Best photos of 2018
As it’s the end of the racing season for 2018 I thought I’d have a rummage through the photos I’ve taken this year and pick out a few of my favourites, and not just post them here but explain why they’re my
Category: Motorsport
Golden hour creates some great photos
This weekend was a double-header in the UK Oval Track Legends series, with a visit to Ipswich, our local track, on Saturday evening followed by Yarmouth, an hour or so up the coast on Sunday evening. As both races were evening meets,
Going too far?
When I bought my first camera in June 2017, a Nikon D3300, all I thought I might do with it is take cool pictures of cars, motorsports being one of my main interests. I had a fairly good idea that “cool” involved
Through the Fence – a motorsport nightmare
At Hednesford Hills Raceway on Sunday with Damian and the short oval formula “Legends”. Like all oval tracks Hednesford is surrounded by a wire fence, for obvious and necessary safety reasons, which makes shooting through it a challenge, especially on Sunday as
Panning with the Sigma
Went to Yarmouth stadium on Sunday 6th May to watch a family friend compete in the Rookie Rods formula, and took along the Sigma 150-600mm to see what I could do with it at an Oval track. Yarmouth is a bit different
Cadwell Park – April 2018 – Bit of a disaster
I went to Cadwell Park on Sunday 22nd April 2018 to once again support my friend Paul competing in the 2nd round of the 2018 No Limits bike racing event, Newcomer 1000 series. The weekend got off to an ominous start when
No Limits – Snetterton 2018
A family friend competes in the No Limits club bike championship (http://nolimitsracing.co.uk/) which had it’s first meeting at my local track, Snetterton, on 24th / 25th March 2018. I went along on the Sunday (25th) with the big Sigma 150-600mm to see
Snetterton Track Day
On a very (very) cold Sunday I went up to Snetterton to watch my step-son and his friend take the track bike out for a spin, this being a Track Day where anyone who wants to (and is prepared to pay the
Settings for Motorsports Photography
First of all a disclaimer, this post isn’t me, as an expert motorsports photographer, explaining what settings one should use for motorsports photography, this is me as a complete novice explaining what settings I think I should be using and my reasoning