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I have been wondering how to celebrate my 4000th post without a woohooo thread, so please forgive this bit of self indulgance.
After some thought, I dug out a CD marked My Documents July 2003 and had a look at some photos from back then. That was the year I first played with a digital camera, my Dads Kodak DX4330, with some 2MPs and IIRC, x3 optical zoom and bought my own, a tiny little thing that was useless. It was also the year that I finally made it to a race circuit, having been an armchair fan for a decade or so. Lastly, it was the year I decided taking pictures again was what I really wanted to do and pictures of race cars were top of the list.
So, without further ado, the LadyLens 4000th post retrospective Silverstone Revisited
None of these pictures have been edited in anyway [other than resizing] by me today, though I cant guarantee I didnt do anything to them at the time, but I dont recall having any editing software back then, so probably not. They were taken with dads Kodak as mine just wasnt up to the job.
#1 I recall being so pleased with this one as it was taken as the cars steam into Bridge before braking for the right-hander, so just getting the car sharpish was a real achievement despite the fencing
#2 Again was so pleased with this we were walking over the bridge into the paddock area and one of the photography windows was open so grabbed a chance. This shot was not nearly as easy as it looks the cars are coming down the pit straight hitting nearly 200 mph, from behind you and you can only hear them not see them until they come under you. Fisichellas Jordan did several laps whist I stood there with my little p&s and I managed two shots with the car fully in frame and fairly focused!
#3 & 4
My favourite driver, Juan Pablo Montoya, and I managed to find him in the paddock. Not sure how I got these two shots, had wobbly knees and I was probably drooling at the time
These next two were taken later in the year these were pre-test limit days, when there would be 3 or 4 test sessions a year at the track and by this time I had managed to buy my own camera, a Fuji S304 bridge type camera. It was so horrible and wet that afternoon that they opened the old luffield stands so that the brave souls that had come to watch could shelter from the down pour. This was Ralf Schumacher getting all wrong coming out of the complex into Woodcote
I am cannot say for sure if my photography has improved in the last 5 years, certainly the cost of the kit has spiralled and lugging it around now takes a day or so of careful planning
What I do know, is that over the last 4000 posts, I have learnt more than I did in the previous 4 years put together, all thanks to the good people of TP!
Thankyou to every single one of you, its been a hoot and long may it continue.
After some thought, I dug out a CD marked My Documents July 2003 and had a look at some photos from back then. That was the year I first played with a digital camera, my Dads Kodak DX4330, with some 2MPs and IIRC, x3 optical zoom and bought my own, a tiny little thing that was useless. It was also the year that I finally made it to a race circuit, having been an armchair fan for a decade or so. Lastly, it was the year I decided taking pictures again was what I really wanted to do and pictures of race cars were top of the list.
So, without further ado, the LadyLens 4000th post retrospective Silverstone Revisited
None of these pictures have been edited in anyway [other than resizing] by me today, though I cant guarantee I didnt do anything to them at the time, but I dont recall having any editing software back then, so probably not. They were taken with dads Kodak as mine just wasnt up to the job.
#1 I recall being so pleased with this one as it was taken as the cars steam into Bridge before braking for the right-hander, so just getting the car sharpish was a real achievement despite the fencing
#2 Again was so pleased with this we were walking over the bridge into the paddock area and one of the photography windows was open so grabbed a chance. This shot was not nearly as easy as it looks the cars are coming down the pit straight hitting nearly 200 mph, from behind you and you can only hear them not see them until they come under you. Fisichellas Jordan did several laps whist I stood there with my little p&s and I managed two shots with the car fully in frame and fairly focused!
#3 & 4
My favourite driver, Juan Pablo Montoya, and I managed to find him in the paddock. Not sure how I got these two shots, had wobbly knees and I was probably drooling at the time
These next two were taken later in the year these were pre-test limit days, when there would be 3 or 4 test sessions a year at the track and by this time I had managed to buy my own camera, a Fuji S304 bridge type camera. It was so horrible and wet that afternoon that they opened the old luffield stands so that the brave souls that had come to watch could shelter from the down pour. This was Ralf Schumacher getting all wrong coming out of the complex into Woodcote
I am cannot say for sure if my photography has improved in the last 5 years, certainly the cost of the kit has spiralled and lugging it around now takes a day or so of careful planning
What I do know, is that over the last 4000 posts, I have learnt more than I did in the previous 4 years put together, all thanks to the good people of TP!
Thankyou to every single one of you, its been a hoot and long may it continue.
Congrats on your 4000th firstly!
Congratulation on 4000 posts Yvonne 
