Canadian Grand-Prix

[Dany Flageole]

1. Button Earthdream's and her beautiful curbs
http://www.danyflageole.com/photos/d/107644-1/2008-06-07_200.JPG

2. Hamilton who blocked only one wheel, you gotta do it!
http://www.danyflageole.com/photos/d/107646-1/2008-06-07_252.JPG

3. Bourdais in the Pink Bull followed by Coulthard in the Red Bull
http://www.danyflageole.com/photos/d/107648-1/2008-06-07_303.JPG

4. Piquet up close and personnal
http://www.danyflageole.com/photos/d/107650-1/2008-06-07_446.JPG

More photos/videos here:
http://www.flagworld.com/photos/v/2008/2008-06-08/

[Dany Flageole]

More than 30 views, no comments? They're bad or what?

Here's a few more then...
Coulthard's Red Bull, 3rd on the podium (notice the left front tyre is quite used)
http://www.flagworld.com/photos/d/280979-1/2008-06-08_828.JPG

Kovalainen finished in the top 10
http://www.flagworld.com/photos/d/281107-1/2008-06-08_839.JPG

A towing guy happy for Kubica
http://www.flagworld.com/photos/d/281111-1/2008-06-08_852.JPG


Part of the press room (the one for journalists, no photographers there)
http://www.flagworld.com/photos/d/281174-1/2008-06-08_912.JPG

[John Thawley]

to be honest, nothing really jumped out at me. Compositions aren't very "focused" ... too tight on most and very busy backgrounds on others. Like I said... nothing really jumped out.

JT

[John Thawley]

PS: What's up with the watermark? Little over-the-top, don't you think? ;)

[Dany Flageole]

to be honest, nothing really jumped out at me. Compositions aren't very "focused" ... too tight on most and very busy backgrounds on others. Like I said... nothing really jumped out.

JT

:(

Comments are comments, and I'd rather have this than nothing, it's great motivation for doing better next time. :)

Your honesty his well appreciated John, thx for taking the time to put in words your real thoughts!

[Dany Flageole]

PS: What's up with the watermark? Little over-the-top, don't you think? ;)
Humm, maybe for forums yes but I do not take the time to do an extra copy of the the original for forums.

Beside, I love my logo and my "transparent" Flagworld.com

To me, that's over the top: http://www.motorsport.com/photos/popup.asp?I=f1/2008/can/f1-2008-can-xp-1180.jpg

[Dustin Finn]

I personally like the tight shots of the drivers, a wheel and some hands... but I think a lot of these are missing the blur and pan of tires and backgrounds...

I am obviously no expert - but I look at a lot of photos - and these don't really do the motion and speed justice...

I hope everytime I get out there to shoot I do that - sometimes I fail - sometimes I succeed - these images are nice - but I'd prefer to be moved by the spririt thats there...

[Dustin Finn]

I forgot to mention, the other good thing a pan can do is blur the heck out of those chainlink backgrounds...

This helps remove the distraction they are ..

[Will Schneekloth]

There's not a whole lot that says "Circuit Gilles Villeneuve" to me in these, like JT said they're very tight, and I guess I'd like something that creates more of a setting and tells more of a story with the photo series, just my humble .02.

Also, the photo at the start of the post of the Honda is Barrichello, not Button.

[Dany Flageole]

Oups your right, yellow camera, 17
Thank you for your comments people

A bit of explanation, I was not anaccredtited photographer but a track worker, I did the black flag and meatball at the hairpin. all the shots are from the hairpin (indide / outside of the track).

A friend took these:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a212/Marvelcpq/02_0804_0063.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a212/Marvelcpq/02_0804_0145.jpg

I only had one body/lens, only had a few spots I could manage to take pictures from and not a whole lot of time.

Still I think I managed a few good shots

[Chris Clark]

Well, for not having any access, and shooting while working, I think you did a pretty good job.

I agree with JT and others though, alot of these are really tight.

Out of all of them I like the shot of DC the best because you do have some wheel blur, and the whole car is in frame. I also like the shot of the towing guy with Kubica on his lap. I imagine alot of people felt the same way as that towing guy! Nice to see someone from outside the top 3 win a race.