menos
Veteran
I had a wonderful weekend at this year's 24 race.
At the last minute, I decided, to skip the D3 + 300 VR and assorted gear and took instead two Leica bodies and lenses as long as 135mm.
One comment: I loved it ;-)
"Ford GT 40"
"just before Dunlop bridge"
"blue flag for the Saleen" winner in class (!) this year with this "old car" (10 years is an old timer in Le Mans terms, as has been seen with the then remarkable Chrysler Viper and its demise)
"having survived the night"
"the night" - and before you ask - no, I don't use tripods they are boring ;-)
"more night"
"Porsche no 88" - I am a huuge Porsche fan and eagerly awaiting, the manufacturer reentering Le Mans with a prototype racer.
"busy pit lane at night"
"Lamborghini still running" - I really loved, to see the Lambo still spitting huuge flames at the Dunlop chicane on sunday. Wish them better luck next year
"train back in Germany" - I went back by train in Germany. Took my first shots with a new lens, I finally found in Paris.
Only two tips: it's a 35mm and it is fast ;-)
I am still on the road in Europe and will upload more on my site.
A first preview can be found already - thanks for looking ;-)
At the last minute, I decided, to skip the D3 + 300 VR and assorted gear and took instead two Leica bodies and lenses as long as 135mm.
One comment: I loved it ;-)
"Ford GT 40"
"just before Dunlop bridge"
"blue flag for the Saleen" winner in class (!) this year with this "old car" (10 years is an old timer in Le Mans terms, as has been seen with the then remarkable Chrysler Viper and its demise)
"having survived the night"
"the night" - and before you ask - no, I don't use tripods they are boring ;-)
"more night"
"Porsche no 88" - I am a huuge Porsche fan and eagerly awaiting, the manufacturer reentering Le Mans with a prototype racer.
"busy pit lane at night"
"Lamborghini still running" - I really loved, to see the Lambo still spitting huuge flames at the Dunlop chicane on sunday. Wish them better luck next year
"train back in Germany" - I went back by train in Germany. Took my first shots with a new lens, I finally found in Paris.
Only two tips: it's a 35mm and it is fast ;-)
I am still on the road in Europe and will upload more on my site.
A first preview can be found already - thanks for looking ;-)
kalex
Established
Very nice set
Sparrow
Veteran
Ahh ... GT40 ... one of the more portly new ones?
I'm off to the British GP I may take an RF now I've seen those
I'm off to the British GP I may take an RF now I've seen those
Mudman
Well-known
Nice Job - I love the one with the final flag.
robbeiflex
Well-known
Great photos, I especially like the headlights on the night shot!
Warren T.
Well-known
Really nice pictures! Thanks for sharing.
photo4ls
Well-known
Good reportage and great photos.
Nelson
Nelson
Olsen
Well-known
Very good pictures!
robert blu
quiet photographer
Great ! I like the "88 Porsche" !
robert
robert
radiocemetery
Well-known
Very nice. I hope to be there next year. Le Mans is the race I have always wanted to see.
Steve
Steve
kknox
kknox
The little camera that could. Great shots looks like you had fun.
Stephen G
Well-known
Really great stuff there.
A testament to the power of simple, quality tools in the hands of a skilled artist.
A testament to the power of simple, quality tools in the hands of a skilled artist.
peewee
Established
Never thought i'd enjoy looking at car shots!
Such good photo's.
Such good photo's.
biakalt
Long Tran
great shots. thank you for sharing this.
menos
Veteran
Thank you all guys for the warm reply regarding my Le Mans shots - it really warms my heart, these do not go unseen and there are some, who share the same great passion for the subject!
Thanks Kalex ;-)
This was just the first set, squeezed out without processing.
More will follow on my site, when I am back in Shanghai.
Stewart, yes I was really happy, to see the GT 40 - too bad, it didn't hold.
It indeed is a very beautiful car (with a lot for the ears - I mean A LOT).
Thanks ;-)
It was a blue flag, shown to the Saleen GT1 just between the chicane and the Dunlop Bridge though.
Thank you - I was happy, they came out this way.
Sure, a pod would have allowed, to shoot at base ISO, have even slower speeds, to make for some interesting light painting stuff, but I really don't like lugging around and setting up.
That just doesn't fit into my view on the small Leica - I like to move a lot.
You're welcome Warren - and thanks ;-)
Thanks Nelson - looking forward, to process the lot and do some better presentation.
The tiny 90kb compressed JPGs really do look lousy, compared to the real stuff!
I bet my new 35mm lens, the prints will be awesome ;-)
Thanks Olsen ;-)
You should see the no 77 Porsche at similar light ;-)
Thanks
I managed to be there the first time last year. I have promised to myself, to never miss a Le Mans race again.
Oooh yeahhh - I did ;-)
I could have had even more with a press pass ;-) Oh boy, would I love, to shoot the pits at Le Mans.
Thank you for the compliments Stephen.
I had a hard time in the first one or two hours, finding my wits with masses of people at the fences, the slow Telyt and the fences and the focussing.
After getting warm though, one after another of above shots turned out - it was a real revelation to me, to shoot the M for motor sports.
Thanks a lot!
I might go into more detail about my thinking regarding the DSLR vs RF in my shots.
I think, it will be almost impossible for anyone, never used a RF, to understand, why my M8.2 motor sports shots are better, than that, of my D3.
You guys will understand - it is simply one thing: The D3 has a very washed, soft 12MP look (although it has the best AF, a professional camera can have), while the M8 simply has a much better acuity, sharpness, detail and micro contrast to it.
The practical difference is real: I do not hesitate, to print 1:1 crops from the M8, but have to do a lot of work to the D3 files, before doing so - it is just a different quality level!
Anyway - I guarantee you - you would have looooved, to hear that GT 40!
This and the Corvettes where the loudest fast moving things, I have ever heard!
Thanks Kalex ;-)
This was just the first set, squeezed out without processing.
More will follow on my site, when I am back in Shanghai.
Stewart, yes I was really happy, to see the GT 40 - too bad, it didn't hold.
It indeed is a very beautiful car (with a lot for the ears - I mean A LOT).
Thanks ;-)
It was a blue flag, shown to the Saleen GT1 just between the chicane and the Dunlop Bridge though.
Thank you - I was happy, they came out this way.
Sure, a pod would have allowed, to shoot at base ISO, have even slower speeds, to make for some interesting light painting stuff, but I really don't like lugging around and setting up.
That just doesn't fit into my view on the small Leica - I like to move a lot.
You're welcome Warren - and thanks ;-)
Thanks Nelson - looking forward, to process the lot and do some better presentation.
The tiny 90kb compressed JPGs really do look lousy, compared to the real stuff!
I bet my new 35mm lens, the prints will be awesome ;-)
Thanks Olsen ;-)
You should see the no 77 Porsche at similar light ;-)
Thanks
I managed to be there the first time last year. I have promised to myself, to never miss a Le Mans race again.
Oooh yeahhh - I did ;-)
I could have had even more with a press pass ;-) Oh boy, would I love, to shoot the pits at Le Mans.
Thank you for the compliments Stephen.
I had a hard time in the first one or two hours, finding my wits with masses of people at the fences, the slow Telyt and the fences and the focussing.
After getting warm though, one after another of above shots turned out - it was a real revelation to me, to shoot the M for motor sports.
Thanks a lot!
I might go into more detail about my thinking regarding the DSLR vs RF in my shots.
I think, it will be almost impossible for anyone, never used a RF, to understand, why my M8.2 motor sports shots are better, than that, of my D3.
You guys will understand - it is simply one thing: The D3 has a very washed, soft 12MP look (although it has the best AF, a professional camera can have), while the M8 simply has a much better acuity, sharpness, detail and micro contrast to it.
The practical difference is real: I do not hesitate, to print 1:1 crops from the M8, but have to do a lot of work to the D3 files, before doing so - it is just a different quality level!
Anyway - I guarantee you - you would have looooved, to hear that GT 40!
This and the Corvettes where the loudest fast moving things, I have ever heard!
sebastel
coarse art umbrascriptor
cool.
nice regards from ding xiang lu, pu dong.
sebastel
nice regards from ding xiang lu, pu dong.
sebastel
ashfaque
Learning
Dirk, they are wonderful. It seems, in your hand, a camera doesn't require any 'image stabilisation' electronics. Hence I wonder if you are a pianist/surgeon as well! 
Regards
Ash
Regards
Ash
jarski
Veteran
nice work! I would have just stumbled with manual focusing, in action shots like these.
aad
Not so new now.
Wasn't that a great race? I watched on TV, maybe 8 hours worth.
You did very well! Thanks for sharing.
You did very well! Thanks for sharing.
menos
Veteran
Thanks - Sebastel, that seems to be a nice place, to stay in SH ;-)
Dirk, they are wonderful. It seems, in your hand, a camera doesn't require any 'image stabilisation' electronics. Hence I wonder if you are a pianist/surgeon as well!
Regards
Ash
Haha Ash - no not a profession like that ;-)
I am actually an autodidactic:
- welder,
- mechanic,
- CNC machine operator,
- programer,
- CAD designer,
- automotive prototyper,
- die casting tool maker,
- production company manager
- photographer ;-)
… and a lot more.
It just happens, that I like to shoot motor sports in the little free time that remains.
Nah Jarno - it looks harder, than it is.
During a 24h race, you got a lot of chances to experiment with your shooting as well
Oh - yes, it was indeed - with a (for me) very surprising ending, when the Peugeots stopped running.
Le Mans indeed is not only about pace, but pace, durability, best team efforts and luck.
I love Le Mans!
My heart was aching though, when I saw the Corvette crashing into the barriers and subsequently withdrawing after a repair.