Pitstop Frenzy
In motorsport pitstops during a race are a frantic affair, especially in sportscar racing where tyre and driver changes happen.
This image was taken last Sunday at Imola during the French GT race. The pitlane is overlooked by a viewing platform so spectators can get a good look at the action in the pits. Clamping the Nikon D800 to the railing - there was no room to put up the tripod - I was able to capture this scene. The exposure time of two seconds was long enough to blur the mechanics and the drivers as they performed the quick pitstop.
Handholding a DSLR for 2 seconds is almost impossible but by clamping it to the railing the camera was steady enough to capture the scene perfectly. Because of the bright, sunny conditions I had to use an Neutral Density filter to give me the correct exposure time.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY CLICKING THE NEW GOOGLE ADVERTS
It doesn't cost you anything to click on an advert but we get a small fee for every click thru from Google and this helps support this blog - thank you for helping
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALL IMAGES ARE THE PROPERTY OF MACLEAN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION
If you like what you see on this blog please visit our Facebook page and click 'like'
Comments
Post a Comment