Rally GB 2009 - WRC

[Mark Baxter-Jones]

Hi Guys,

Well it's been another wonderful Rally GB with some great driving and character-building weather (otherwise known as horizontal rain and gale force winds). While I was rooting for Mikko Hirvonen for the championship you can't help but be impressed by Sebastien Loeb's driving.

Anyway, here's a few photo's from a few different stages. C&C would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers,
Mark

1. Sweet Lamb
http://mbaxterjones.smugmug.com/Racing/Rally-GB-2009-Sweet-Lamb/DSC9099/690568053_XpHS8-L.jpg

2. Sweet Lamb
http://mbaxterjones.smugmug.com/Racing/Rally-GB-2009-Sweet-Lamb/DSC9160/690571306_uwK3n-L.jpg

3. Sweet Lamb
http://mbaxterjones.smugmug.com/Racing/Rally-GB-2009-Sweet-Lamb/DSC9442/690578168_2e5JJ-L.jpg

4. Halfway
http://mbaxterjones.smugmug.com/Racing/Rally-GB-2009-Halfway/DSC9615/691118529_gj663-L.jpg

5. Halfway
http://mbaxterjones.smugmug.com/Racing/Rally-GB-2009-Halfway/DSC9669/691120900_8dq5t-L.jpg

6. Port Talbot
http://mbaxterjones.smugmug.com/Racing/Rally-GB-2009-Port-Talbot/DSC9788/691907823_G689f-L.jpg

7. Port Talbot
http://mbaxterjones.smugmug.com/Racing/Rally-GB-2009-Port-Talbot/DSC9822/691912438_ofEkZ-L.jpg

8. Port Talbot
http://mbaxterjones.smugmug.com/Racing/Rally-GB-2009-Port-Talbot/DSC9891/691914791_GqT6k-L.jpg

[Eric McClellan]

#9 is a good moment.

Just a heads up, but the rules only allow 8 Images ;)

[Mark Baxter-Jones]

Thanks.

I tried posting 12 and it said I was allowed 10. If I'm in the wrong I'll take a couple down.

Cheers,
Mark

[Eric McClellan]

Thanks.

I tried posting 12 and it said I was allowed 10. If I'm in the wrong I'll take a couple down.

Cheers,
Mark


Well, sorry... but you are

http://community.automotivephoto.net/forums/announcement.php?f=18&a=7


In an effort to reduce load times we have established a limit to the number of images you can embed or attach to a post/thread. That number is 8. DO NOT start a second thread to add more. If you need to display more images please consider our Gallery Upgrade feature. It's a great way to show your work and a nice way to support the site. Thanks, JT

[Mark Baxter-Jones]

Sorted.

[Jeff Kapic]

Nice looking set Mark. What's the meaning of sweet lamb and port talbot?

Jeff

[Mark Baxter-Jones]

Thanks Jeff.

Those are the names of the stages they were running on. Sweet Lamb is in mid-Wales, Halfway near the Brecon Beacons and Port Talbot is on the south coast of Wales.

[Blake Blakely]

All good stuff..but there's something about #8 that made my pupils dilate a little more:-)

[Felix Page]

The Rally isn't the best representation of Port Talbot really, haha!

I like 2,3 & 6. Portrait panning is quite hard, so I'll give you that one!

[Rob Stewart]

Nice set Mark, I like 3.

I recognise that banking in 6, it's quite an impressive spot to stand isn't it? :) Looking at where you were we must have seen each other a few times over the weekend without realising.

I'm still getting the mud out of my kit!

[Mark Baxter-Jones]

Thanks guys. I'm still drying off from Saturday! It's amazing what we'll do to watch cars, I got absolutely drenched up on Halfway!

I had a plastic cover/bag for my kit but it still got wet, I'll have to invest in a proper rain cover.

Thanks for the comments.

[Mark Baxter-Jones]

Can anyone give some advice on how to improve these?

Cheers,
Mark

[Jeff Kapic]

Can anyone give some advice on how to improve these?

Cheers,
Mark

The first thing I can see that I would do a little different is the composition on some of them.
#2: The car is too centered. I would have shot it with the car at the upper left or lower right.
#3: Tilt the camera up to get more sky. Put the bottom of the frame just below the road.
#4: Too centered again. Not sure about the tilt either.
#5: Too much bush! hehe. I would have put the car in the upper right corner. This would allow the road to come into the frame and curve back out.
#6: Remove some of the tilt and put the car in the lower left and the spectators in the upper right.
#8: I would have composed opposite of this...car and spectators at the bottom.

Jeff

[Mark Baxter-Jones]

Thanks Jeff, I'll keep these thoughts in mind next time out.

Cheers,
Mark