Critique Driftland May Weekender 4.5.14

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Hi guys, back up at Driftland again over the weekend, still to process some images but here are my favourites so far. As always CC is more than welcome!

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IMG_6948 by fraserjones29, on Flickr
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IMG_6973 by fraserjones29, on Flickr
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IMG_6877 by fraserjones29, on Flickr
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IMG_6956 by fraserjones29, on Flickr
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IMG_6945 by fraserjones29, on Flickr
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IMG_6938 by fraserjones29, on Flickr

And finally some wire sparks from the tyre:
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IMG_6955 by fraserjones29, on Flickr

More images also on my Flickr page, cheers for looking.
 
For critique only thing I would say is they are all fairly similarly framed.

What is drift land like for photography?
 
I don't know Driftland so how easy is it to look out for the background?

Some of these have pylons and JCBs which catch my eye.

Perhaps a few cropped in tight?

4 would have been a good shot if it was a bit sharper.

3 is my favourite, fairly sharp car and lots of background blur.
 
Mikesphotaes said:
I don't know Driftland so how easy is it to look out for the background?

Some of these have pylons and JCBs which catch my eye.

Perhaps a few cropped in tight?

4 would have been a good shot if it was a bit sharper.

3 is my favourite, fairly sharp car and lots of background blur.
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Due to the owners upgrading the circuit in the future, there are some ground works underway, hence the JCB. The Pylons are in various places around the circuit aswell which is a bit of a gutter :(

I tried to reduce shutter speeds to increase motion blur, and most were taking around 1/30-1/40 hence why not the sharpest, but ill take the cropping into consideration for next time :)

Thanks for taking the time to comment!
 
Fraser said:
I spoke to Knockhill about gaining accreditation for their events and was basically told that unless they employ me, i wouldnt ever get trackside. Was pretty gutted to say the least :(
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I've not had any issues getting accreditation at Knockhill. As long as you have your £5M PLI insurance and a reason to be trackside there shouldn't be any problem. e.g. covering letter from the editor of a publication/media outlet stating they are going to publish your photos from the specific event, and not just your own website/blog. BSB have their own very stringent media requirements, and a few other events (maybe BDC) also have their own additional hoops to jump through.

On the whole, access around the outside to take photos is pretty good, apart from the outside of Duffus where you can still get reasonable shots with your lens against the fence.
 
JohnStewart said:
I've not had any issues getting accreditation at Knockhill. As long as you have your £5M PLI insurance and a reason to be trackside there shouldn't be any problem. e.g. covering letter from the editor of a publication/media outlet stating they are going to publish your photos from the specific event, and not just your own website/blog. BSB have their own very stringent media requirements, and a few other events (maybe BDC) also have their own additional hoops to jump ".......
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Indeed so, they did have a tighten up a couple of years ago because there were just too many folk going trackside.
 
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