F1 from the cheap seats at Silverstone

[Graphix501]

Hi all,

I hit Silverstone for the formula one the other weekend, it was very bright for the majority of the weekend with only a little rain on Sunday to help the photography. Here's a small set, all shot from general admission through the obligatory wire fencing.

1. Colour Harmony at Speed (1/15th)
Lewis Hamilton by Jonny Henchman, on Flickr

2. The new guy in red
Sebastian Vettel by Jonny Henchman, on Flickr

3. GP2 with Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn - DAMS by Jonny Henchman, on Flickr

4. Roman Big John
Romain Grosjean - Lotus Mercedes by Jonny Henchman, on Flickr

5.Tickets, tickets, buy and sell tickets, tickets...
Tickets, buy and sell tickets, tickets by Jonny Henchman, on Flickr

6. Danny K
Daniil Kvyat by Jonny Henchman, on Flickr

7. Sparks are back!
Sparks Will Fly! by Jonny Henchman, on Flickr

Thanks for looking, there's a few more here https://www.flickr.com/photos/fireproof_art/sets/72157653204496573 if you are interested

 

[Click]

Hi all,

I hit Silverstone for the formula one the other weekend, it was very bright for the majority of the weekend with only a little rain on Sunday to help the photography. Here's a small set, all shot from general admission through the obligatory wire fencing.

Great series. 8) Well done, Sir!

 

[dhr90]

Cracking shots! Particularly like 2 and 7. Better than some of the pro shots you see. Did you have any problems with finding gaps in crowds etc to shoot?

 

[Roo]

excellent series

 

[TheJock]

Thanks for sharing, I love the first image, well titled too 8)

 

[Sporgon]

Thanks for sharing, I love the first image, well titled too 8)

+1, superb panning at 1/15th

 

[that1guyy]

Really nice shots.

 

[Roo]

Thanks for sharing, I love the first image, well titled too 8)

Agreed!

 

[Hannes]

great set and fantastic panning!

 

[dhr90]

Were you hand holding or using a monopod? Really good panning at that shutter speed.

 

[Graphix501]

Thanks everyone for the positive feedback, really appreciate it It was tough to get in position with it being so busy, but not unmanageable. All shot with a Monopod too.. it makes a big difference to my keeper rate and doesn't tend to get in the way all that much

 

[V8Beast]

Hi all,

I hit Silverstone for the formula one the other weekend, it was very bright for the majority of the weekend with only a little rain on Sunday to help the photography. Here's a small set, all shot from general admission through the obligatory wire fencing.

1. Colour Harmony at Speed (1/15th)
Lewis Hamilton by Jonny Henchman, on Flickr

F'n incredible capture! What's the focal length on this one? Panning with a long lens at a 1/15 shutter speed is damn near impossible. Great work!

 

[Graphix501]

Hi all,

I hit Silverstone for the formula one the other weekend, it was very bright for the majority of the weekend with only a little rain on Sunday to help the photography. Here's a small set, all shot from general admission through the obligatory wire fencing.

1. Colour Harmony at Speed (1/15th)
Lewis Hamilton by Jonny Henchman, on Flickr

F'n incredible capture! What's the focal length on this one? Panning with a long lens at a 1/15 shutter speed is damn near impossible. Great work!

Thanks chap, appreciate it.... only 120mm on this, so not too extreme

 

[Schmave]

Like others have said, that first shot is awesome! Great job.

 

[dhr90]

Agreed. Its also inspired me to try for ever slower shutter speeds. Will be taking a monopod to the next event I attend!

 

[enice128]

Here's my keepers from F1 Montreal this year. Btw amazing panning @ 1/15!

http://www.emcphotography.com/Sports/Racing

 

[Click]

Very nice series, enice128.

 

[enice128]

Ty Click! Was fortunate to walk around & gain access w a Ferrari pass & especially my actual seats for race day which r the shots after the flyover. I had pretty much no obstruction in front of me. I took around 1,500 shots shooting @ 10 fps but narrowed the keepers down to around what u see. I also did very minimal post editing in LR5 just cropping & raising the saturation for the colors to pop! All in all it was my very first race & a blast....now I really want the 1Dx! I have a handful of panning shots which were pretty tough coming by at me from top gear into the hairpin but i feel did pretty well....but the original OP's panning shot is INSANE!!!! Thanks again!

 

[Roo]

I agree with Click...a very nice series

 

[enice128]

Ty Roo!