Night Qualifying at Le Mans
Le Mans this year is extremely busy and the opportunities for taking images are few and far between. However I went up to the top of the main grandstand on Wednesday evening during the first qualifying session and set the D800 to a very slow shutter speed to get some interesting effects as the cars travelled along the main start-finish straight. The first shot was taken at 1/10th of a second and shows the nr71 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia The second shot is more extreme and was taken at a 1 second exposure, handheld and panned across the frame. The car is the Toyota TS030 hybrid and is recognisable (just) amongst the light trails of the lights on the main grandstands on both sides of the track. The newly unveiled Michelin Tower will be used for the first time in 2013 and will make following the race a lot easier for the 250,000 fans that will be at the race tomorrow. For more information on qualifying for the FIA WEC at Le Mans CLICK HERE -------...