2011 Pirelli International Rally

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Here's a few shots from a very, very dusty 2011 Pirelli International Rally. These were taken on the Bower and Chirdonhead special stages in 'killer' Keilder.

#1 A Mk I Escort being driven as it should be!

Pirelli_2011_028 by srhphoto, on Flickr

#2 One of two Skoda Fabia S2000s entered!

Pirelli_2011_001 by srhphoto, on Flickr

#3 A Mk II Escort waving at me

Pirelli_2011_002 by srhphoto, on Flickr

#4 Pushing very hard indeed!

Pirelli_2011_007 by srhphoto, on Flickr

#5 Not a cloud in the sky. Plenty of dust though!

Pirelli_2011_018 by srhphoto, on Flickr

#6 Lotus Sunbeam trying to out do the escorts for sideways driving.

Pirelli_2011_032 by srhphoto, on Flickr

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#7 The second Skoda S2000 flat out

Pirelli_2011_004 by srhphoto, on Flickr

#8 Renault Twingo very nearly tipping it over

Pirelli_2011_009 by srhphoto, on Flickr

All in all a very good days rallying.

All of these were taken with a Canon 1D mk III and a Canon 200mm f2.8 prime. As usual, any comments or feedback would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Simon.
 
Some excellent shots there mate. I was there myself, my cam bag and lungs took a right hammering from all the dust!
 
Cracking stuff Simon. Particularly like the lifting shots - great shape, action!

Interesting to hear you use a 200 prime (clearly does the job), I would have thought a 70-200 2.8 would give you more flexability. I suppose you just have to consider you're location a bit more.
 
Fantastic

All nice clear and sharp.

#2 #3 #4 are the best for me

What filter was you using ?
 
Az_GTi said:
Cracking stuff Simon. Particularly like the lifting shots - great shape, action!

Interesting to hear you use a 200 prime (clearly does the job), I would have thought a 70-200 2.8 would give you more flexability. I suppose you just have to consider you're location a bit more.
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No question it does Az. However the 200mm f2.8 prime is much, much lighter and a whole pile of cash cheaper!

Glad you like the photos too :)

Cheers,

Simon.
 
rich_cooper said:
Fantastic

All nice clear and sharp.

#2 #3 #4 are the best for me

What filter was you using ?
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I didn't use any filters at all, other than a plain UV filter on the front of the lens to keep the dust off the front element. The rest was done by careful planning to put the sun in the right place and by nailing the exposure. Have a look for the metering threads by Tim Dodd over on 'Talk Basics' for some great guidance on how to nail consistent exposures in manual everytime. They work an absolute treat :)

Simon.
 
Wow, number 4 is a really sweet shot. Like that one a lot. All great shots though, hope your healing process is coming along all good and dandy :)
 
Matt Sayle said:
Wow, number 4 is a really sweet shot. Like that one a lot. All great shots though, hope your healing process is coming along all good and dandy :)
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Cheers Matt.

So far so good thanks. Was pleased to be able to cover 7 or 8 miles through the forest with no after effects only 7 weeks after surgery :). Still have to be careful with the weight I'm carrying about.

Cheers,

Simon.
 
Nice shots Simon, having to carry less weighty equipment doesn't seem to have had any negative effect on the results. Particularly like #4, Tom must have been pushing after what looked like a bit of a silly off on the Bulldog.

Did you find any problems/annoyances with working with the 200mm f/2.8 versus a 70-200mm zoom (or whatever you'd normally use) other than the obvious having to move your feet instead of a zoom ring? They go for quite a tempting price on eBay, I've been considering one as a next purchase after I've bought a backup body.
 
DazJW said:
Nice shots Simon, having to carry less weighty equipment doesn't seem to have had any negative effect on the results. Particularly like #4, Tom must have been pushing after what looked like a bit of a silly off on the Bulldog.

Did you find any problems/annoyances with working with the 200mm f/2.8 versus a 70-200mm zoom (or whatever you'd normally use) other than the obvious having to move your feet instead of a zoom ring? They go for quite a tempting price on eBay, I've been considering one as a next purchase after I've bought a backup body.
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I have nothing but good things to say about the 200 f2.8 prime. Clearly it's not as flexible as an f2.8 zoom, but as you say it is significantly cheaper and is much, much lighter. I suspect at some point I will end up with a 70-200 f2.8 zoom of some flavour, but for now I am very satisfied with how the prime is performing accepting its lack of flexibility when compared to the zoom.

Cheers,

Simon.
 
I might well end up with one at some point then, if it's second hand I can always sell it again with little or no loss.
Cheers.
 
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