Indy F1 practice

[superstar]

Since I left the race and didnt shoot qualifying, here are some shots from the multiple practice sessions they had. This was my first time trying to pan. It was harder than I thought since most of my photos didn't turn out that well.

The only thing that made my weekend a good one because of the "race" was meeting Jenson Button, Takuma Sato, and Tiago Monteiro at the airport.

Edit - These look more washed out than the prints I have. Maybe because they are under 100kb in order to post. end edit

I used a 20D with the 70-200 f4L on all of these.

Richard

[Matt_P]

Very nice! And again I'm curious as to where these were shot from. I was all over that track Friday and Saturday and I don't recall ever finding such great spots to shoot. I was at the hairpin a lot on Friday and over a couple viewing mounds... also the last corner before the backstretch.. there was a bit of a gap in the fence you had to be quick to shoot otherwise you'd either have the car covered up by a barrier or fence.

All day Saturday I sat atop the very end of the Vista overlooking turn 13. Talk about a difficult shot! One of the oddest and most difficult pans you'll ever come across due to the angle as well as speed (upwards of 180 mph at that point)

[PaCiFiSt]

Wow, atleast you got some good shots out of the practice sessions.

[superstar]

The main places I shot from were turn 6 and turn 10. Both those turns have a slot in the fence for photographers. I also took some on top of the bleachers to get over the fence, and cropped it out.

Next year I need more telephoto. (If there is a next year that is.)

Richard