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The final corner leading onto the start finish straight at the SIC The Shanghai International Circuit (SIC), which was opened in 2004, is a striking example of architectural sports venue design.   The massive main pitlane grandstand. which incorporates the two overhanging 'teardrops', is one of the most impressive sports stadiums in the world and, situated on the top floor over the top of the track, includes the best view from a media centre I have ever seen.   The 'lily pad' grandstand, as seen from the service road The other impressive architectural feature of the SIC is the 'lily pad' tops to the grandstands that lines the hairpin corner on the back straight. During my second day in Shanghai I went for a walk down to the hairpin to get some shots of the banners and also take the opportunity to grab some shots of the track while it was quiet.  Also with the forecast for rain later in the week it was also a good opportunity to take some sunny...

Yesterday I arrived in China for the next round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at the impressive Shanghai International Circuit.  This will be my fourth visit to China for a racing event and the fifth race I have run the FIA Media Office.  The first was in 2011 when we raced at Ordos in Inner Mongolia and then in Beijing with the FIA GT1 World Championship and then for the past three years we have visited Shanghai with the FIA WEC. On arrival in Shanghai yesterday morning, after a long 11 hour flight from Paris, I grabbed a quick shower and changed into my WEC uniform at the hotel before heading to the track.    Monday is the day the teams unload the containers of all their equipment they will need this weekend.  This is a big job as hundreds of tonnes of equipment are unloaded and unpacked.  I wanted to get a sense of this frantic activity in the paddock and so I set up the X-T1 to record a short timelapse video of the unloading proc...

This shot was taken on the start finish straight at the Shanghai International Circuit on the Fuji X-Pro1 and the Fujinon 14mm f2.8.   The low perspective has given a huge depth of field, showing the texture in the track in the foreground, drawing the viewer’s eye into the image.   The second shot was also taken on the X-Pro1 and 14mm wide angle lens but was taken closer to the main grandstand building and uses the kerbs as the lead in line to the image. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY CLICKING THE 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...

We are here at the Shanghai International Circuit in China for Round 7 of the FIA World Endurance Championship and yesterday, in my role of the FIA Media Delegate for the championship, I spent some time checking the photographer’s access around the track. This gave me an opportunity to have a closer look at the striking Shitake mushroom shaped roof on the grandstands lining the final two corners of the track. I was drawn by the shapes of the roof, which are an overlapping set of elliptical structures that look like canvas or a similar material.     Using the 14mm f2.8 and 60mm f2.4 lenses on the X-Pro1 I was able to shoot a set of images to highlight the shapes and texture. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY CLICKING THE GOOGLE ADVERTS It doesn't cost you anything to click on an advert but we get a small fee for every click th...