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The third day at Le Mans was wet and very wet, but this didn't deter the fans coming along to grab some photographs and autographs with their favourite drivers. This was the first day at the track following the two days of admin and technical checks in the centre of Le Mans.  Today was driver and team manager meetings and also some organisational stuff to do but I decided to get out in the rain and grab some driver shots for the website. I also decided to grab a few 'arty' shots of the cars and pitlane signage dripping in the soggy weather.  Here are a few of these shots.  It was VERY wet but that didn't deter the fans ALL IMAGES ARE THE PROPERTY OF MACLEAN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION. MORE IMAGES CAN BE VIEWED ON   FLICKR  AND ON OUR  WEBSITE  

Today was the second day of the technical and administration checks in the Place de la Republique in Le Mans.  Being a Monday the public turnout was a little down on yesterday but there were still thousands of visitors to see the cars and drivers ahead of this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans.   It was also an opportunity for the media to grab a few pre event interviews with the drivers as they waited to complete the checks. Nicolas Prost Martin Brundle with son Alex Jordan Tresson Tomorrow everything moves to the circuit, with driver and team manager meetings.  Practice begins on Wednesday, with qualifying on Thursday.  Friday is a rest day but the drivers return to the centre of Le Mans for the traditional drivers parade.  The race starts on Saturday afternoon and concludes on Sunday. ALL IMAGES ARE THE PROPERTY OF MACLEAN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION. MORE IMAGES CAN BE VIEWED ON ...

On the road to the Isle of Skye is one of the most beautiful castles in the world and the second most photographed castle in Scotland (after Edinburgh Castle).   Eilean Donan is situated at the the strategic junction of three lochs, situated on a small island on Loch Duich. We stopped on our way to Skye to take some photographs and the first shot was taken using a Lee 'Big Stoppa' filter to give a long exposure to blur the sky and the water on the loch.    ALL IMAGES ARE THE PROPERTY OF MACLEAN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION. MORE IMAGES CAN BE VIEWED ON   FLICKR  AND ON OUR  WEBSITE  

Today is the first day of the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world's greatest endurance race.  The centre of Le Mans becomes a showground as the public get close to the teams and drivers as they complete their pre race checks in the Place de la Republique. The Gulf Racing Middle East face the press and the public Nr 1 Audi crew, Marcel Fassler, Andre Lotterer and Benoit Treluyer, pose for pictures ALL IMAGES ARE THE PROPERTY OF MACLEAN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION. MORE IMAGES CAN BE VIEWED ON   FLICKR  AND ON OUR  WEBSITE  

Sunset at Elgol The Isle of Skye is one of the most visited parts of Scotland and for good reason.  The island is large and the landscape is stunning.  Every year Skye attracts mountaineers, extreme sports and wildlife enthusiasts, walkers and, of course, photographers.  Elgol on the south side of the island was one place we hadn't visited before and is located on a long and windy single track road from Broadford and Torrin.  A fishing boat arrives in Elgol The little community surrounds the small harbour, which is used by fishermen and pleasure trip operators and the car park can get very busy during the day.  However this changes in the evening as the tourists head back to their hotels, guest house and camp sites and the harbour becomes a lot more peaceful. We were in Elgol for a wedding but we took the opportunity to take images of the scenery and take a trip out on the ' Bella Jane ', one of the boats taking the regular trip across t...

We've just returned from the Isle of Skye where we attended wedding in Elgol on the south side of the island.  A lack of mobile phone coverage meant we couldn't post any updates on the MacLean Communications blog so apologies for this. When we were travelling back over the Skye Bridge we spotted a familiar sight coming towards us up the channel.  The Waverley is the world's last remaining seagoing paddle steamer and we were lucky enough to catch it on its way up the channel between Skye and the mainland at Kyle of Lochalsh.  Quickly pulling over and jumping out the car I managed to rattle off several shots of this iconic ship before continuing on our journey back to England. For more information on the PS Waverley visit -  http://www.waverleyexcursions.co.uk/ ALL IMAGES ARE THE PROPERTY OF MACLEAN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION. MORE IMAGES CAN BE VIEWED ON   FLICKR  AND ON OUR WEBSITE ...

The countdown is underway for the 80th running of the world's great race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which is taking place on the 16/17 June.  Today is the official test ahead of the race in two weeks time and 26 of the 56 cars were gathered on the grid for the official photograph with yours truly involved in the organisation of the cars on the grid. The weather was just perfect, with the temperature gauge hitting 29 degrees - phew!  The cars on the grid - image taken on an iPhone 4S Photographers gather to get their shots - image taken on an iPhone 4S ALL IMAGES ARE THE PROPERTY OF MACLEAN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION. MORE IMAGES CAN BE VIEWED ON   FLICKR