2009 Belgium Grand Prix (Pt II).

[John Hudson]

This is a second thread of pics from my trip to the Belgium GP. The first thread can be found here: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=747466

I've had to process these on my laptop, so would be very interested in any observations about the colour accuracy of the pics. Unfortunately the screen is not great and is uncalibrated.


http://www.photographers-corner.com/e107_plugins/coppermine_menu/albums/userpics/10048/BGP05.jpg

http://www.photographers-corner.com/e107_plugins/coppermine_menu/albums/userpics/10048/BGP09.jpg

http://www.photographers-corner.com/e107_plugins/coppermine_menu/albums/userpics/10048/BGP12.jpg

http://www.photographers-corner.com/e107_plugins/coppermine_menu/albums/userpics/10048/BGP21.jpg

http://www.photographers-corner.com/e107_plugins/coppermine_menu/albums/userpics/10048/BGP04.jpg


http://www.photographers-corner.com/e107_plugins/coppermine_menu/albums/userpics/10048/2009%20Belgium%20Grand%20Prix%20-%2009.jpg

http://www.photographers-corner.com/e107_plugins/coppermine_menu/albums/userpics/10048/BGP02.jpg

http://www.photographers-corner.com/e107_plugins/coppermine_menu/albums/userpics/10048/2009%20Belgium%20Grand%20Prix%20-%2008.jpg


C&C always appreciated.

John.

[rahal]

Great shots especially the second photo

[int2str]

Very nice shots!

Minor correction though, the BMW is Nick Heidfeld's ....

[Phenix3st]

Awesome shots. I'm planning on catching one of these races finally next year. can't wait.

[stangrider]

I love #1 and #2....ok nevermind...all of them! how much processing did you have to do from the original camera image (if you don't mind sharing) and what program did you use?

I also hope to attend one (or more) of these in the near future!

[John Hudson]

Int2str - Thanks for the correction.

stangrider with regards to processing.

I'm using Photoshop CS3
All shots were originally captured in RAW
Openend in PS as neutrally as possible in the ProPhoto colourspace.
Recovery was tool necessary here and there (particularly on the Red Bull shot).
Applied a luminosity curve to increase the contrast
Shots with strong red content (except the Toyota one strangely) have had a +8 or so Red channel saturation boost.

Then saved as a PSD, resized, sharpened, added the border and uploaded.

Regards

John.

[ajbalazic]

Nice series of shots. I love the stripped down Toyota... shows the simplicity and complexity of the car.

[stangrider]

Thanks, John :cool:

Int2str - Thanks for the correction.

stangrider with regards to processing.

I'm using Photoshop CS3
All shots were originally captured in RAW
Openend in PS as neutrally as possible in the ProPhoto colourspace.
Recovery was tool necessary here and there (particularly on the Red Bull shot).
Applied a luminosity curve to increase the contrast
Shots with strong red content (except the Toyota one strangely) have had a +8 or so Red channel saturation boost.

Then saved as a PSD, resized, sharpened, added the border and uploaded.

Regards

John.

[GotADV]

Nice shots. I really want to make this race one day.

[tetralogy]

Fantastic series; really like 1

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[Praemunitus]

Nice shots!

The first few look oversaturated to me (hot reds and greens).

[texaskev]

Great, my fav is the Glock car in prep. How did you get the pit photo pass to take the shots?

Great work!

[John Hudson]

The pit lane was open for a couple of hours on Thursday. It was extremely busy, but with a bit of patience and waiting for gaps to appear in the crowd, there were a few decent shots to be had.

John.

[wizaron]

Great shots John :)

[badaml]

I am new to the forum and photography, great shots! Would you mind sharing what equipment was used?

[John Hudson]

Nice shots!

The first few look oversaturated to me (hot reds and greens).

Thanks Praemunitus.

You are probably right, they do appear to be a little too much saturated when I viewed the pics on the PC at work.

I'll probably reprocess these when I get in front of my proper computer again in a few months.

John.