Viva Ferrari, a photo from Utah, West

Photographer's Note

What would a race be with out a Ferrari?

This is a 430 GT Ferrari racing in the American Lemans Series at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah. Piloted by Mika Salo and Jamie Melo, the Ferrari came from the back of the grid to win it's class, GT2, in dramatic fashion. There is something wonderful to see a Ferrari hurtling around a track, hearing the scream of the motor (sad that it's not a V12...but the V8 still sounds pretty good), and the squeal of the tires. It quickens the heart, directs your attention, and stirs your soul.

Nothing special on the image, shutter priority @ 1/125 to track the car at the end of the front straight at ~190 MPH. Everything else was all Nikon.

teutza has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

rahul__rahul__ (2250) 2006-07-22 14:49

Hi Robert
wonderful picture, I like the motion blur in this A LOT and the stripes it forms are great, the car being in the very middle is also nice with good sharpness and focus. the colors are also great
nice job
tfs
rahul

Voltri (1777) 2006-07-22 15:59

Robert, another excellent automotive photo!

ruru (161) 2006-07-22 16:06

hi Robert,
i tried the panning technique at the Tour de Gastown, but none of them turned out half as well as your photo. do you have a special "formula" on selecting the shutter speed for cars vs. bikes? i also like the slight tilt of the photo, adds even more dynamics to the photo. nice mini-series :)
cheers,
sharon

Loic_bzh (7646) 2006-07-22 17:00

Hi Robert,

perfect sharpness! Good job.

TFS,

Loïc

tjanze (5674) 2006-07-23 1:39

Hi Robert!
Good sport shot,very sharp,very colorfull.
Feeling of speed is amazing.I like that main objekt is in center in this case.Bravo!

Dari (24) 2006-07-23 3:45

rrrrrahhhhh murmurs my lovely Ferrari passing by me on this image! Such a nice action shot with true feel of crazy speed. Good colours, good sharpness. Nice one, Robert!
Dari

teutza (10590) 2006-07-24 7:19

hello my dear friend1u are so right!ferrari makes the show:)
i love your pictures from the race1:)and thank you for the notes too:)
hugs
teo

balatrek (7455) 2006-07-24 17:35

Hi Robert,

I like very much this image, fantastic composition, the effect of movement (barrido) is perfect and also the great combination of colours and lights, congratulations for this good image.

Regards

José

alana (2625) 2006-07-27 5:46

Hi, Rob
Why do you say there is nothing special on the image? I think, it is a very special shot. I couldn't take a picture of a moving old tram in Lisbon...:) This shot is a perfect example of a panning technique, amazing deep colors, sharpness, focus, stripes and crop. I can feel the speed and motion. Excellent composition indeed, Rob

**Alana**

Piccolina (58) 2007-03-18 23:28

Very cool!

Greetings from Costa Rica
Mónica :)