Shooting The Light Fantastic: FIA GT1 World at Night in Beijing

On our recent trip to China, the FIA GT1 World Championship held a demonstration at the Olympic Park in Beijing.  We had held Rounds 8 and 9 of the World Championship on standard race circuits in Ordos (Inner Mongolia) and Golden Port (Beijing) but this was an opportunity to take the cars into one of the most visited areas of the Chinese capital city and let the locals see the cars in the 'flesh'. 


The cars from Aston Martin, Corvette, Ford, Lamborghini and Nissan wowed the thousands Chinese visitors who came to view the event and clearly demonstrated that a street circuit race could be held here sometime in the future.

Exim Bank Team China Corvette Z06

While the day light runs were colourful, the event took on a different light when the sun set and the floodlights came on.  The light from the Bird's Nest Stadium and The Water Cube also added an ambience to the event. 

On the Grid - Young Driver Aston Martin DB9 and Exim Bank Team China Corvette

Personally I love taking pictures in these conditions, setting the Nikon Speedlight to rear curtain sync and the camera to a slow shutter speed.  The cars speeding past are caught in a stream of light trails and then frozen as the flash fires.  This is an easy and very effective technique to use in these conditions.


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All-Inkl.com Munnich Motorsport Lamborghini Murcielago

On the Grid - The Chinese Flag leads the way in Beijing

The Water Cube

Lamborghini Murcielagos in the Paddock

JRM Nissan GTR

Belgian Racing Ford GT

JRM Nissan GTR

The Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium


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