Safari Rally 2012 - Chidlow, Western Australia

this weekend was the last round of the WA Rally Championship
plenty of action with 2 competitors within reach of the championship.

Leigh Hynes won the event in his Impreza

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I dont see many compositions in these ,think you could of used soft light and dust better with some more original,less predictable shots.

They are well enough done but lack variety and vision for me.

Show us some of your scenery please.

Pons

thanks chrispons

i need to start looking at the roads before the event - this time around i was just looking in the roadbook for what looked like good locations, which doesnt always work too well.

most of this event is fairly tight forest, so the scenery is typically trees, trees and more trees.

i also need to get out of the rut of shooting safe boring stuff

nice shot, love those crash shots

Echo63 wrote in post #15133385
thanks chrispons

i need to start looking at the roads before the event - this time around i was just looking in the roadbook for what looked like good locations, which doesnt always work too well.

most of this event is fairly tight forest, so the scenery is typically trees, trees and more trees.

i also need to get out of the rut of shooting safe boring stuff

Truthfully I have no idea of the Australian topography,but have seen stuff on rallies from the WRC when it visits.

Knowledge is everything as is experience from previous events.

And we all have days when it just does not work out as we hoped.

Follow the light ,is my best advice ,consider vary carefully how it will fall on the cars and drivers.

Sometimes an average spot can be very good with right light and a good spot terrible if you are there at the wrong time .

One thing the sun is always predictable where it is going to be

Pons

chrispons wrote in post #15135738
Truthfully I have no idea of the Australian topography,but have seen stuff on rallies from the WRC when it visits.

Knowledge is everything as is experience from previous events.

And we all have days when it just does not work out as we hoped.

Follow the light ,is my best advice ,consider vary carefully how it will fall on the cars and drivers.

Sometimes an average spot can be very good with right light and a good spot terrible if you are there at the wrong time .

One thing the sun is always predictable where it is going to be

Pons

and apps like Sunseeker help when working with stage maps.

i would love if this event still used the old stages around the sotico/bunnings area that you would have seen on TV back when Rally Australia (WRC) was in Perth - im sure you would have seen the one bit of road that every rally fan in Australia knows - the downhill run, over 2 big jumps and through the water splash.

i have been watching the Incar footage from some of the cars over the weekend, and i have found what appears to be some good locations for next year, now i just need to figure out how to get to them, and if the sun will be in the right place (hopefully the stages stay the same next year)

Look forward to seeing the results,Ben .

Not into Apps (new for an old geezer like me) ,but will check it out.

Bunnings , awesome,where Colin Mc Crae was so spectacular.