Chris L

Went down to Brands Hatch today for the first A1 GP. Great day out - thouroughly good entertainment. Few shots for you, quality and size reduce to make them a little easier to post.

Chris

Milamber

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This looked terrifying as the poor chap didn't get out for ages.

See you have plenty of pictures with the safety car in them.....

Having a press pass obviously helps

Chris L

You wouldn't believe how many shots have a safety car in them

Press pass helps - gets you access to the paddock and media centre. I managed to get hold of a photographer's pass too which meant I could go pretty much anywhere

kammy

Great photos! Top day out.

Swen6

Wish i'd bloody gone, i took the other option of going to the Jap Perf Show.
What a numpty!!!!

Milamber

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I would you know.....



I'm not jealous at all you understand

Chris L

Swen6 - next one is in Germany. I reckon you could get a cheap flight (if you booked soon), hire a car for a day and buy a ticket to the GP, all for less than the cost of a grandstand ticket for Silverstone. Very tempting.....

SC008Y_MAD

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Damm, that look a great event! Ive never seen that place so bloddy packed.
Great pics.

-Darren

Swen6

It's also on sky sports that's cheaper still

Granby

iTrader: (5)

Very nice the cars looked quite good to

Trout

iTrader: (1)

Chris,

long time no speak - fabulous pictures - really excellent. Far better than the pics on the A1 site itself.

Rannoch

555-Shaggy

Got a bit of a podgy tummy on her though, hasn't she? prefer my ladies tummies a bit flatter

Chris L

Thanks chaps

Very nice young lady - Shaggy you're just too picky

555-Shaggy

Apparently so Chris, but then my other half does work hard in the gym most days to keep hers

Some really nice photos again there, you know you and gaz have a lot to answer for don't you....... going to start looking for a DSLR after Christmas

Chris L

Careful - it's addictive. I added up what I'd spent in the last 6 months. Ouch....

555-Shaggy

I know, I keep hearing that.. I got my little Olympus as a stop gap to see if I got into taking photos and if so... upgrade later, if not... no big initial outlay lost... that was when I nearly paid £1000 for a 300D about 18-20 months ago.. to be honest I'm glad I did it that way - just need to start saving for it now

Simon C

Cgreat pics Chris, and yes it does get a tad expensive, another £1400 for me and I should have the setup I want.

wrx123

i only saw 2 scoobies in the car park and one as a safety car, it was a excellent race.
The audi safety cars they were quick and supercharged.
When that car flipped into the air and fell back down im suprised the driver wasn't killed :|
Did any one get shots of the Mercedes slr mclaren in the car park?
Every one was breathing all over it, i will post some pics soon of some of the cars i saw

Dyney

WOW!! Great pics
I was down on Clark Curve all day (If only I'd have known you were there too)
What a great day. I've only ever been to track days at Brands, but the size of the crowd at such a great venue made it so much better!


Someone must have seen the stickered up classic wagon in the car park by Gate 3!!!

I managed to do the Jap show at Sandown on Sat and this on Sunday (Not a bad way to spend your 30th )

Phil

Great Pic's Chris

Plenty of scoobies in the car parks

I had a great day

Re-Bitten Hero

Smashing pics Chris, very very impressed. Care to share with me briefly what kit you've invested in?

Where in Germany is the next one? Might be interested... are you going?

Cheers
Richard

Re-Bitten Hero

Ah, wait, let me guess:

Make - Canon
Model - Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Orientation - Top left
XResolution - 72
YResolution - 72
ResolutionUnit - Inch
DateTime - 2005:09:25 10:07:05
YCbCrPositioning - Co-Sited
ExifOffset - 196
ExposureTime - 1/125 seconds
FNumber - 22
ExposureProgram - Shutter priority
ISOSpeedRatings - 800
ExifVersion - 220
DateTimeOriginal - 2005:09:25 10:07:05
DateTimeDigitized - 2005:09:25 10:07:05
ComponentsConfiguration - YCbCr
ShutterSpeedValue - 1/125 seconds
ApertureValue - F 22.00
ExposureBiasValue - 0.00
MeteringMode - Partial
Flash - Not fired, compulsory flash mode
FocalLength - 126 mm
UserComment -
FlashPixVersion - 100
ColorSpace - sRGB
ExifImageWidth - 800
ExifImageHeight - 533
InteroperabilityOffset - 9230
FocalPlaneXResolution - 1977.12
FocalPlaneYResolution - 1979.38
FocalPlaneResolutionUnit - Inch
CustomRendered - Normal process
ExposureMode - Auto
WhiteBalance - Auto
SceneCaptureType - Standard

Psychic, me

Chris L

Power of the Internet Richard

Canon350D (or Digital Rebel - depending on where you buy it). Long shots taken with a Canon 70-200 F4 L lens. Closer stuff - the standard lens (18-55) that comes with the camera (UV filters on both). Also got the battery pack that holds two Canon batteries and a Canon Speedlite 430EX flash - very useful in the pit area.

Future buys? Not sure - would like a decent wide angle lens, but they are quite pricey and a nice 400mm would be good, but they're not cheap either! Ah well

Re-Bitten Hero

Nice indeed! Actually I found it out not from the internet but by downloading your picture and having a look at the EXIF information .

The quality speaks for itself - watch out Josh Levy!

Richard

Chris L

I wish