Sunshine after the rain

[Brands]

A weekend of contrasting weather, Saturday at my local track was murky all morning before the heavens opened :(, Sunday I was greeted with bright sunshine at Silverstone for the F3/GT series.

#1

http://www.btinternet.com/%7Ejohn_56/u1.jpg

#2

http://www.btinternet.com/%7Ejohn_56/u2.jpg

#3 the rain starts

http://www.btinternet.com/%7Ejohn_56/u3.jpg

#4 and then some

http://www.btinternet.com/%7Ejohn_56/u4.jpg

#5 Silverstone and a bright if chilly day :cool:

http://www.btinternet.com/%7Ejohn_56/u5.jpg

#6

http://www.btinternet.com/%7Ejohn_56/u6.jpg

#7

http://www.btinternet.com/%7Ejohn_56/u7.jpg

#8

http://www.btinternet.com/%7Ejohn_56/u8.jpg

Hope the motorsport gods allow one more sunny day at Silverstone before winter arrives :(
Other shots can be found using the motorsport gallery link below, thanks. :)

[Simon Harrison]

Great set of pictures, but #4 in particular is excellent.

Cheers,

Simon.

[GT3]

Nice shots! Like the Porsche the most.

[Cadwell]

Very nice mate. #4 is a cracker :D I also like the shot of Charlie Kimbal.

[Croasdail]

I am with you on that - Number 4 is the standout shot of the bunch. They are all technically very nice, but the rain shot is just different enought to get a second look.

[Brands]

Thanks guys :D

The single seaters got the worst of the conditions and how they still manage to race while not being able to see anything but a wall of spray is beyond me :shock::cool:

[Ian_H]

Got to agree with the others number 4 is a great shot.



Cheers
Ian

[despot]

Silverstone looks almost tropical compared to Saturday's downpour ;)
#4 is a great shot. The Ginettas look like they had some close racing.
Andy

[Brands]

Thanks Ian :D

Andy, both the Ginettas and the Coopers had the "end of term" feeling, which kept the marshals busy after each race brushing away glass, bodywork etc :cool:

[malla1962]

Superb shots.:D:D

[gmen]

#4 is top notch. Something's making me wonder what it would look like in contrasty black & white...

---- Gavin

[nevets2001uk]

Very impressive set of shots. I have to agree that No. 4 is the pick of the bunch but they're all very nice.

Cheers,
Steve

[rutt]

I'm not usually a huge fan of motorsports pictures, but these are striking. I especially like the composition, light, and color in #4. The muted misty light and great color really caught my eye!

[Halliday]

Count me in with everyone else. I don't even like racing but I'd hang #4 on my wall it's that great.

[gmen]

Great stuff.

I'm surprised no one's mentioned it yet - but #4 is particularly excellent ;)

EDIT: Just spotted that this is an old one... good to see these though... must have missed 'em the first time round.

---- Gavin

[ajbalazic]

Sometimes it's nice when an old thread is resurrected. Really nice shots. Great timing and the quality is A1.

[Brands]

:shock::shock: Made me do a double take seeing this thread again

Thanks for the kind comments.

#4 was taken while sheltering under the open tailgate of my estate car which I had reversed to trackside:o:p;)
How the drivers were able to push in those conditions is beyond me.

[J T]

Great stuff.

I'm surprised no one's mentioned it yet - but #4 is particularly excellent ;)

---- Gavin

I agree...that one stood out to me the most as well. I fiddled with it in PS and made some adjustments with levels, hue/saturation and a little unsharp mask, and I think it really brought out some things in the photo. With the red/blue paint on the car and the red on the helmet, as well as the brass-like color of the wheel supports (whatever they're called) emphasized, this picture really comes alive. I'd post my edit, but he doesn't have "editing ok" selected.