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Fujifilm X-T4 + XF200mm f2 - 1/40s @ f2 ISO250 The 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans takes place in less than three weeks (19/20 September) and one of the best parts of photographing a 24 hours race is the chance to shoot the track action in the dark.  Because the world's great motor sport event was postponed from its usual mid June date due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the September date, with its earlier sunset and later sunrise times, will provide more opportunities to shoot in the dark   However, shooting under the cover of darkness also presents a few challenges with regards to exposure and focusing but the results are worth the extra effort required.  Last weekend I was at the Circuit Paul Ricard with the European Le Mans Series for the Le Castellet 240, the only ELMS night event on the calendar and a good opportunity to practice my very rusty skills as the last night race I shot was the FIA World Endurance Championship 8 Hours of Bahrain last December. Fujifilm X-T...

Tonight (Tuesday 28 July) at 6pm UK time I will be spending an hour with fellow X Photographer Paul Choy for the final part of a series of interviews with some of the UK X Photographers, talking about the photographs we take and a deep dive into what makes some them special to the photographer who takes them. Once I have done the interview I will post the images that will be featured on tonights programme (see images below). The programme can be viewed on the Fujifilm South Africa Facebook page in full  HERE One last thing, Paul is working on a project called Walk Mauritius, which he is working on while the island is in lockdown.  Go and check the website out via the link here -  https://www.walkmauritius.com - there is some great images to view. Eau Rouge - Fujifilm X-T1 + XF10-24mm f4 - 1/350s @ f14 ISO 200 Sebring - Fujifilm X-T3 + XF10-24mm f4 - 1/20s @ f22 ISO 80 Le Mans Podium - Fujifilm X-T2 + XF50-140mm f2.8 - 1/1000s @ f2.8 IS...

UPDATE SATURDAY 3 MARCH:  Due to the winter weather the event organisers have called off next weekend's rally.   CLICK HERE to see the official press release MacLean Photographic will be running a workshop on the Border Counties Rally on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 March in the Scottish Borders. Based in the town of Jedburgh each day will consist of photographing the start, a special stage out in the forests and a service area.  Professional motorsport photographer Jeff Carter will be your host on each day and will teach you how to get  some stunning images from the cars competing in the British and Scottish Rally Championships from the spectator areas. There will be a maximum of three people on each day so you will be guaranteed to have Jeff's attention to help you improve your photography. The workshop is run on each day with a maximum of three people each day.  The cost is £150 per person per day. While Jeff Carter is a Fujifilm X Photogra...

On Saturday I went along to the Central Scotland Autograss Club event at Avonbridge to shoot the next feature in the series of Shooting Sport as a Spectator for Fujifilm UK and also shoot a series of images for an upcoming feature in a national newspaper. Because I was fulfilling two roles I signed on as media to shoot the newspaper images but shot all of the pictures and video I needed for the Fujifilm feature from the spectator areas.   However I did shoot a number of images from the inside of the track thanks to the media access granted by the club. Here are some action images taken from the inside of the oval track. All of the images were shot on a Fujifilm X-T2 with the exception of the main image at the top of the page, which was shot on an X-Pro2 and XF16-55mm f2.8 lens.  The two X-T2 bodies were fitted with an XF50-140mm f2.8 and a XF100-400mm f4.5/5.6 zoom lens. For more information on the Central Scotland Autograss Club CLICK HERE ...