Got my shooting boots back on...

[ukaskew]

TomS was kind enough to bring his V6 down last Sunday, and yesterday I popped down to Thruxton for 4hrs, so the camera has been well and truely dusted off for the first time since October last year. Ropey as hell, but great fun, which is a promising sign (even the lens held out, and even better than that...focused correctly at least 50% of the time )...

A couple of the Vee...

and BTCC yesterday, Thruxton is fast becoming my favourite circuit...

Thanks for looking. More here: http://chrisharrison.smugmug.com/Motorsport/BTCCTHR10

 

[Gaz.]

Good to see you getting back into it, the skill is clearly still there.

 

[Curtis!]

Lovely vee, but lol @ the splitter!

Some ace photo's in there.

 

[Revels]

Great work, Chris!

 

[Marky_]

Great timing catching Giovanardi mid-flight.

 

[Paul_G]

Nice shot Chris.

 

[Ribena]

good work! your motorsport stuff always impresses me :approve:

 

[Mr Burns]

Fantastic. I can only dream of getting shots like that, respect.

 

[Ian]

Good to see you back at it Chris! stunningly sharp pans there and the timing on the Giovanardi is spot on.

Have you processed the Vee shots a little bit more than usual? Seen them a few times now and can't help but feel that there's some sort of mapping going on? Might just be the overcast day though. Either way, great shots of a great car!

 

[Ali]

Awesome shots! Truely. Tom's V6 looks fantastic too!

 

[Riad]

Awesome!

 

[Jason_E]

Awesome work! I was at those corners yesterday, but didn't have a media pass

 

[Pete.]

Fantastic as always Chris and glad to see you're getting your mojo back.

 

[ukaskew]

Have you processed the Vee shots a little bit more than usual?

Yep probably a bit much, horrible light and had no filter so they looked pretty awful straight from camera. Played around to try and make them look reasonable but as always I hate the whole process of editing pics, so gave up!

I was at those corners yesterday, but didn't have a media pass

I've never felt the need for one (or ever had one) at Thruxton really, admittedly race day is quite busy though! I find most photographers at Thruxton congregate around the chicane complex at the circuit entrance, so the other angles are generally fairly quiet.

 

[Andy.]

What lens were you using for the Vee shots? Last time I saw an update from you, you had sold everything except for the big gun.

 

[Leeds_VTO]

:clap:

 

[ukaskew]

What lens were you using for the Vee shots? Last time I saw an update from you, you had sold everything except for the big gun.

I picked up a Sigma 17-70 2.8-4.5 Macro for just under £100 after I sold everything, so that's my 'catch all' lens for now. Bit ropey but does the job for Ebaying stuff etc.

Annoyingly (well, sort of!), I'm travelling around the US this Summer and Christmas, so I could do with the 50-150 2.8 and 10.5 Fisheye back in my collection really.

 

[dunganick]

There some cracking shots in here mate, a different selection to on Talk Photography?

The Ford Focus pan is stunning. You must have a stunningly clean sensor to use such a small aperture on such long exposures.

Top stuff mate.

 

[ukaskew]

There some cracking shots in here mate, a different selection to on Talk Photography?

The Ford Focus pan is stunning. You must have a stunningly clean sensor to use such a small aperture on such long exposures.

Top stuff mate.

Yup slightly different picks, the 6 limit on TP is evil!

Only got one lens I use, so cleanliness is no longer an issue! The auto-clean function is pretty awesome on the D90 though, noticed a blotch on Monday morning, flicked a switch and it was gone. Nice not to worry about shooting f22 though, makes life easier.

 

[SharkyUK]

A great set, mate. I'm especially liking the Chilton/Focus pan and would pick that as my favourite.