maybe catch up with me mate wazpo like last year. Anyhow it is a month early this year and well could be wet so see what happens.
Cheers
John

[Big V]

Dave, once again you have shown that your combo of the 30D and the bigma are more than capable of producing great results..love the flame shots. Will you be comming to clipsal next year?

[TassieD]

Dave, once again you have shown that your combo of the 30D and the bigma are more than capable of producing great results..love the flame shots. Will you be comming to clipsal next year?

Mate, thanks for the comments, I keep pushing this combo and repeatedly get pleasing resuts. As for Clipsal next year, already starting work on that one. I have some unfinished photos from that event (read more time spent in the paddock behind the pits).

Cheers
David