post some of your first ever motorsport shots

[Matt Sayle]

Knickerbrooks been called that since 1954. Apparantly a popular place for courting couples, and some workmen found some knickers in a brook.

Oh yeah, I meant the chicane. Forgot that the chicane and the cornor after the chicane are different :bang:

 

[Flash In The Pan]

Knickerbrooks been called that since 1954. Apparantly a popular place for courting couples, and some workmen found some knickers in a brook.

Just as well they're not choosing the name now, Condom Corner doesn't have quite the same ring to it

 

[Matt Sayle]

 

[KIPAX]

Taken in 2004 using an UZI .. I beleive it to be the first ever 10 times optical zoom camera.. Olympous c2100uz ..Proper digital camera that was All pics probably tasken in sports mode....oh how embarresing

 

[DiddyDave]

Can't post my first ever as it was in my old (very old!) film days

I shot quite a few single seater cars at Thruxton one day, and only later saw one of the names on the side said Damon Hill

Pah - I thought - living off your dad's name, you'll come to nought



DD

 

[purpleclouds]

2006 with my pis*y wee olympus compact thingy :nuts:

That car park is tack sharp...well done on the panning

 

[turty]

I was gonna post some Before and After shots......
But unfortunately I have no After shots yet :bang:
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Kev

 

[CaptainPenguin]

From my first ever go at Motor Sport Trac Mon on Anglesey in 2003,sadly although i was well chuffed with this at the time I have not got much better

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3245/2889852847_03dc2abe27_o.jpg

 

[b_1_rd]

Yeah at Oulton Park. He lost it at, what is now known as knickerbrook. his accident resulted in the chicane being installed to slow drivers down so this didnt happen again. Also Warwick Bridge is named in his honour

Apparently one of the wishbones broke.

 

[elvisrally]

What a wicked thread, some great pictures and some quality C + C .

here is one from my first experience of using a digital camera. From 2004 Wales rally GB. I loaned the camera from my dad for the day. I took about 10 photo's and gave up for the weekend.

2004

Determined I returned the following year to improve with some new equipment

2005
R.I.P

2006 and 2007 not much better. I have now thankfully got a DSLR and can't wait for rally GB this year

 

[Elaine]

Started bad...

Only to get worse

..should have stuck to gig photography

 

[106Lad]

Im pretty new to the forum so ill begin,

This is EDC 2 years ago i think at Knockhill.

And Rally Ireland That year

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2063/2168913179_36d09eae7b_b.jpg

Now though it more like:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/2548614477_0f45f3d36d_o.jpg

Pity about that damn fence at Silverstone

 

[106Lad]

also apologies about the sizes

 

[Wail]

Come-on folks, I am sure there have been some nice additions since 27th Sept. :shrug:

 

[tom]

http://neo-fusion.co.uk/gallery/gallery/ss_application/10.jpg


My first ever motorsports photo, had the settings slightly wrong and ended up trying to pan at 1/6th of a second! I actually really like it though lol

 

[Edward Bancroft]

OK, as it is the end of the season, here is my first use of a digital camera, a 2.2M pixel Kodak. Taken at the 2002 Brazilian GP at Sao Paulo.

Here is one I took this year with a Nikon D40x, Brands Hatch, British Super Bikes 2008.

Edward

 

[clawz]

Here's my first foray into motorsport photography. Hopefully next year ill be on the tire wall!!!

BTCC 2004 (Fuji s5000)

oops, need to get timing right!

getting there!!!

BTCC 2006 (Fuji s5000)

Still not there...

Made it!!!

BTCC 2007 (Canon 350D)

Managing to capture action now a days!!!

BTCC 2008 (Canon 40D)

6.5fps come in REALLY handy now!!!

Im getting better as you can see!

 

[JonClarke]

this was my 1st go at panning (with a point & shoot canon)

 

[sypix]

These are some from an F1 test day at Silverstone, in 2004, when it used to be free!! All taken with a Fuji S7000.

 

[Grandslammer]

A few scanned images from 1981,from memory,the camera was some model of Zenit
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[Matt Sayle]

Grandslammer, fantastic. Cnat beat the old days

 

[Gary]

love those pics. thruxton airport used to look a lot busier than it does today!

 

[andrewc]

Brands Hatch

Oulton Park

Mallory Park

Snetterton

From our 2001 race season, photos either with Olympus digital compact with shutter lag you used a diary to measure, or my EOS650 35mm SLR with 70-210mm lens.

 

[Matt Sayle]

Oulton Park

Ahhh the good ol'days before the enmo fence was installed.

 

[andrewc]

That was the last time I went to Oulton before this summer. Looking at the shots I haven't improved much! I remember this trip well - it was the first race with our 'hot' race engine - we outqualified our main rival for the first time, and he was so annoyed he pushed us off the circuit into a gravel trap!

 

[Matt Sayle]

That was the last time I went to Oulton before this summer. Looking at the shots I haven't improved much! I remember this trip well - it was the first race with our 'hot' race engine - we outqualified our main rival for the first time, and he was so annoyed he pushed us off the circuit into a gravel trap!

That was kind of him lol.

Anymore from Oulton?

 

[Mike Hoyer]

Great stuff Grandslammer!

 

[dod]

That was kind of him lol.

Anymore from Oulton?

nice sympathy

 

[Matt Sayle]

 

[Tim Sainsbury]

thread title needs changing to "post your first, and latest"; at the moment thats what everybody seems to be doing for some unknown reason..... :shrug:

 

[Edward Bancroft]

...Olympus digital compact with shutter lag you used a diary to measure.. andrewc

Sounds like the Kodak digital snapshot camera I had first. Panning on F1 cars was pure guesswork!

Edward

 

[Kalph]

Here's two shots from the World Series by Renault earlier this year. It was my first ever motorsport event... and needless to say I'm now hooked!

 

[ma9mwah]

first car race meeting photo




first bike race meeting photo

 

[Matt Sayle]

Which bike meet was that?

 

[ma9mwah]

that was last weeks Wirral 100 @ Oulton Park. my first and only bike meeting so far.

 

[Matt Sayle]

Oh, I see. The one were I bumped into you and you signed up here

 

[ma9mwah]

yup, that would be the one

 

[Grandslammer]

Hope it's ok to post a few more 'oldies' ?
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Thruxton pics are again from 1981/1983
Silverstone pics are from 1982
Thanks for the comments btw

 

[Matt Sayle]

bloody brilliant

 

[Gary]

Hope it's ok to post a few more 'oldies' ?

keep 'em coming
might even be worth starting a new thread if you have quite a few more.