| Just my two-penneth for you folks........
Whilst I agree there's a helluva lot of snappers out there who simply rely on their kit to get a clear shot it still requires a brain to get an interesting or action packed shot. I've found over the years that that's what separates the men from the boys. It's still the case at BSB level....sadly.
In my view, to do it right takes a great deal of homework to identify the opportunities at each circuit. You do have to know the circuit and know how bikes go around them (or sometimes don't!!!). With that knowledge, you can then head for those places and then use your camera knowledge/skills (which as a minimum, hopefully you've got) and get the shots.
With all the hassle I have to go through to get a media pass and then retain it, it does gall me sometimes what I see around the circuits on the National tour especially when that shot gets in the mag/media rather than my hard-thought out one. Cest La Vie I guess.
In this case and in defence and fairness to PLJ though, Snetterton is a cr@p photography circuit really. I think the only way I got a good haul of shots there from BSB was that the riders were going out of their skins and they're travelling at a greater rate of knots than the club racers. That counts for a lot when it comes to actions shots and lean angles.
That said, with some imagination and good fortune with light, you can get half decent shots of anyone, anywhere...
Gc  |