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Incomplete Pete
6th of March 2007 (Tue), 12:11
Today I was called down to Silverstone to shoot the final shake down test prior to the 2007 F1 season. Due to testing restrictions, teams (Just Spyker and McLaren) were only allowed to drive 50km today, thus pit stop practice and launch control system tests were the order of the day. The longest run a single car did was 3 laps!

I was impressed to see Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren, but no doubt they're keen to get as many miles under his belt before his baptism of fire!

Not particularly happy with the results, but not shot motorsport since last September and with a ridiculously limited opportunities, I didn't get a chance to back into practice, that's my excuse anyway! However, all comments welcome!

NB. The reds on the McLaren look alright on my laptop, but horrific and blown out on the PC, how do they look to you guys?


Hamilton powers out of the pit box and into the sun after yet another practice stop!
http://eclipseimages.smugmug.com/photos/134151418-M.jpg

Hamilton powers down the pit lane.
http://eclipseimages.smugmug.com/photos/134151049-M.jpg

Winkelhock charges down the pitlane.
http://eclipseimages.smugmug.com/photos/134151514-M.jpg

Up, close and personnel with the latest Brit in F1.
http://eclipseimages.smugmug.com/photos/134154961-M.jpg

A rare chance to see an F1 car at speed today.
http://eclipseimages.smugmug.com/photos/134152435-M.jpg

Anyone claustrophobic?
http://eclipseimages.smugmug.com/photos/134152257-M.jpg
ErikM
6th of March 2007 (Tue), 12:56
Fantastic images. What lens were you using?
Ospi
6th of March 2007 (Tue), 16:31
wow fantastic indeed. I LOVE the new Spyker livery, better then the all orange they revealed at launch.
mogearnotalent
6th of March 2007 (Tue), 19:37
great shots all of them!
rparchen
6th of March 2007 (Tue), 21:44
I don't make it very often into this part of the forum but those shots really stand out. Excellent job.
steve_r
6th of March 2007 (Tue), 21:48
LOVE the shots!... something about #2 really gets me though nice!!
IncompletePete
7th of March 2007 (Wed), 04:48
Cheers for the comments!

I made a bit of a faux pas with #2 in that I was still in a football shooting mindset of high shutter speeds! Doh!
JurekB
7th of March 2007 (Wed), 07:41
Number 2 looks ok mate, sure the wheels are frozen but there's some nice spray coming up off them which looks good.

I think the reds are slightly overcooked but not so that it detracts at all. Top work all round.

I can't wait to get out and shoot some racing again.
IncompletePete
7th of March 2007 (Wed), 08:00
Cheers! The problem with the reds is the same problem that occured with the old Spyker livery, it just glared so much and if you worked to adjust that glare you'd damage the rest of the picture.
ErikM
7th of March 2007 (Wed), 08:18
Which lens did you use for these? 300 2.8?
vickshy00
8th of March 2007 (Thu), 02:55
Nice shots pete :)
Incomplete Pete
8th of March 2007 (Thu), 05:34
Cheers again!

Yea, all 300 2.8, the most versatile lens on the market.
TeeJay
8th of March 2007 (Thu), 05:40
Great shots Pete!

... however I don't remember the pit lane having banking like that the last time I drove round Silverstone! :-)

TJ
Mike Reynolds
8th of March 2007 (Thu), 07:40
good job Pete...a little rusty aye? if that's rusty lets see your "good stuff"
Skippy29
8th of March 2007 (Thu), 19:36
Incredible! Please email me all the high rez versions without the watermarks :lol:
Galaxy99
8th of March 2007 (Thu), 20:00
Wow, these pix can be called professional shots!!! Which magazine do you shoot for?
IncompletePete
9th of March 2007 (Fri), 04:53
Thanks again!

@TeeJay: The pitlane had slipped because of the heavy rain in the morning...

@Mike: You should've seen some of the tosh I produced that day!

@Galaxy: All shot for Crash.net.
JurekB
9th of March 2007 (Fri), 11:54
@Galaxy: All shot for Crash.net.


I recently applied for a job there but no joy so am now chasing them for some info on doing freelance work. What are they like as a company?
Dumale
9th of March 2007 (Fri), 12:35
Nice shots ... its great to finally see a Spiker car in F1.
2005GLI
10th of March 2007 (Sat), 02:17
any shots of team ferrari?
Karlos
10th of March 2007 (Sat), 07:56
Some great shots there. :)
Incomplete Pete
11th of March 2007 (Sun), 12:45
Hm....I'm sure I replied to these posts already, but maybe not!

@Jurek: I can't really say much about Crash.net as I've done much with them, but given their position in the industry I somehow doubt you can go wrong.

@2005GLI: Nah, only McLaren and Spyker today. McLaren to get Hamilton up to speed, Spyker to show off their new livery. It helps that they're both pretty local too!