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A1 Grand Prix pics

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:04 am
by MCWB
Some of my pics from the weekend out at Eastern Creek, bumped into Paul and Kyle too which was excellent, great to be back in Sydney! :)

Hinchcliffe locks up.
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Walter Grubmuller finds out that going 3 wide into turn 2 doesn't work.
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360GT. :D
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430.
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The rest of my pics from the weekend are in the gallery here.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:52 am
by Glen
Trent, very nice :D

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:09 am
by dodge
Very nice indeed..Well done :D

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:14 am
by gstark
Looks like a fun time was had by all.

Nice images, Trent.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:57 am
by Jeff
Great shot Trent ,1&2 I like best.

Jeff

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:03 am
by MCWB
gstark wrote:Looks like a fun time was had by all.

Indeed, great couple of days! I bumped into Paul (Quinn) on the Sunday, did you or anyone else from here end up going? I haven't had a chance to check the forum for ages, but I'm now back at work and have just got internet access at our new place, so I'm back. :)

Thanks for the comments guys, anything you don't like about the photos? I think I have a soft spot for the Ferraris. 8)

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:32 am
by Glen
Trent, everyone has a soft spot for Ferraris :lol: Only criticism is the 430 is ever so slightly soft, but then you were panning :wink:

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:25 pm
by barry
Nice shots Trent. #1 is the best.

I didn't go this year, I thought is was over rated after last years event and for 50 bucks did not see valve for money. Sat on the lounge and watched the cricket instead.

Maybe see you out at Oran Park.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:28 pm
by Yi-P
Great shots Trent :D

I'll have to think about getting a lift off you next time you going :P

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:44 pm
by gstark
Leigh, Sheepie, and l'il Sheepie went. Leon has already posted some images, Leigh has been busyand not yet had a chance to get through his.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:10 pm
by threesongs
great shots - i like no1 the best. In my opinion i would trim the tops off a bit as they are slightly distracting

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:33 pm
by MCWB
Thanks Gary, just had a squiz at Leon's images, interested in his coming AF-S 300 f/3 vs 80-400 VR comparo too.

Good call threesongs. :) They're all 3:2 aspect ratio at the moment, I think if I were printing them I'd look at a 2:1 panoramic crop, will have a play around tonight. Thanks!

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:21 pm
by Paul
Hey Trent,
It was great to catch up with you again on Sunday, although listening to your D200 chattering away at 5fps was making me as green as the Irish car ;)
Loved your flying F3 car shot by the way, certainly the right place at the right time. Love it!
Anyhoo apoligies for hijacking your thread, I thought it would be best to keep all the A1 GP images in the same thread.
However if the mods want it moved to a separate thread then no problem. :)

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:28 pm
by wendellt
trent that first one is awesome
great clouds
you should crop that one close so it shows less of the dusty background

PostPosted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:38 pm
by drifter
Nice shots guys .
Trent that first one is great .

PostPosted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:37 am
by sheepie
hrmmm - I'm starting to wonder why I didn't see you guys! I'd at least recognise Trent. And as for Paul's shots, - some of them look identical to mine! Oh well :?

On Sunday I spent the first half of the day around the other side of the track, then spent the afternoon making my way right around and then back to my car (which was on the hill above the last corner) - it's a hell of a long walk!

The shot there showing the lockup is great Trent - you had a good angle for that.

Just haven't had the time to go through my Sunday shots properly yet, but am thrilled with the results thus far - looks like all those years in my youth taking speedway shots have left me with at least some ability ;) (this is the first time I've been out at something like this with a DSLR). Still a great learning experience, and a really good weekend :)

As it's been suggested to post images in a single thread, I'll add a couple here (let's know if you'd rather seperate threads Trent)...

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From one of the harder spots on track to get a shot (due to the lack of time you have to sight, and the closeness/speed these things are going at this spot)...
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(Kit lens @70mm)

And one I'm particularly proud of - this was taken by Little Sheepie on the Saturday, using the D70 and 70-300G!
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:02 am
by Poon
Trent, awesome images.
Love it.
Cheers
Poon

PostPosted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:09 am
by MCWB
sheepie wrote:As it's been suggested to post images in a single thread, I'll add a couple here (let's know if you'd rather seperate threads Trent)...

All in one thread is probably the way to go, no worries here Leon! Yeah strange I didn't bump into you, I was at turn 11 then turn 7 then turn 3 on Sat, then at the entry yo turn 2 all Sun. Very much looking forward to seeing your shots from the AF-S 300 f/4 and hearing your opinion of it, might be my next lens I think. :)

Here's a tighter crop of the first one, better? Thanks for the comments guys, always useful to have others' opinions on your work.

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:48 am
by sheepie
Nup - not better (IMO) - the car needs a bit of room to move :)

PostPosted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:09 am
by Laurie
Where are all the photos of the pitt lane girls hehe
nice sharp photos

PostPosted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:06 pm
by Raskill
Great Images Sheepie.

One and two are outstanding to say the least, sharp and full of 'motorsport' feeling. Well done. The little fella is giving you a run for your money though, pump him up, buy 'him' a D2x and 300 f/2.8 (of course it would be for a christmas present (only for him)).

Great shots, I wish I could have afforded to make it down. Oh well, Superbikes in a fortnight.

PostPosted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:31 am
by BT*ist
For Laurie (and interested others)
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From the grandstand view, the German driver was the only one whose racing line was above the line of the metal fence
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Panning diagonally..
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And finally, a lady who doesn't use a Digital SLR, but you know, I don't feel like judging her too harshly 8)
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:38 am
by BBJ
Well All, great pictures and site and glad you all had fun doing it and lots of great pics and looked nice and sunny so thats a bonus so all well done.