2017 Sporting Challenges: At The Races
No8 Sophie Olivia jumps the last but one fence from home Fujifilm X-T2 + XF100-400mm f4.5/5.6 - 1/500 @ f5.6 ISO2000 (zoom 211mm) New Year Resolutions, we all have made them - get fit, lose weight, no alcohol for a month - but, like many others, I usually fall off that particular wagon quite quickly, usually in the first month. Well I decided in 2017 to set myself a challenge that I wouldn't fail at so easily. My challenge is to shoot sports that I haven't done before but also to shoot as a spectator and not on a media pass. This is hard for me as for the past 25 years I have shot various sports, but mainly motor sport, from the privileged access afforded me by media accreditation. I wanted to find out the difficulties faced by amateur / enthusiast photographers who attend these sporting events. There are times when a media pass is necessary and that is usually at the big events. I've shot international rugby and there is no way yo...