British Jetsport Championship - Round 1 - Tees Barrage

[Simon Harrison]

I spent a very enjoyable Sunday morning down at the Tees Barrage to take some pictures of the opening round of the British Jetsport Championship. Great to watch, but conditions made things challenging for photography. The sun was very strong, and a gusty wind was blowing the spray straight down the barrel of the lens. Made life interesting though!

Anyway, enough waffle, on to some pictures: -

#1 Freestyle trick riding - loonies the lot of them!
http://www.srh-motorsport-photography.com/Galleries/forum/JSRA/JSRA7.jpg

#2 Rounding the marker buoy
http://www.srh-motorsport-photography.com/Galleries/forum/JSRA/JSRA6.jpg

#3 Bursting through the swell
http://www.srh-motorsport-photography.com/Galleries/forum/JSRA/JSRA4.jpg

#4 Looks like a lot of fun..
http://www.srh-motorsport-photography.com/Galleries/forum/JSRA/JSRA2.jpg

#5 Another of the bigger craft on the water
http://www.srh-motorsport-photography.com/Galleries/forum/JSRA/JSRA3.jpg

#6 Catching a little air
http://www.srh-motorsport-photography.com/Galleries/forum/JSRA/JSRA1.jpg

#7 Another loony in the freestyle competition
http://www.srh-motorsport-photography.com/Galleries/forum/JSRA/JSRA8.jpg

#8 Visibility must have been non existant at times for the competitors
http://www.srh-motorsport-photography.com/Galleries/forum/JSRA/JSRA5.jpg

All in all, a great way to spend a few hours on Sunday morning. All of these were taken with a 1D mk II and a Sigma 120-300 f2.8. For those that are interested, there's a full gallery on my website: -

http://www.srh-motorsport-photography.fotopic.net/c1517314.html

As usual, any comments or feedback would be most welcome.

Cheers,

Simon.

[jbanbury]

wow! you've got some cracking action there Simon. Looks a great way to spend a sunday morning

[GSH]

Superb set there Simon. I must admit it was a very pleasant way to kill a few hours on a Sunday morning :)

Mine should be up later today. Like yourself i have more shots from 2 hours or so of this than i usually manage in a full weekend of racing :rolleyes:

[Nzshrimper]

not bad at all...

[sxipro]

Very nice shots Simon, weather was a bit tricky you will be glad you were not there on Saturday...... Lots of big lenses there on the Sunday and the Freeestylers were amazing to watch :)

[Ian_H]

Very nice Simon and up to your usual standard :) I think the guy in the first shot though should learn to keep his mouth closed:lol:



Cheers
Ian

[Simon Harrison]

wow! you've got some cracking action there Simon. Looks a great way to spend a sunday morning

Thanks Jay. It certainly was an enjoyable couple of hours down by the barrage.

Cheers,

Simon.

[KevB]

Great shots Simon :D

[Simon Harrison]

Superb set there Simon. I must admit it was a very pleasant way to kill a few hours on a Sunday morning :)

Mine should be up later today. Like yourself i have more shots from 2 hours or so of this than i usually manage in a full weekend of racing :rolleyes:

Thanks Geoff. I really enjoyed the 3 or 4 hours I spent down at the barrage. I was just disappointed I couldn't get along on the Saturday as well.

Cheers,

Simon.

[ALALAL_1]

super pics simon... web site is full off great pics to...

[darren h]

Awesome shots Simon ans as with Geoff's its hard to pick a fav but #3 i think

[jim9449]

Top set Simon

[jforj143]

Great action ...
Great shots...
Thanks for posting
cheers

[chrispons]

Crazy loonies ,All !
Great action and clarity Simon.
Pons

[petrolhead]

Great photos there and you have captured the sence of excitement well.

makes a refreshing change from cars :)

[Cadwell]

makes a refreshing change from cars :)

Oi! Talk like that in here will get you doused in Castrol R and pelted with tyre marbles before we ride you out of town on a crankshaft! :lol:

[Cadwell]

Some quite spectacular shots there, Simon. It looks like you had a good day photographing the 'skis. They make an excellent subject for photography!

[kipper]

Great shots! :)

[Big Ant]

Superb shots Simon:D

Refreshingly wet and very different, looks like these guys are up there with free style Moto X

[petrolhead]

Oi! Talk like that in here will get you doused in Castrol R and pelted with tyre marbles before we ride you out of town on a crankshaft! :lol:
LOL

[khall]

Great set of pictures, but for me the second picture is the "Stand Out Shot"
Point of interest, which lens did you use please?


EDIT....Drivers in the freestyle don't have Hard Hats on, why the difference?

[AzzA]

Cracking stuff Simon. The freestyle stuff looks quite mad - I like it! Think the sun's helped out here, added a nice brightness to the water, can imagine images could have looked a bit "dull" without the sun - I think you know what I'm trying to say anyway !

[Simon Harrison]

Very nice shots Simon, weather was a bit tricky you will be glad you were not there on Saturday...... Lots of big lenses there on the Sunday and the Freeestylers were amazing to watch :)

Glad you like 'em :D.

There certainly were a lot of cameras about on Sunday morning. As for the freestylers, well they didn't really float my boat if I'm honest. It was entertaining to watch the first few barrel rolls and flips, but after that it was all a bit samey for me. I much prefered the racing which I thought was spectacular.

Cheers,

Simon.

[dod]

very nice indeed, were you on a pier or another boat?

[Croasdail]

Great stuff.... !

[Simon Harrison]

very nice indeed, were you on a pier or another boat?

Neither - I was on the footpath that runs along side the river. The jetskis get fairly close in!

Simon.

[Simon Harrison]

Great set of pictures, but for me the second picture is the "Stand Out Shot"
Point of interest, which lens did you use please?


Thanks! As already posted after the pics, I used a sigma 120-300 f2.8 EX DG HSM.

Simon.

[randerson07]

Wonderful stuff.

A tour called IJSBA or "The Bud Jet Sports Tour" used to come to town every year back we I first started riding, It was always awesome fun.

[khall]

Thanks! As already posted after the pics, I used a sigma 120-300 f2.8 EX DG HSM.

Simon.

Thank you... Sorry I should have read the details under the pictures. But after looking at them I just got blown away by how good they are.