Critique Le Mans 24 Hours 2014 (more added!)

Cleisthenes · 17 Jun 2014

Thought I'd share a few from this years Le Mans 24 Hours.

Criticism is very welcome!!

1.

Aston Martin Racing No. 95 - GTE Am - Le Mans 2014 by Benjamin Critchley, on Flickr

2.

Aston Martin Racing No. 99 - Le Mans 2014 by Benjamin Critchley, on Flickr

3.

Aston Martin Racing No. 99 - GTE Pro - Le Mans 2014 by Benjamin Critchley, on Flickr

4.

Corvette Racing No. 73 - GTE Pro - Le Mans 2014 by Benjamin Critchley, on Flickr

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Prospeed Competition Porsche - Le Mans 2014 by Benjamin Critchley, on Flickr

sbowler579 · 17 Jun 2014

Very nice set, superb panning technique there.

Cleisthenes · 17 Jun 2014

sbowler579 said:
Very nice set, superb panning technique there.

Thanks! That means a lot considering it was my first crack at it!!

LC2 · 17 Jun 2014

Very crisp. How did you get trackside?

Cleisthenes · 17 Jun 2014

LC2 said:
Very crisp. How did you get trackside?

I wasn't trackside; 1 was through a fence, and the rest were taken facing the Esses just after Dunlop bridge (there is a bit that you can see through without any fence in the way there).

Using a long focal length right next to a fence lets the fence become invisible.

PBP27 · 18 Jun 2014

You found the gap between the fences at the Ford chicane then

, that is a nice shot just after those nasty couple of showers. The colours in your last shot look as though your white balance was out, had you changed your settings ? Some nice pans there though.
We only arrived back yesterday so I still have loads of photos to sort through, I'll put a selection up when I have done. I spent most of my time down by the esses (on the inside where your shots were from) and at Tertre Rouge, which made a change from last year for me.

turnfive · 18 Jun 2014

The panning shots are fantastic, although I agree with Paul about the white balance on the last one - but no. 1 is the clear winner for me, what a great shot.