You've got ONE SHOT - 2007

[John Thawley]

This is an open invitation to all.. in any discipline (automotive), to post your SINGLE best shot of 2007. I'm sure you have 100s to choose from and would love to wow us with all the talent oozing out of your ears (try q-tips) ... but you get ONE. Post ONE SHOT. Post two, you'll be deleted.

JT

[John Thawley]

For some reason, I keep coming back to this image... not sure I can really explain why. I like the sense of chaos... which I'm quite sure is the sensation as you drop into the belly of the corkscrew. I like the light, I like the shadows... the color all seems to work... and the C6.R coming into the frame seems to extend the same sense of chaos and increases the tension.

So... while I have others I really like... this one keeps me coming back.

http://gallery.johnthawley.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=104276&g2_serialNumber=1

[Todd Corzett]

Choosing just one isn't easy, but I'd have to say that it is this shot:

http://www.unitonestudios.com/portfolios/07_YIR/images/07_YIR_09.JPG

I just don't know why... I think I like how it's something different, yet something that is very 'me'. I really like how I was able to capture all the elements of the corner (round building, open cockpit car, painted corner, etc.) in a different perspective that I normally see this corner.

-Todd...

[Bob Chapman]

200+ mph, over the kink, one-handed (f22 @ 1/25th, 750mm)...

http://www.autosportimage.com/misc_photography/2007_le_mans/20070616_i_9923.JPG

(click to see slightly larger version)

[Matthieu Lambert]

This is one I'm proud of (actually, the only one lol)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/photoshopaddict/Photoshoots/Overdosed%20DC5/_DSC3876_original_small.jpg

[Daniel Buck]

Idonno if I could choose my own 'best" photo, but out of my action shots this year I really like this one's composition, colors and lighting:

http://404photography.net/color/46.jpg

[STEPHEN HALL]

I may yet change my mind, its really tough to choose one (and we've still got 11 days left! ;-))

Anyway, I choose this for now; my second ever car to car tracking shot. Technically a relatively simple shot: choose location, work the light to get the contrast, hang out of car and fire of a few frames at 1/40 & 1/60 using VR.

For me its got just the perfect ratio of road/car/background and the right blend of sharpness in the car vs motion in the frame. Finished off with a wonderful subject painted in the perfect Diablo colour to create a vibrant contrast against its surroundings.

http://www.trackdemon.co.uk/IMAGES/CARS/LAMBORGHINI/DIABLO/Lamborghini_Diablo_6.0VT_2007-04-01_DSC_0103-01_REPAIR.jpg

[Andreas Reinhold]

this one, because it perfectly captured the mood and emotions of this moment. this is a gathering of drag race bugs from all across the world, even from japan, that came to belgium to visit this event (European Bug In). Magic.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1070/708149186_2b52cf4f51.jpg

[Keith Schoeler]

Nice stuff guys.

Much like John, I keep coming back to this one. Not the best or prettiest, I just really like it.

http://streetkaizo.com/kaizophoto/wp-content/gallery/dd195/tfdd_10_07%20214.jpg

[Tim Adams]

Don't know if it is really the best but I like this one,
http://www.timadamsphotography.com/9937%20Flying%20Lizard%20at%20dusk.jpg

[Mike Doran]

I shoot a lot of different types of Racing from ALMS to NHRA and this is one of my favorite images of this year it is the image that I use as wallpaper on my computer. This was taken Saturday night just after sundown during the final round of the ALMS series at Laguna Seca. The original image was in color but I adjusted it to B&W in lightroom and it just worked. It was a tough call as I shot over 30 events this year so it was a tough call. Enjoy.

Mike Doran
D&W Images

[John Jovic]

Not exactly a favourite, just a recent shot I'm not bored with yet.

http://images-2.redbubble.com/img/art/size:large/view:main/473831-1-red-impala.jpg

JJ

[Trent Wallis]

Hard to choose just one, but I guess probably this one, James Hinchcliffe locks up at turn 6, Eastern Creek, in the A1 Grand Prix of Nations.

http://images-1.redbubble.com/img/art/size:xlarge/view:main/295666-3-canada-lockup.jpg

[Cedric Marcadier]

Here is mine, during the "Monte Carlo Historic Rallye" :

http://cedric.marcadier.free.fr/tmp/2007/janvier.jpg

[Greg Tivadar]

^
wow

[Jamie Holladay]

My favorite.
http://www.24zero.com/lee/shift%20knob%20800.jpg

[Bob Chapman]

That's a lovely shot, Cedric. The distant fog really conveys a sense that the car is moving into the unknown. And, essentially the only color in the photo is the red stripe on the middle of the car matched to the red outline on the road sign. Those two elements really pop. Well done.

[Mike Gazda]

i like this one because i took the shot haphazardly while waiting in line for a car show.
it turned out to be my favorite photo of the event




http://spd.blinkerfluid.org/images/mirrored_356.jpg

[David Lister]

Best..?

Hmm..

Crikey.. I guess that I shot something like 60,000 or 70,000 images last year.. maybe more.. Some weekends were better than others.. Some tanked, big style.. Pau and Porto stand out in the WTCC (street races provide a different opportunity).. Macau was cool and I got to grips with Monza again this year, especially in the LMS and the WTCC..

But Spa 24 just didn't work for me at all until about midnight on the Saturday when i finally hauled my arse into gear and got something together.. and Valencia LMS was just a downright disaster..

But I guess Le Mans was probably the "best" meeting for me.. I like the place and the shear scale of opportunity seems to inspire me more than it outfaces me.. sure, every year it becomes a little more difficult, but that can be part of the challenge..

I have therefore chosen this picture from dawn at Le Mans as my "picture of the year"..

Why..?

Light, colour and atmosphere.. sure.. but mainly because the shot was planned.. and I like it when plan comes together.. especially when the elements lend a helping hand (rising sun and low lying early morning mist over the fields).. The shot ended up looking pretty much like I hoped it would when I set out to get it..

I wonder if I will be on my own there again next year..?

Season's greetings to you all..

Dave

[David Lister]

Bob.. Is that Nishy shot from PLM..?

[David Lister]

Cedric.. Love that Classic Monte shot.. You should have plenty of the white stuff this year, also..

Dave

[Aaron Kupferman]

Very hard to decide, but I have always liked this one.

http://www.electricreality.com/photohost/Z-Car.jpg

[John Waugh]

Though I made more images than I care to count in 2007 there were several that came to minds eye when I saw this post. Picking one? Well, I too find the light at Le Mans spectacular and dawn the best. Here Liz Halliday and Jacque Villeneuve blast into the dawn through the "S" du Tertre Rouge.
John

[Bob Chapman]

Bob.. Is that Nishy shot from PLM..?

24 Heures du Mans

[Alexius M Deters]

Haven't been around much this year. Anyways, here is my best shot of 2007.

http://figz.com/~deters/FILES/bestshotof2007.jpg

[David Lister]

Where abouts was that shot taken Bob..?

[Brent Smith]

It's not much but it's something.

http://brentsmith.smugmug.com/photos/234997655-O.jpg

[Bob Chapman]

Where abouts was that shot taken Bob..?

On a very short stretch of tarmac on an 8+ mile track.

:D

...approaching the right-hand kink/hump where the Mercedes flew into the trees in 1999, soon before Indianapolis. I usually try to shoot late light there during the race and then haul @$$ on my scooter to nearly the same spot on the other side of the track to get the hump shot at sunset.

[Steve Allen]

http://www.bevelheaven.com/misc/ama2007/DSC_1718a.jpg

OK this might not be the best photo, so to speak, but somtimes it is WHAT you capture, not HOW you pull it off. I took this shot at Laguna Seca at the final round of the AMA Superbike series, where teammates Mat Mladin and Ben Spies were only 1 point from eachother, Ben being with that 1 extra point.... Ben was leading the points chase by the way. Anyways, Mat had been leading the entire race with Ben not very far off his wheel. They came up the hill and were lapping a slower rider, Matt had to go around the outside entering the corkscrew, Ben dove up under as the lapper left the apex... Mat went wide, Ben stuck it in there wiht the better line and crossed Mat's wheel in a CRAZY way........ and I got it all in my camera. I got the sequence from where I was standing, this 1 shot I think shows the most, looks the coolest etc... Well, Ben kept his head down and won the race, and also wont the championship. Good on ya mate...

So it isn;t exactly the best all around photo, but it was a pivital moment in the series and well, it doesn;t look all that bad, does it???

Thanks!

[Doug DeVetter]

I agree with the comment that others have made - it IS difficult to pick just one! I hope that JT will let this fly, but having to pick just one, it has to be this young Ferrari fan that I captured while everyone else here seems to have been at Le Mans. This is my son, Spencer, on our FABULOUS father-son trip to the USGP this year. Perhaps you'll see us at Le Mans soon....

http://devetter.net/misc/2007devetter.jpg

[Ben Crabtree]

im going to put this as my best shot for 2007
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m150/Echo63/BCOZ9100-1.jpg
certainly the hardest one to repeat.
Old holden at Barbagallo Raceway during the "Biodiesel Supertrucks" race meet,
the driver had the tail end step out as he Exited Cred corner, he corrected, and then lost it again as he hit the grass. this was taken a second or so later, as he got it back under control whilst still sliding across the grass.
this is the best shot as he slid across the grass, if you look closely you can see lumps of grass through the back window.

[Chris Clark]

Wow, this is tough... This year was the first year I had the opportunity to shoot F1, Petit LeMans, Craftsman Trucks, and stock cars on an oval. I am pretty fond of those images, but, I think my favorite shot from this year is this:

http://www.turn2imaging.com/WebImages/alms05

Taken at ALMS @ Mid-Ohio. It certainly isn't the best shot I've taken this year, but it is my favorite because it was the ONE new shot I have found at Mid-Oh this year.... at least new to me...

-Chris

[Alan Bushnell]

Here's my entry. Great stuff here, everyone.

http://www.daddiophoto.com/photos/235149180-X2.jpg

This is Colin Edwards during the USGP race at Laguna Seca. There are many favorite shots from this event, but I particularly like the red/white/blue balance here.

Happy Holidays and all the best for 2008.

Alan

[Paul Cherry]

Here is one I like from a series of shots in a heavy shower/hail at Oulton Park, UK in May. Sums up a wet start to the season!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/PaulCherry/dsc_3833W.jpg



Merry Christmas & a happy New Year to all

[Andrew Wheeler]

I agree with the comment that others have made - it IS difficult to pick just one! I hope that JT will let this fly, but having to pick just one, it has to be this young Ferrari fan that I captured while everyone else here seems to have been at Le Mans. This is my son, Spencer, on our FABULOUS father-son trip to the USGP this year. Perhaps you'll see us at Le Mans soon....

http://devetter.net/misc/2007devetter.jpg


Nice Doug.....

Cedric that shot is beautiful...

David, oh the memories of being at Le Mans as a spectator and the tule fog (and when not at Le Mans a a spectator...and riding a motorcycle IN tule fog...oh the torture..) Lovely atmospheric shot....

Andrew :)

[Tim White]

Nate Kern (BMW R1200S) rounds Oak Tree Bend at VIR, April 2007.

http://tswphoto.smugmug.com/photos/236233169-O.jpg


I like the morning light. I like that it showcases VIR's full course and Oak Tree Bend specifically, which aren't often used for motorcycles and provide the kind of scenery I associate with racing and racing photos from an era prior to the current. I like that the subject is a BMW, a machine not usually associated with racing, except "back in the day." And I like it because it attracted a modest but meaningful amount of attention, the kind of attention that continues to pay dividends today.

Roll on '08!

Cedric: If this were a contest, you'd get my vote. Great shot!

[Rubin Roche]

Nate Kern (BMW R1200S) rounds Oak Tree Bend at VIR, April 2007.
I like the morning light. I like that it showcases VIR's full course and Oak Tree Bend specifically, which aren't often used for motorcycles and provide the kind of scenery I associate with racing and racing photos from an era prior to the current. I like that the subject is a BMW, a machine not usually associated with racing, except "back in the day." And I like it because it attracted a modest but meaningful amount of attention, the kind of attention that continues to pay dividends today.

Roll on '08!

Cedric: If this were a contest, you'd get my vote. Great shot!
beautiful! the softness of the trees in the background is nice too and adds to the overall feel of the pic.

[Mike Doran]

Happy Holidays David;
That shot rocks. That would be a print I would frame and hang in my office.

Mike Doran
D&W Images
www.dandwimages.com

[Derric Slocum]

well, its not my best shot of the year but i like the jegs vs summit shot i took in englishtown. could have got some better shots if i didnt have to shoot from the stands, oh well.

http://dslocum.smugmug.com/photos/166683667-L.jpg

[Owain Shaw]

The decision is made a lot easier when you only bothered to shoot one event, and of the film only had the motivation to print one negative.

http://frome.digitalbrain.com/frome/accounts/pupils/owains/web/UKP/Memories.jpg
HSCC @ Snetterton - A marshal shows the driver of an F5000 Chevron his scrapbook.

Maybe next year ...

[Vladimir Bace]

huh, tough choice... great shots everyone... have to go for a rig shot... although I'd really like to post more.. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/turbolimac/portfolio/slide1.jpg

[Andrew Wheeler]

http://automotophoto.com/misc/LP3B4936_usgp07_wheeler_sto.jpg

I have many..but as I think of myself as a fan if I hadn't taken this shot I'd love a print of it.

It's just about colour IMO.

[Kevin DiOssi]

I had a chance to shoot a lot of amazing cars this year. I went from just doing this as a hobby to finally getting paid to do it, so this was a big year for me. Strangly enough, my favorite image was from my trip to Road Atlanta. I went there for vacation, but I still had the camera slung around my neck at all times. This is the shot that I look at all the time and I never get sick of. I like that it capture the Ferrari's speed as well as the details on the car making it almost look fake.

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/RXCamaroSS/IMG_6778.jpg

[Terry Watson]

Tough to pick one, but I'll go with this one just because...

http://www.watsonfx.com/bikes07/4746.jpg

[Curtis Creager]

Well here is the one that I keep going back too. The clouds broke for just a moment for this beautiful Porsche to pass through.

[Gerrit Vanderlinden]

Oooh I love this thread, nice pictures from everyone. Really inspiring :)

Here's one from the Spa six hours this year, a cat looking eagerly to go on track..

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2202/1516843331_86810fd517.jpg

greetings,

[Christopher Pasatieri]

Here is my favorite:

http://www.cmpdesignz.com/loudon_001.jpg

[David Hill]

Here's one from the Knoxville Nationals this year.. We don't have a chance to race many day shows so this was a fun time to play.. Enjoy!!!
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c94/3rdturn/081107KnoxDay0130edited.jpg

[Kevin Camp]

This shot taken at Tulsa Motocross Raceway this summer. Didn't plan on this shot, but saw the possibility from across the track. One of my favs from this season.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2162/2159687587_b362be60f2_o.jpg

[Bob Chapman]

Stunning, Kevin.

[Cedric Marcadier]

Cedric.. Love that Classic Monte shot.. You should have plenty of the white stuff this year, also..

Dave

Thank you all :)

Unfortunetaly, I won't go to Monte Carlo this year :( Maybe in 2009...

[Ken Divjak]

Car-wise, I'd like to have been conceived a couple of decades earlier,
so I'm always pleased with a shot that doesn't shout its date of birth, like Cedric's Monte photo.

Here's my try on a presidential Citroën C6:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2204/2167226448_ab84314417_o.jpg

Have a nice 2008!

[Steve Alvine]

Petite At Road Atlanta

[Erik Anderson]

After another review of 2007, I still this that this is my best shot:

http://www.automotivephoto.net/storage/DSC_6207-curves11.jpg

[STEPHEN HALL]

I've actually changed my mind and decided to go for this one instead. The product of some late night driving around London doing recce for the shot, and having a clear concept in mind of what I wanted to do. Came out exactly how I'd envisaged it.... I love it when a plan comes together!

http://www.trackdemon.co.uk/IMAGES/CARS/LAMBORGHINI/GALLARDO/SUPERLEGGERA/Lamborghini_Gallardo_Superlegerra_2007-08-04_DSC0063-01.jpg

[Christoph Börries]

my car favourite of 2007:
http://www.boerrie.net/relaunch/gallery/usa/16.jpg

[Chris Brasher]

http://www.uploadhouse.com/fileuploads/172/172557d5c192649f928842e5d1842be5d77e9e.jpg

[Kevin DiOssi]

Steve, that Maserati is a great shot. I love it!

[Steve Alvine]

I sent it straight to White House Custom Colour and now it's on my wall.
Funny story that JT will like. On the way to the airport after Petite I was telling John That I thought I took the best photo I had probably ever taken at that race. Then we got home and started posting out shots. Of course one of the first ones JT puts up is quite similar. He always seems one step ahead.:rolleyes:

Happy New Year, Steve

[Kevin DiOssi]

That picture of the Krohn Racing Ferrari was the best shot I ever took of racing. I was so pleased it was a Ferrari too. It's a shame it wasn't the Red Risi car, though.

I need to put this on the wall in my house. I just feel weird posting my own images in my house.

Happy new year to you too. Are you going to Rolex 24hr Grand Am?

[Bill Jurasz]

Didn't shoot much this year but I was very happy with this shot I took of my Honda S2000.
http://mercphoto.smugmug.com/photos/151850649-M-2.jpg

[Scott Paddy]

Taken on a Dyno, I quite liked the depth & colours! Hope you do too!
http://www.autoshotz.com.au/Portals/6/Web/IMG_9967.jpg

[Andre Thompson]

you guys are amazing.....here's my 'best' imho...

it was a weak year for cars...i did a LOT of people photos and had a baby :)

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z312/ATPhotodesign/Cars/0001gti.jpg

[Mark Delbrueck]

Congrats on the baby! I like this shot as well!

[Andre Thompson]

thanks!

[David Adolphus]

1910 Sears, which the owner & myself had just assembled for a story.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2127/2123280352_d0def0ec2a_b.jpg

Exactly as it came out of the camera. Used a fencepost to steady, he was having friction plate problems and topped out at around 7 mph, so I was darned happy to get a good pan.

[Aaron Kupferman]

David, where are the horses? :)

[John Thawley]

1910 Sears, which the owner & myself had just assembled for a story.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2127/2123280352_d0def0ec2a_b.jpg

Exactly as it came out of the camera. Used a fencepost to steady, he was having friction plate problems and topped out at around 7 mph, so I was darned happy to get a good pan.

Wow.. only 100 years. Wonder what the next 100 will look like? Freaky.

[David Adolphus]

David, where are the horses? :)
All seven of them?

[John Hegg]

My humble contribution. One my first ones after picking up my camera, after long absence from taking pictures. I like the red on red.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2304/2204908280_b41221b326_o.jpg

[Chris Bunjamin]

On the way to Shannonville Raceway during Lamborghini Toronto's Trackday.

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9437/lambo5qz7.jpg

[Johannes Kühn]

This is my best shot 2007.

http://jkimages.net/Fotos2/R8.jpg

[John Jackson]

Here is my favorite from 2007 even though I had a good year this one keeps coming back

http://www.notstockphotography.com/oldschool/images/dreaming%20of%20the%2060%27s.jpg

[Ryan Merrill]

This is my favorite from 2007

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2382/2092274904_7c43846e0c_o.jpg

[Daniel Buck]

That car looks familiar Ryan, is that Pete's turbo car?

[Ryan Merrill]

That car looks familiar Ryan, is that Pete's turbo car?


Yes it is, how do you know Pete?

[Daniel Buck]

Pete used to be out here in California, met him through a car club. He didn't have that car at the time, but I've seen him post photos and info about it :-) I don't know him much more than an acquaintance, but I really like what he's done with the turbo mustang :-)

[Steve Allen]

hey Ryan, did you set up all the magenta lighting under the overpass structure or is that the norm there?

[Ryan Merrill]

Pete used to be out here in California, met him through a car club. He didn't have that car at the time, but I've seen him post photos and info about it :-) I don't know him much more than an acquaintance, but I really like what he's done with the turbo mustang :-)

Very cool, his car is going to be featured in the first issue of Mustang Generations magazine.

hey Ryan, did you set up all the magenta lighting under the overpass structure or is that the norm there?

No I didn't, and oddly enough, I've been asked that question quite a few times. The bridges in Miami all have colored lights underneath them. I don't think pocket wizards would even reach that far...

[David Ribeiro]

hi..here is my choice for best photo in 2007
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/2668/s3janteuu3.jpg
hope you like it

[William LeMarche]

Here is mine... Pale in comparison to some of the others. :(
http://www.lemarchestudios.com/gallery/Automotive/blue_750_racer_1.jpg

[Nathan Leach-Proffer]

it has been a while. anyway i think this is my best from 2007 or at least the one i dont think i could get sick of looking at.

http://speed-photos.smugmug.com/photos/186135489_NtxKU-L.jpg

[Chris Kelly]

Don't know if it's my best, but I just looked at this one again and thought it had some nice elements to it.

Petit Spyder:

[Morgan J Segal]

The one I like best changes frequently and is usually the most recent one that I am working on, so picking just one is rather difficult.

This one may not be my best shot but I guess I like it because of the quality of the light, the sky and the fact that the rest of the shoot was not going very well (things that were out of my control), so I was pleased to be able to pull this one off in the end

http://www.mjswebgallery.com/carz/images/Ken_Block_183_v2.jpg

[Jake Miller]

man this is going to be tuff but i think this is my Fav, not sure about the best.
and this is a little reveal also, not sure if i should be posting it.

http://thectrlz.com/images/shoots/ross/best.jpg

[William Jones]

This one is not the sharpest, or the best lit. I think it is interesting though and it seams to be my favorite, at least for now, from last year.

Sebring 2007 1/8 F2.8 ISO400 70mm

http://www.itns.net/IMG_3165-1.jpg

[William LeMarche]

The one I like best changes frequently and is usually the most recent one that I am working on, so picking just one is rather difficult.

This one may not be my best shot but I guess I like it because of the quality of the light, the sky and the fact that the rest of the shoot was not going very well (things that were out of my control), so I was pleased to be able to pull this one off in the end


Wow I know how hard those kind of shots are. I love the sky and the little smoke off the rear tire. Good going!:D

[Justin Cannon]

Not exactly a favourite, just a recent shot I'm not bored with yet.

http://images-2.redbubble.com/img/art/size:large/view:main/473831-1-red-impala.jpg

JJ
this is my m8s ride think from memory it was freestyle magazine he pics came from

[James Evins]

I'm really having a problem determining my one best photo... but I really like this one.. maybe because its more recent than the others?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/2762516724_07d37a1e24_b.jpg

[Tim Botzkowski]

one of my favourites...

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/8641/mf51ce1.jpg

[John Thawley]

one of my favourites...

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/8641/mf51ce1.jpg

Very nice.

[Alex Beatty]

My Fav so far

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n231/beattysti/finishedcobrawall.jpg

[Marin Tomas]

Here's my entry. Great stuff here, everyone.

http://www.daddiophoto.com/photos/235149180-X2.jpg

This is Colin Edwards during the USGP race at Laguna Seca. There are many favorite shots from this event, but I particularly like the red/white/blue balance here.

Happy Holidays and all the best for 2008.

Alan

this one is fabulous, imho. great work

[Michael Salac]

hi! newbie here
here's my fav

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2395/2122059150_1ca69374bf.jpg


hope to learn a lot from u guys on this site :D