WERA racing at VIR (mBWW)
I took a long weekend to go down and shoot my brother and the other racers at VIR last weekend. Rented a 400/5.6 and fell in love. What an amazing piece of glass. Finally got most of my pics uploaded. Let me know what you think. I'd eventually like to submit things for publication (to get a "vest" ultimately and get on the other side of the fence), so any critique in that direction is more than wlecome.
My brother racing his new (to him) '06 Kawasaki down the back striaght:
Sweet late afternoon light
Heading out from the pits
Focusing on the corner under braking
Between Turns 4 and 5
Post race point
Setting up for Turn 4
Waiting on the grid
Old school racing
Under braking for Turn 7 (IIRC) - love the detail on this one
Race winner
Motard
My brother racing his new (to him) '06 Kawasaki down the back striaght:
Sweet late afternoon light
Heading out from the pits
Focusing on the corner under braking
Between Turns 4 and 5
Post race point
Setting up for Turn 4
Waiting on the grid
Old school racing
Under braking for Turn 7 (IIRC) - love the detail on this one
Race winner
Motard
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Canon 20D | 10-22 | 17-85 IS | 50/1.4 | 70-300 IS | 100/2.8 macro
Sony F717 | Hoya R72
tristansphotography.com (motorsports)
Canon 20D | 10-22 | 17-85 IS | 50/1.4 | 70-300 IS | 100/2.8 macro
Sony F717 | Hoya R72
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Comments
Nice work here!!
Plenty of sharpness and pretty good backgrounds. A couple of things to consider (and this is just my opinion) with racing; avoid flat tires...if you intententionally shoot tight and cut off the wheels then it looks fine but if you clip or "flatten" tires it looks more like a mistake. Also, the presentation of your images here are in different dimensions which indicates to me that there has been some considerable cropping? If possible, only crop with the camera. It's hard when you have an otherwise good image but the self disipline you develop will be rewarded later (trust me on this one!).
As for getting a vest; not easy but like most things in life...consistency and patience is the best approach. Send in your work but try not to take it personally when they don't respond right away. Editors have nothing to lose and everything to gain by looking at new work, so they usually will take a quick glance. Their time is everything so don't waste it and make it worth their while when they do have a little to offer!
Chris Sedg. :cool
www.christophersedgwick.com
Don't you hate the yellow grass this time o' year? Hopefully the VIR grass'll be a little greener for me this weekend.