Truck Racing plus support from Pembrey

[Cadwell]

I went to this a couple of weeks ago but I've been rather busy so I never got round to sharing any with you. Here's some shots from the two days I spent in Wales!

#1 Into Hatchets on the first lap - EOS 1D Mk II and EF 100-400L
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ukmotorsportpics/btrapemb/LJ8J2008.jpg

#2 Crunch.... EOS 1D Mk II and EF 100-400L
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ukmotorsportpics/btrapemb/LJ8J2011.jpg

#3 :p :p ;) - EOS 1D Mk II and Sigma 120-300mm
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ukmotorsportpics/btrapemb/LJ8J1911.jpg

#4 Give the old 10D a chance and it can still misbehave.... a tight shot at Hatchets Hairpin using the Sigma 500mm EX
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ukmotorsportpics/btrapemb/CRW_9607.jpg

#5 Again the 10D plus Sigma 500mm combination, this taken from Spitfires back towards Hatchets.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ukmotorsportpics/btrapemb/CRW_9732.jpg

#6 A bit of lock-up, a bit of brake cooling spray and some diesel fumes - eco friendly these diesels - EOS 1D Mk II plus EF 100-400L
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ukmotorsportpics/btrapemb/LJ8J2096.jpg

#7 This is as about as close as I get to "artistic". EOS 1D Mk II and EF 24-105L
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ukmotorsportpics/btrapemb/LJ8J2379.jpg

#8 The two hour 2CV endurance race... will you look at the articulation on that suspension! 1D Mk II and Sigma 120-300mm
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ukmotorsportpics/btrapemb/LJ8J2612.jpg

#9 Another shot from the 2CV race, these guys were at it hammer and tongs for almost the whole race! 1D Mk II and Sigma 120-300mm
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ukmotorsportpics/btrapemb/LJ8J2620.jpg

#10 This is as close as I get to "landscape photography" - enjoy ;) - 1D Mk II and Sigma 120-300mm
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ukmotorsportpics/btrapemb/LJ8J2725.jpg

Thanks for looking, c&c welcome.

If you want to see more, the complete galleries from the two days are here
Saturday (http://gallery.ukmotorsportpics.com/c929861.html)
Sunday (http://gallery.ukmotorsportpics.com/c930874.html)

;)

[Alan B]

Awsome shots Glenn :cool: .

Those trucks look crazy.Must be great to watch those :cool: .

[Alan B]

Me again :)

Glenn i dont spose you know what time of year the truck racing is at Thruxton do you ?.I was gutted last year when i only found out it was on there after seeing Andy's pics :( .

[Cadwell]

Thanks for the comments, Alan. They're at Thruxton on the 5th & 6th August.

[Dave_G]

awesome stuff Glenn

*faints at pan*

[Alan B]

Thanks for the comments, Alan. They're at Thruxton on the 5th & 6th August.

Awesome thanks for the dates :cool: .I will be there this year :D .

[GSH]

People talk about how they remember where they were when JFK was shot...I will always remember where i was when Glenn posted a pan shot on POTN :lol:

Great shots Glenn, and i really like the dynamics of the 2CV's, it can't take much more to roll one over.

[wannabe_at_glamis]

great images!

[Cadwell]

:lol: All this fuss over a little pan shot, I have posted them before you know :lol:

However, you've all missed something much rarer... I've actually posted some shots taken with the 100-400L. That hasn't happened for a very long time! ;)

[KennyG]

Excellent, pleased you posted them. Squeezing those things through the bends looks interesting to say the least. Looks like you needed a face mask to filter the diesel particulates. A couple of friends of mine were in the 2CV race, I'll drop you a PM.

Did you notice that Euroboss are at Brands on Sunday?

[NordieBoy]

About all I can say is...

:D:cool: http://fran.orcon.net.nz/beer3.gif

[KevB]

Excellent pics. How the hell did them 2CV's not roll??:D

[Dave_G]

:lol: All this fuss over a little pan shot, I have posted them before you know :lol:

However, you've all missed something much rarer... I've actually posted some shots taken with the 100-400L. That hasn't happened for a very long time! ;)

Should you find your 100-400L surplus to requirement I will gladly relieve you of it :)

It's not that bad is it? Really? Those shots look (more than?) up to your usual standard to me.

Question re the pan: Which focus point did you use? Left of the viewfinder?

[Cadwell]

Should you find your 100-400L surplus to requirement I will gladly relieve you of it :)

It's not that bad is it? Really? Those shots look (more than?) up to your usual standard to me.

Question re the pan: Which focus point did you use? Left of the viewfinder?

No, I suppose it's not. I've had a problem with the lens ever since it failed on me at Silverstone just over a year ago. More me than the lens, I just lack confidence in it. I decided that since I was doing two days at Pembrey with much the same running each day then I could afford to shoot most of day one with the 100-400L as a confidence building exercise. To be honest I was pleasantly surprised by the results. The shots weren't as consistenly good as I can get from the Sigma and I had a higher percentage of "misses" than normal but it wasn't as disasterous as I was expecting.

As for the pan, I dunno... I was just having a laugh! :lol: It will probably have been an off-centre one though as I rarely use the centre focus point for anything on the Mark II.

[Dave_G]

ta..!

I need to start altering my focus points as per Ken's thread, still seem to be stuck on the centre one.

[Cadwell]

I'm less keen on using an off-centre one on the 10D, they just don't seem to have the accuracy and the "keeper" rate falls off. I was talking to Simon about this on Sunday and he reckons he gets good results using the off-centre ones on the 20D.

[Cadwell]

Awesome thanks for the dates :cool: .I will be there this year :D .

Unfortunately I won't. I have another shooting commitment on those days.

[Skip Souza]

Wowzers Glenn. Fabulous series. I really like your "landscape photography" shot with those beasties hustling through the bend. The up close and personal shot of the crunch with the 100-400 is also fantastic.

[Cadwell]

Thanks Skip :) One of the interesting things for me in shooting the truck series is that they are so big that it changes the choice of lens and angle I use at corners that I'm shooting week in, week out. That "landscape" shot doesn't really work with cars. They are too small in the frame to be of interest. I'd normally shoot a 500mm prime from there, not a zoom lens pulled back to around 180mm.

[Nicky D]

:lol: Great shots, that must me a great to watch. I love the eco friendly diesel shot especially

[Simon Harrison]

I'm less keen on using an off-centre one on the 10D, they just don't seem to have the accuracy and the "keeper" rate falls off. I was talking to Simon about this on Sunday and he reckons he gets good results using the off-centre ones on the 20D.

As long as you can track for a good second or two, it seems to work fine. Let's put it this way, I've managed to track motorbikes successfully using the far right focus point, and rallycross cars at ISO800 and underexposed by 1 stop as well.

Definately worth having a go at.

Cheers,

Simon.

[Dave_G]

food for thought, thankyou guys