Aug 27, 2010 16:12 | #1 A glance at free practice for the MotoGP bikes on the opening day of practice at Indianapolis.
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Aug 27, 2010 16:32 | #2 cracking series
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PeyDay17 Goldmember  1,333 posts Likes: 3 Joined Mar 2010 More info |
Aug 28, 2010 16:13 | #4 PeyDay17 wrote in post #10802621  SUPER JEALOUS!!! Can't wait to see more! Might as well offer an extra look at Ben Spies, who got the pole for the Indianapolis race.
For anyone headed to the Speedway: the images came from the infield road course area from turns 6 through 9, on the north side of the course at the spectator mounds. There's a big fence in front of the entire area, but that fence has several cutouts for credentialed photographers. Some careful positioning and use of a long lens - a Tokina 80-400mm lens in this case - can yet you sight through the slots and get a decent view of the track. There's one area on the south side of turn 6 with no fence in the way, but that's going to be so crowded that it won't be useful. Besides, this writer prefers to wander from place to place, and the north side of that infield section offers several good locations.
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rich_cooper Senior Member 358 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2007 Location: mansfield, uk More info | Aug 28, 2010 17:20 | #5 All very nice
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dmayesjr Member  102 posts Likes: 1 Joined Oct 2007 Location: Indiana More info | Aug 28, 2010 19:25 | #6 It wasn't too crowded in that spot today, but it was every photog for himself yesterday.  5D Mk III | 40D | EF 50mm f/1.4| EF 100-400mm L f/4.5-5.6 | EF 17-40mm L f/4 | Speedlite 580EXII
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wtlwdwgn Senior Member  714 posts Likes: 7 Joined Jan 2010 Location: Billings, MT More info | Beautifully shot images. I only get to watch it on TV also. Steve
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abovebrew Hatchling 2 posts Joined Oct 2010 More info | Oct 01, 2010 19:04 | #9 Hi DC Fan - What does it take to get "credentials" at the IMS?
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Oct 02, 2010 02:09 | #10 abovebrew wrote in post #11017174 Hi DC Fan - What does it take to get "credentials" at the IMS? Best regards Contact either Dorna, which runs the series, or the Speedway. Expect to be able to prove you're either a recognized racing photographer or have an assignment from an established publication. If you manage to get an assignment from a newspaper or a magazine or a wire service, expect to need to produce pictures immediately after each race and practice session on the organization's deadline, and not when you feel like processing the images. For most users of this forum, it's easier to buy a ticket and search for locations to take pictures than to get a MotoGP credential.
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kmunroe Cream of the Crop 12,926 posts Joined Apr 2010 Location: Nova Scotia ,canada More info | Oct 02, 2010 02:33 | #11 great set of shots
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abovebrew Hatchling 2 posts Joined Oct 2010 More info | Oct 07, 2010 14:16 | #12 DC Fan wrote in post #11018972 Contact either Dorna, which runs the series, or the Speedway. Expect to be able to prove you're either a recognized racing photographer or have an assignment from an established publication. If you manage to get an assignment from a newspaper or a magazine or a wire service, expect to need to produce pictures immediately after each race and practice session on the organization's deadline, and not when you feel like processing the images. For most users of this forum, it's easier to buy a ticket and search for locations to take pictures than to get a MotoGP credential. Thanks!
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motorsportmad Senior Member 286 posts Joined Sep 2010 Location: cheshire uk More info | Oct 07, 2010 14:37 | #13 Nice shots, like the 1 of rossi. See my pics @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/motorsportmad/
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Oct 07, 2010 15:27 | #14 abovebrew wrote in post #11053324 You also mention you need credentials to shoot from the cut outs in the fence at the public viewing stands. Is that accurate? While in the stands, I noticed a guy inside the track (laying prone next to pit lane exit). That guy must have been credentialed, but the process you mention above seems like a bunch of red tape to get through just to snap some photos from a cut out in a fence.(like yours  )This may help explain the situation:
Nearly all of the infield road course at the Speedway has a fence between spectators and riders. Some portions of the fence have the fabric removed between cables. Anyone who buys a race ticket can try to sight a camera through the open areas where the fencing has been removed. But that doesn't get you inside the second fence that separates the general admission crowd from the big, heavy wheel fence. For that, you need a credential. With a credential, you can get right up to the wheel fence and aim through the opening, or get close enough to the big fence and minimize its effect.
Otherwise, without a credential, there's no guarantee you won't be stuck in a location where the fence interferes with images. You can be certain that the fence cutouts will have crowds of credentialed photographers in front of them on a busy and crowded race day
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GAZA62 Goldmember  1,378 posts Likes: 5 Joined Feb 2010 Location: KENT ENGLAND More info | Great shots here really nice did my first bike meet a few weeks back and have to say what a great day make for really nice pics dare i say better than cars even though i am not a bike fan. CANON 450D/CANON 7D
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