Yep, P1 Friday morning taken from Luffield grandstand looking across to Brooklands. Wasn't the best position for me as I had the Sun glaring towards me / behind the cars at Luffield. I had intended to go up to Club corner but was a bit late getting up so we dived into the nearest grandstand.

I really enjoyed the Pitwalk on Thursday for any 3 day ticket holders. it was packed and involved a long wait to get in but well worth it and enabled shots I could not have normally got. Sat and watched the F1 show being filmed live afterwards.

Attached are some of my better efforts over 4 days at Silverstone , including the Thursday afternoon pit walk and a Saturday signing session with the drivers.

All taken with K3 +Sigma 100-300 (with and without Pentax 1.4 TC) and K5ii + Pentax 17-70. All processed in Lightroom.

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George

Didn't realise you were there Mike, hope you enjoyed it. Will post some pics soon. Like the old lotus shot.

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George

Thanks for posting Carl, excellent atmospheric shots of the day. Looking forward and intrigued by the view from the helicopter.

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George

Hi Derek, good set.

I guess it depends on what you are trying to achieve with the shot.

Shoot at lowest ISO (i tend to shoot TAV with auto ISO so that sorts itself out)

Only increase the shutter speed significantly if you are trying to freeze the action (fine shooting something head on) , therefore may cause problems with panning where you're trying to convey the sense of movement. You may get away with some increase depending on speed of subject or if lots of water spray then freezing this can look good.

I personally wouldn't mess with exposure too much if its correct to start with otherwise you you risk blowing the detail in whites (depends on how important that part of the subject is to you), if you shoot in raw you may get a way with a bit more of an increase as you can tone it down in post processing. (check the histogram)

I've struggled panning when its been very bright as I couldn't get the shutter speed low enough for the subject I was taking, I guess a possible solution would be to use a filter (polariser or ND) to reduce the light.

Just my thoughts, others may have different ideas.

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George

Ditto to the above comments, look forward to seeing more.

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George

Very nice Carl, conveys the atmosphere very well.

Thanks for posting.

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George

Having been a winner in 3 competitions in the last 4 years I've come to the conclusion that not many people ring in !

Simon, got lucky on Radio Silverstone and won a Saturday 4.00pm signing session, there for quite a while by the time all the drivers had been out. I kept a look out for you as figured you may be around.

Lewis was very friendly and chatty to us, although I never saw him and Nico speak to each other.

The Silverstone facebook page has posted a pic that includes me and the missus in it. - link


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George

Great set Simon, struggle to pick a favourite. Somewhat envious of the low angles you can get with the cars, (1&3).

It'll be a few days before I get to go through mine since I've got a lot on at the moment, not sure I dare post them after seeing these lol. Managed to get to an autograph signing so hopefully will have a few decent drivers mugshots to post.

Thanks for posting (do you post others elsewhere?)

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George