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GSH
1st of February 2009 (Sun), 16:42
Firstly, thanks to Simon Harrison for getting me signed on for this one, thus allowing me access to 1 particularly nice section where i wouldn't otherwise have been.

1#. The winners entering the ford at Barton.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/geoff.hubbert/Pics/Images%202009/Croft%20Historic/Croft%20Historic-0019.jpg

2# And out of the other side...
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/geoff.hubbert/Pics/Images%202009/Croft%20Historic/Croft%20Historic-0021.jpg

3#. The yellowest of yellow Escorts...
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/geoff.hubbert/Pics/Images%202009/Croft%20Historic/Croft%20Historic-0116.jpg

4# Some of the locals have nice houses and don't mind noisy cars on their doorstep..
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/geoff.hubbert/Pics/Images%202009/Croft%20Historic/Croft%20Historic-0146.jpg

5# If only you could hear this...exhaust damage meant it was LOUD
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/geoff.hubbert/Pics/Images%202009/Croft%20Historic/Croft%20Historic-0157.jpg

6# Back at Croft - an Avenger Tiger.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/geoff.hubbert/Pics/Images%202009/Croft%20Historic/Croft%20Historic-0196.jpg

7# "Let it snow, let it snow"...etc
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/geoff.hubbert/Pics/Images%202009/Croft%20Historic/Croft%20Historic-0224.jpg

8# Another Escort flavoured display of yellowness..
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/geoff.hubbert/Pics/Images%202009/Croft%20Historic/Croft%20Historic-0249.jpg

Now for the gear info - All shots were on the 50D. 1 to 5 were with the ropey old Sigma 70-200 f2.8 EX DG, the others were with the cheap & nasty Sigma 500 f4.5 EX DG.

I thankyow for 'aving a look and welcome chat / comments / insults / cash / bananas as you see fit.
Simon Harrison
1st of February 2009 (Sun), 17:16
#1 is just superb Geoff. An absolute cracker. Glad the 'proper' snow held off until I got home.

Cheers,

Simon.
GSH
1st of February 2009 (Sun), 17:24
#1 is just superb Geoff. An absolute cracker. Glad the 'proper' snow held off until I got home.


Cheers :)

We've got a light dusting here at the moment but it's still coming down...thankfully i'm off tomorrow so won't have to deal with knackered heating systems :D

Did you manage to get the shots from Barton that weren't showing up on the preview?
John Hudson
1st of February 2009 (Sun), 17:38
I love that Alpine Renault shot a superb angle and the background is better than the usual Croft fences.

A great set Geoff, the first one has quite a strange effect in that my eye is drawn to the registration plate which with the water coming up behind it almost looks detached from the car.

I didn't know who had won, strange that its the no.5 car as I had a lady asking me for pictures of that car early on in the day (presumably family).

John.
GSH
1st of February 2009 (Sun), 17:46
I love that Alpine Renault shot a superb angle and the background is better than the usual Croft fences.

A great set Geoff, the first one has quite a strange effect in that my eye is drawn to the registration plate which with the water coming up behind it almost looks detached from the car.

I didn't know who had won, strange that its the no.5 car as I had a lady asking me for pictures of that car early on in the day (presumably family).


Cheers John.

I have to admit to a bit of cheating with 4 & 5. There were cones & barrier tape (eeewwww!) which have been spirited away by the magic of Adobe...sometimes you have to do these things eh? ;)

I deliberately picked #'1 because of the plate. The bottom-centre focus point has locked onto it very nicely and created that effect. I probably couldn't do it again if i tried :D

Results are here - http://www.rallies.info/res.php?e=69
Simon Harrison
2nd of February 2009 (Mon), 02:30
Did you manage to get the shots from Barton that weren't showing up on the preview?


I haven't tried to run my sandisk recovery programme yet, but they weren't there when the card downloaded last night. My feeling is that for whatever reason they didn't write to the card :mad:. Very strange - I have never had that happen to me. I knew that it would be of the eventual winners, although I though it would have been the Escort crew that won, not the Midget. Hey ho - I have plenty of other photographs of them (still a bit pee'd off about it mind you.)

Cheers,

Simon.
petrolhead
2nd of February 2009 (Mon), 02:31
Excellent shots Geoff, no 1 is indeed a cracker and unusual. I like no 4 the best
endlessdream
2nd of February 2009 (Mon), 05:03
Great shots and the background is really special! I love #5!
Swiss Toni
2nd of February 2009 (Mon), 08:08
Number two's a great shot. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/stubro2000/icon_thumright.gif

Damned decent of Lord Ashfordly to let those rally chappies use the grounds, what!
kipper
2nd of February 2009 (Mon), 14:51
Nice images Geoff, 1&5 for me. Made the morning stage at Croft which was entertaining especially with some of the navigation gaffs!:lol: Some nice cars on show and everyone seemed to be having a good time.
Big Ant
3rd of February 2009 (Tue), 01:56
#1 and #5 for me also, cracking shots Geoff
AzzA
3rd of February 2009 (Tue), 03:13
Very nice indeed :)
chrispons
3rd of February 2009 (Tue), 05:48
Very good series Geoff.
No 2 for me .
Pons
GSH
3rd of February 2009 (Tue), 14:21
Cheers everyone, you're all far too kind. The cheques are in the post... (yeah...right ;) )
jim9449
3rd of February 2009 (Tue), 17:39
Top stuff Geoff love #1
Jim
darren h
5th of February 2009 (Thu), 13:34
Excellent photos Geoff and good to see something a bit different from Croft, #1 & 5 for me