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Photographer’s Note

Jacques Villeneuve spins his Sauber out of the race at turn one on lap 28 of the Malaysian Grand Prix last Sunday, 20th March 2004.

The brocure promised '...nothing beats experiencing the race at first hand at the Sepang circuit. Smell the burning rubber, hear the roaring thunder of the mean machines, see all the action live and join more than one hundred racing fans from around the world in cheering your idols and favourite teams. Its an experience beyond words...'

Personally, worth going to once to understand the speeds which these cars can achieve, but thereafter best remain at home to watch in the comfort of your armchair rather that fill the already bulging pockets of the race promoters.

The race was won by Fernando Alonso.

Cropped, framed and USM applied.

Regards,

Vic, Singapore. 21st March 2005

udijw, santosh, Tim, danielswalsh, perryhooter, alford, digi-mom, ChrisJ, gweilo8888 has marked this note useful

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santosh (304) 2005-03-21 10:13

You have managed to get a great shot of the action packed race. I watched therace on TV. The colorsare great and your composition is very good.

Tim (469) 2005-03-21 10:26

Nicely seen and posted photo Vic. I can almost smell the rubber just looking at your photo. Keep up the good work.

God's best,

Tim

danielswalsh (13330) 2005-03-21 10:29

Hey!

Look who's back! Hahahaha...
Hello mate, nice shot you captured here. Great spin out, visible in the messed up pattern of the rocks and the cloud of dust. Shame the vehicle wasn't facing towards you...

I look forward to seeing the rest of them mate!
Welcome back,
- Dan

olopez (4870) 2005-03-21 10:31

Very good compo and colors, great action shot with all that smoke.
Apparently this is the year for Renault and Fernando.

andchew (476) 2005-03-21 10:43

Great action shot Vic. I like the smoke that show you the car is spinning. Good Job ! Regards, Andrew

greg64g (11193) 2005-03-21 10:53

hello Vic,

Nice picture, you had perfectly choosen where to shot the picture, the 3 lines Blue White Red gives an incredible graphic picture !

Well done
Greg

AmiBe (6042) 2005-03-21 11:16

Hi Vic,
excellent picture, you were at the right time at the right place !
Nice blue, red and white colors. I like the smoke, too.
Well done !

toni_al (15476) 2005-03-21 13:06

Great capture and colours. It's great how the car is so sharp and the dust is billowing up into the air. A bit of cropping on the right and below would make the composition a bit more dynamic.

naxius (16679) 2005-03-21 14:36

Hello Vic,

Is it a tribute to France ? This the colors of our national flag!
Excellent photo with the dust being greatly catched.
Bravo!
Alexandre

dolin (15647) 2005-03-21 15:25

Hi.
Excellent shot.
This Sauber on this red-white-blue and with this smoke, nice moment.
Great capture with nice clearness.
Fred

perryhooter (2424) 2005-03-21 20:29

Very Nice picture. Technically OK. I wish I could go one day the visit KL. Very sad picture too. As Jacques is still my favorite driver! I hope you liked your experience despite the very hot temperature.

Looking at the GP, it seems they were not that many people on race Day. I am now talking of Day 1 and Day 2 , as on TV we saw could not see anybody in the grand stands!

How was it really ?

alford (3897) 2005-03-21 21:11

Hi Vic! It's nice to know you were in Sepang during the race...too bad I wasn't able to make it there (I'm here in Penang). This is a great action shot....the red, white and blue colors really are attractive! The dust really tells us how fast these cars are moving. Useful notes as well! rgds.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-03-22 9:00

lovely shot, I like the flying particles, very good work indeed, I like the formula one cars, well done

Toonboy (2508) 2005-03-22 9:38

Hi Vic
I'm sure Mr Villeneuve would not appreciate the shot but I think Its outstanding well done

Regards Ken

RGatward (19749) 2005-03-23 4:24

Hi Vic, dramatic action shot here. What a great PoV you got for the event, I guess a bit of luck involved there.

hojper (2830) 2005-03-23 17:58

Hi Vic, how great to offer another contribution to my theme group on Formula 1 racing. It's been a while. And this one is truly great. With the 2005 season under way I hope to see some good ones. And I go myself to one race every year with my sons (this year probably Silverstone). And I can also add it to my colour theme group, so I really must count this among my favorites.

manny (21378) 2005-03-26 11:28

Very very nice Vic. Love the graphic nature of the shot. Good colors too. Later...

BTW, I will be in Singapore end of April for a weekend Badminton competition. The varisty team I am coaching will play against some of SEAsian internationa schools. Talk to you later about it.

ChrisJ (70443) 2005-03-29 3:35

Hi Vic

A superbly composed image, with the very attractive red, white, & blue horizontal stripes, reminiscent of the Dutch or French flags. A very good action shot too, with excellent sharpness & dynamism. Well done!

zucaratomelani (212) 2005-04-19 2:17

Nice Shot, I like so much Race Cars too.
The colors of the ground is show.
Take a look in my fotos you will see some of DTM.
Rgs, Guto

Jeppe (18623) 2005-10-01 4:29

Hi Vic - Sorry I missed this for so long time - Incredible shot of this racer on a the tricoulered surface - glad you where the with your camera and got this photo - thanks for sharing.

Yffic (6106) 2006-06-02 4:29

Hello Vic,

Brilliant picture.
The car was so small that I was sure that it was a radio-controlled model.

Very nice composition which isn't easy in such a decisive moment.

Regards.

Yves

gweilo8888 (22) 2007-05-28 15:56

Superb composition, and a very nice capture indeed. My only suggestion would be to give it just a slight touch more saturation, for a little extra visual impact... That's just nitpicking on what's a truly great shot though.

Photo Information

Copyright: Vic Tokarski (kaychambers) (1196)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-03-20
Categories: Transportation
Camera: Fujifilm S3Pro, Nikkor 70-200 VR AFS, Digital JPEG 200
Exposure: f/4, 1/2000 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Formula 1 moments, Red, White and Blue - 3 colours in harmony [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-03-21 9:49
Favorites: 2 [view]