More Rally Shots: The Severn Valley Rally, Wales, UK

SimonMW

More shots of rallying, this time from this weekend at the Severn Valley Rally on the Crychan stage in Wales. As per the last set of shots I am trying to veer away from generic shots of cars on a track and instead trying to think a bit more out of the box, so comments appreciated.

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cletus

Thanks for posting these, Simon. I always enjoy some good rally shots!

#1 - it's a neat shot, but I think it's the weakest of the bunch. The CSEL (I think it's CSEL) decal near the taillight grabs a lot of attention. However, at least on my laptop, the decal seems too bright with a lot of the details blown out.

#2 - Very cool! All kinds of lines and angles. I love how that one piece of rock in the upper right (in front of the car's rear window) brings a lot contrast and detail to that area of the image.

#3 - Another nice shot, but I think I'd like it more if it were cropped along the left edge.

#4 - Great shot !

#5 - I love this shot, but it's another that I think would benefit from a little crop. I think I would bring the top of the image down a bit (maybe just below the lowest bit of sky).

#6 - A good shot. I think it would be a great shot if you could get rid of the orange fence in the foreground.

#7 - Very unusual rally shot that I think works really well. However, someone who is not familiar with rally seeing this photo by itself (not with other rally shots) would probably be at a loss to figure out what they were looking at.

#8 - Great, love the tilted framing. The car and dust make some pretty strong lines that lead the eye from right to left. It would be nice if there was a little more space between the car and left edge of the frame.

#9 - The dust coming off the tire is what grabs my attention. I would tend to frame the image to focus more on that area (bring in the left, right and top edges).

#10 - Another shot that all I can say is "Great!"

#11 - A good shot, it just doesn't jump out at me the way the others do.


Keep up the good work!

BCSPhotoguy

I like the close up shots, shows the detail well! #9 is good - but if there was more blur it may make it that much better? #10 - same as before, great shots. I always love to see a B&W in the mix - this one screams B&W to me! But i know not everyone is a fan of B&W!! Lastly, if the car was visible in #7 that would make it poster material but its still a good shot, different then the norm.

SimonMW

Thanks for the comments so far guys, really appreciated!

I always love to see a B&W in the mix

I agree. I have made a B&W of #8 which I think works well, though I may play about with the RGB mix. The full gallery that I have of this set is at http://simonwyndham.smugmug.com/Cars/Severn-Valley-Rally-2010/12443372_fu2VH#890867523_2TnLy

but if there was more blur it may make it that much better?

A difficult one. I was torn when shooting the photos as to whether to go for a fast shutter speed or a slow one for motion blur on the wheels etc. In the end I went with a faster shutter to freeze the dirt. Usually I aim for a slower shutter to show wheel motion, so this was a departure from how I shoot normally.

Cletus, thanks for your comments. Well observed and I will look at implementing some of your suggestions as I think they will work well.

mercphoto

I think this is the rare form of motorsport where a fast shutter helps the shot, rather than hinder it. The crisp flying rocks, dirt and debris almost take on a 3D effect. Very cool.

SimonMW

Two that got away. If only I had managed to capture them ever so slightly wider!

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And one that I'm not sure about, but I think sort of works.

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BCSPhotoguy

I actually liked the first two- possibly some creative cropping? The one you arent sure about.. I am 50/50 on it. I think the legs in the background are slightly distracting.