The fourth car along in the parking lot, beyond the Anglia, is a Hillman Minx Series V (launched in the second half of 1963) or VI (1965). The two are hard to tell apart from a distance, but the VI had a tarted-up cabin and bigger engine (1725cc, rather than 1592). I don't suppose either of those details really helps...

Those are great, George, and prove that media access isn't wholly essential. You had a general admission ticket and managed some pit shots, I was based in the inner sanctum but didn't (pit access used to be open to media during free practice, but is now more tightly controlled and I forgot to register for the necessary tabard).

Was #18 taken at Brooklands on Friday morning? If so. I'm probably just to the right of the frame...

A rare species at Silverstone, Mike. Let me know if you find one!

I also echo George's comment: nice shot of Jackie Oliver in the Lotus 33. The historic parade was a very nice touch.

These are terrific, Carl - ditto the first batch you posted. Absolutely dripping with atmosphere, all of them.

I'd go along with George. If you are shooting at low speeds, the panning should be enough to separate the background from the cars/trucks/bikes. That said, I crank the ISO as low as possible (as far as 80, by activating the expanded sensitivity mode in the custom menu) to keep the aperture as wide as the light will permit and reduce the depth of field as much as possible. The shot below was taken at Silverstone in bright sunshine last Friday: 1/60 at 125 ISO (thought I'd wound it down more, but clearly wasn't paying attention) resulted in f18, but in this context such details don't matter. Apologies for not being clearer in my previous post.

Your standards are slipping, David. I can't believe you had only three camera bodies on the go simultaneously. Surely most normal people would have used four or five?

That apart, these are absolutely great and capture the sense of occasion wonderfully - I look forward to seeing the next batch.

Hi (again) Derek

In terms of composition and diversity, these look (to me) like a significant step forward. I suspected that a few areas might be out of bounds - that's invariably the way when trucks are set loose - but there are some good, dramatic images here (#3. #4 and #5, for instance).

The only note of caution I'd sound is the 'b' word - background. Look how clearly the truck in shot #7 is defined and compare it with the cluttered yonder in #2, where the truck silhouettes rather blend with the backdrop. In a situation like that, I'd be tempted to shoot wide open, to reduce the depth of field, and slow the shutter speed to about 1/60 or 1/80, in a bid to get sharp trucks set against an indistinct, colourful tapestry.

Given that previous inexperience left you with an almost vertical learning curve, you've made terrific progress.

I look forward to seeing the next episode.

Cheers,
SA

George, do you ever go the British GP and not win a prize from Radio Silverstone!?

Your linked FB photo also shows one of F1's leading professional photographers: the chap in the blue shirt, to Alonso's right, is Charles Coates, who works with respected motor sport agency LAT. He's a top bloke and has an unfair advantage over most of us: he's 6ft 7in and can sometimes see over advertising hoardings that obstruct those of more conventional stature...

Thanks again, all.

@George
I might use a few similar shots to illustrate a forthcoming magazine column, but wasn't planning to post on any other photo websites. A couple of my shots have appeared on Twitter, however, and one or two more might follow. Look forward to seeing your photos, as and when.

Were you at the Saturday evening autograph session? If so, we weren't far apart at that stage. Such was the crush by the exit turnstile (where Lewis H was simultaneously sulking and signing photos) that I was unable to escape the paddock for a few minutes...

I'm on the case. Only spotted that after posting - I first thought it was a spec of dust on my laptop screen.

And thanks to all for the positive comments. It's quite hard to get motivated about taking photos at Silverstone, such is the paucity of decent angles/backgrounds compared with other venues, and 500mm plus 2xTC is really the bare minimum requirement if you want to shoot from all around the circuit. I don't imagine Pentax is about to introduce a 500mm f2.8 with three-figure price tag...

I used manual focus with the 1.4 TC fitted - such methodology seems more reliable with moving objects.