I have finally been able to get myself into a position to purchase a Sigma 500mm f4.5 EX DG HSM lens after waiting what seems a very, very long time. I took the opportunity to nip down to the MSA British Hillclimb Championship round being held at Harewood to put it through its paces prior to shooting a days worth of Rallycross tomorrow.
With it being July, you'd think the weather would be half decent. Wrong!! I ended up battling against driving rain, and light so poor at times I was up to ISO1000. Not the most ideal conditions to test a new lens, but I am rather happy with the results!
#1 Best way to break in a new lens - take a picture of a Healey
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#2 The awesome F1 engined Predator of Greame Wight
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#3 A very tidy OMS - sure I saw this car upside down at Gurston Down on Motors TV the other week.
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#4 Another OMS
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#5 Pure concentration - the eyes tell it all.
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#6 A lovelly little Jedi - this is one car I would like to have a go in at some point. They always look a whole pile of fun.
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#7 Bike powered single seater
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#8 I'll finish with another OMS - there was quite a few of them out playing in the wet.
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No apologies for the lack of variation in the angles or the tightness of the crops. I only spent a couple of hours at the event, and the whole purpose of the trip was to test the Sigma 500mm lens.
Job down I think! Roll on the rallycross tomorrow!
As usual, any comments or feedback would be most welcome.
There's a few more pictures on my website. You can view them by clicking on the following link: -
http://srh-motorsport-photography.fotopic.net/c1539578.html
Cheers,
Simon.
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