Le Mans 24h

[SmartWombat]

At dawn on Sunday
Yes I meant so post them here, as there is a bit of nature in portrait car-with-landscape shot

[paulnj]

Paul, you can post anything you want here.... I say so

Too bad about that car in the frame , but I like that foggy landscape!

[SmartWombat]

Thanks Paul.
I waited until I could get a shot with the monopod and 100-400, as dawn came I realised I really needed the tripod but I had left it back in the UK. No way was I lugging that around on my back for 24 hours !
I wish there was something more in that landscape for a subject, but I like the pastel tones in the sky ...yes, yes I know the horizon is centred but I don't get the right feel from the trees if I crop from the bottom and I lose the rosy pink if I crop from the top.

[readingr]

Paul,

Some photo's need the horizon to be centred - rules are just guidelines waiting for the exception and for me this is the exception.

Knowing where it is adds to the tranquility with a burst of racing car flitting through and the smell of burning rubber and petrol - Yes I used to be a petrol head before taking up sailing (Rallying in the Welsh hills and forests).

Nicely captured.

Roger

[SmartWombat]

Thanks, Roger.
We'd slept out at Tetre Rouge through the night, waiting for this.
Then Angie didn't wake me up before dawn as she thought I needed the sleep.
I still like this one though.
It's on the way to the printer now, see what it looks like on Ilford Classic Pearl