amateur photo thread.

[GTracer38]

PI Classic was on the weekend just gone. Nothing beats classic race cars at such a great venue.

DSC_0230 by Matt Bink, on Flickr

DSC_0007 by Matt Bink, on Flickr

DSC_0303 by Matt Bink, on Flickr

DSC_0422 by Matt Bink, on Flickr

DSC_0971 by Matt Bink, on Flickr

DSC_0252 by Matt Bink, on Flickr

DSC_0460 by Matt Bink, on Flickr

DSC_0001 by Matt Bink, on Flickr

 

[VinylRichie]

I developed a passion for photography in the last years and also like to discover new places, often not that well-known, especially when it comes to architecture.
Hope some of you will enjoy those!

 

[TRLWNC7396]

Those are some truly amazing places and pictures!

 

[tbtstt]

First rallycross of the year last weekend, with the opening 5 Nations British Rallycross Championship at Lydden Hill. Not the strongest entry, but still a decent couple of days of racing.

Peugeot 208 4x4 T16 (GB1) (Derek Tohill) by Steve White, on Flickr

Ford Escort Mk. 2 (46) (Pat Doran) by Steve White, on Flickr

Honda Civic 4x4 T16 (12) (John McCluskey) by Steve White, on Flickr

Citroen DS3 4x4 T16 (72) (Tristan Ovenden) by Steve White, on Flickr

Ford Escort Mk. 2 (333) (Lee Wood) by Steve White, on Flickr

Citroen DS3 4x4 T16 (20) (Julian Godfrey) by Steve White, on Flickr

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X (4) (Steve Hill) by Steve White, on Flickr

Ford Escort Mk. 2 (45) (Andy Grant) by Steve White, on Flickr

Ford Escort (486) (Jon Wood) by Steve White, on Flickr

Peugeot 208 4x4 T16 (GB1) (Derek Tohill) by Steve White, on Flickr

Toyota Corolla GTi (77) (Peter Christmas) by Steve White, on Flickr

Honda Civic 4x4 T16 (12) (John McCluskey) by Steve White, on Flickr

 

[Scaff]

Being a massive beer fan, I use a beer-tracking app and got silly and did a full photoshoot just to upload a photo of a beer!

 

[NotThePrez]

Fuel Fest Tampa 2026.

 

[Nico_Ble99]

And so my photography season begins. Some photos from last weekend's Michelin 24H Series Spa 12H.

DSC00034 by NBLKRVISUALS, auf Flickr

DSC09971 by NBLKRVISUALS, auf Flickr

DSC00200 by NBLKRVISUALS, auf Flickr

DSC00465 by NBLKRVISUALS, auf Flickr

DSC00552 by NBLKRVISUALS, auf Flickr

DSC01083 by NBLKRVISUALS, auf Flickr

DSC01275 by NBLKRVISUALS, auf Flickr

DSC01060 by NBLKRVISUALS, auf Flickr

 

[tbtstt]

Few from the GT World Championship Sprint Cup round at Brands Hatch last weekend.

Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo (50) (Arthur Leclerc/Thomas Neubauer) by Steve White, on Flickr

Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II (66) (Andrea Frassineti/Ariel Levi) by Steve White, on Flickr

BMW M4 GT3 Evo (30) (Matisse Lismont/Ignacio Montenegro) by Steve White, on Flickr

Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo (80) (Ricardo Feller/Bastian Buus) by Steve White, on Flickr

Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo (3) (Chris Lulham/Dani Juncadella) by Steve White, on Flickr

Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo (6) (Anthony Bartone/Aurelien Panis) by Steve White, on Flickr

Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo (69) (Thierry Vermeulen/Ben Green) by Steve White, on Flickr

BMW M4 GT3 Evo (46) (Max Hesse/Valentino Rossi) by Steve White, on Flickr

 

[MIE1992]

Found this six-spotted tiger beetle this afternoon!

 

[Bram Turismo]

Long time no post!

Some images from my coverage of the GT Open Spa 500 for 2 Seas Motorsport:


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[NotThePrez]

A few raws from the Sebring GT America round a couple weeks ago.

 

[Clark]

My partner’s new bike.

 

[Nico_Ble99]

Long time no post!

Some images from my coverage of the GT Open Spa 500 for 2 Seas Motorsport:


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Absolutely stunning shots mate! Kinda sad I couldn't go this year, but being at the Nurb 24 (as a fan) sure made up for it.

 

[tbtstt]

I haven't managed to get to a motocross circuit for a couple of years and it has been nearly 10 years since I last saw any sidecarcross, so I was rather pleased to get to the World Sidecarcross & Quad Championship at Canada Heights a couple of weeks ago.

WSP KTM (94) (Killian Prunier/Evan Prunier) by Steve White, on Flickr

WSP Mega (1) (Koen Hermans/Dion Rietman) by Steve White, on Flickr

Yamaha (159) (Randy Naveaux) by Steve White, on Flickr

VMC Zabel (2) (Marvin Vanluchene/Ben van den Bogaart) by Steve White, on Flickr

WSP KTM (94) (Killian Prunier/Evan Prunier) by Steve White, on Flickr

WSP KTM (94) (Killian Prunier/Evan Prunier) by Steve White, on Flickr

VMC Zabel (2) (Marvin Vanluchene/Ben van den Bogaart) by Steve White, on Flickr

VMC Zabel (2) (Marvin Vanluchene/Ben van den Bogaart) by Steve White, on Flickr

Yamaha (71) (Tadeas Rejdik) by Steve White, on Flickr

VMC KTM (914) (Patrick Hengster/Justin Blume) by Steve White, on Flickr

WSP KTM (94) (Killian Prunier/Evan Prunier) by Steve White, on Flickr

Canada Heights is a fantastic circuit for viewing and all the riders/crews are absolutely nuts.

 

[tbtstt]

Back to Lydden Hill again for the Lydden Legend Festival. This isn't a sanctioned competitive event, but most of the rallycross "demos" were all proper racing.

Some stunning rally and rallycross machinery in attendance.

Peugeot 306 4x4 T16 (GB1) (Patrick O'Donovan) by Steve White, on Flickr

Ford RS200E (11) (Liam Doran) by Steve White, on Flickr

Peugeot 205 T16 Evo 2 (3) (Philippe Tollemer) by Steve White, on Flickr

Subaru Impreza S5 WRC (3) (Martyn Spurrell) by Steve White, on Flickr

Ford Escort RS Cosworth (22) (Ollie O'Donovan) by Steve White, on Flickr

Peugeot 306 4x4 T16 (GB1) (Ollie O'Donovan) by Steve White, on Flickr

Ford Escort RS Cosworth (Dave Bonning) by Steve White, on Flickr

Vauxhall Chevette (36) (Ronald Jussiant) by Steve White, on Flickr

Subaru Impreza S5 WRC (6) (Steve Gallagher) by Steve White, on Flickr

Subaru Impreza (Darragh Morris) by Steve White, on Flickr

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV (888) (Tomas Ramanauskas) by Steve White, on Flickr

Triumph TR7 (691) (Nigel Davey) by Steve White, on Flickr

Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 (404) (Stefan Windschiegl) by Steve White, on Flickr

Subaru Impreza S12 WRC (Steve Furzeland) by Steve White, on Flickr

Ford RS200E (11) (Liam Doran) by Steve White, on Flickr

 

[tbtstt]

I was at Brands Hatch last weekend for the inaugural London Historic Trophy. Some good classic racing, but my main reason for going was the Group C demostration during the lunch break...

Porsche 962C (18) (Henry Pearman) by Steve White, on Flickr

Sauber-Mercedes C9 (61) (Kenneth Acheson) by Steve White, on Flickr

Porsche 962 GTi (14) (Tom Mueller) by Steve White, on Flickr

Porsche 962 GTi (88) (Rob Huff) by Steve White, on Flickr

Jaguar XJR-9 (6) by Steve White, on Flickr

..only a short demo (and it was to hot to be rushing around!), so didn't get a chance to shoot from multiple spots. Very cool to see these icons on track though.

 

[MIE1992]

Double rainbow yesterday!

 

[666666]

Took a trip to Whitby Abbey thought this was a good shot

 

[Pupik]

Whale watching in Alaska this week:







(Obligatory 930 turbo shot)

 

[tbtstt]

Couple from the Goodwood Festival of Speed rally stage last weekend:

Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 (Takamoto Katsuta) by Steve White, on Flickr

Ford Puma Rally1 (Jon Armstrong) by Steve White, on Flickr

 

[BGreenFace]

Was on the road today and spotted this at a rest stop. Very proud of how the photo turned out.
Taken with an IPhone 17 pro

 

[VinylRichie]

Those are some truly amazing places and pictures!

Thank you very much🙏

 

[VinylRichie]

 

[tbtstt]

I made a (long overdue) trip to Ireland for the fourth round of the European Championship Championship at Mondello Park.

Ford Fiesta VII 4x4 T16 (13) (Andreas Bakkerud) by Steve White, on Flickr

Volkswagen Polo 4x4 T16 (8) (Johan Kristoffersson) by Steve White, on Flickr

Hyundai i20 4x4 T16 (18) (Juha Rytkonen) by Steve White, on Flickr

Speedcar Wonder (17) (Diego Martinez) by Steve White, on Flickr

Audi S1 4x4 T16 (117) (Michael Leonard) by Steve White, on Flickr

Audi A1 S1600 (15) (Julien Meunier) by Steve White, on Flickr

Renault Clio (94) (Ivo Gabrans) by Steve White, on Flickr

Ford Fiesta VII 4x4 T16 (60) (Martin Enlund) by Steve White, on Flickr

Peugeot 208 4x4 T16 (10) (Jose Oliveira) by Steve White, on Flickr

Ford Fiesta VII 4x4 T16 (13) (Andreas Bakkerud) by Steve White, on Flickr

Peugeot 208 4x4 T16 (36) (Casper Jansson) by Steve White, on Flickr

Renault Clio (25) (Thomas Quince) by Steve White, on Flickr

Ford Fiesta VII 4x4 T16 (60) (Martin Enlund) by Steve White, on Flickr

Speedcar Wonder (95) (Bryan Neumeyer) by Steve White, on Flickr

My first time at Mondello and I'm really keen to get back there again, some really cool spots around the track and there were quite a few I didn't get a chance to look at.

Also my first time using a 100-400 lens: I borrowed the lens for the second day of racing and had agreed to buy it before lunchtime!

 

[oldvictory]

Also my first time using a 100-400 lens: I borrowed the lens for the second day of racing and had agreed to buy it before lunchtime!

I have the Sigma 100-400mm and the 150mm-600mm, started on 70-200mm f.2.8 but the extra zoom really helps and as very light weight panning is easy handheld. Great shots everyone I enjoyed viewing them, I do really miss being able to get to a race track but hopefully in the future I will again. I have been to most the tracks so know the locations where you all took them from.
I got the 150-600mm as it was powerful enough to take through wire fences in the end for Silverstone as they kept putting more and more fencing up everywhere!

@VinylRichie Nice shots, it looks beautiful there, I like seeing all the old architecture and how much care and attention was put into the builds and how well constructed it all was to last this long. I can see why your eye was drawn to certain photos 👌

 

[tbtstt]

I have the Sigma 100-400mm and the 150mm-600mm, started on 70-200mm f.2.8 but the extra zoom really helps and as very light weight panning is easy handheld.

The same chap who I bought the 100-400 from also has a 70-200 f2.8 for sale which I am trying out at Brands Hatch today.

I have been using a 55-250 for pretty much everything up to this point and I wonder if the 70-200 might be a good upgrade for shorter range stuff.

Been doing some back-to-back panning (under 100mm) comparison this morning and I am curious to see the difference when I can see the pictures on a computer screen.

 

[oldvictory]

The same chap who I bought the 100-400 from also has a 70-200 f2.8 for sale which I am trying out at Brands Hatch today.

I have been using a 55-250 for pretty much everything up to this point and I wonder if the 70-200 might be a good upgrade for shorter range stuff.

Been doing some back-to-back panning (under 100mm) comparison this morning and I am curious to see the difference when I can see the pictures on a computer screen.

Yes the f2.8 aperture/blur and high quality lens will make a big difference especially around the pitlane and drivers. It excels with portraits etc post some photos if you get a chance, I will try and dig out some old ones taken with my 70-200mm. Don't be afraid to use it at f4-8 too as it shines around f4. I also love my old vintage manual lenses with a fixed f2.8 or f4 the fall off and grading are on another level again.

 

[tbtstt]

Yes the f2.8 aperture/blur and high quality lens will make a big difference especially around the pitlane and drivers. It excels with portraits etc post some photos if you get a chance, I will try and dig out some old ones taken with my 70-200mm. Don't be afraid to use it at f4-8 too as it shines around f4. I also love my old vintage manual lenses with a fixed f2.8 or f4 the fall off and grading are on another level again.

I tend to spend too much time trackside and not enough time taking paddock pictures, so all my comparison shots today were pans taken from known locations.

Spent a bit of time playing with the 100-400 later in the day. I won't know for sure until I get the pictures on a big screen, but looks to be a LOT more consistent when it comes to head on shots.

 

[GTracer38]

I was fortunate enough to get back across to Perth over the last week, having only been there once previously, which coincided nicely with Supercars annual visit to Wanneroo.

A lot of misses, particularly on Saturday at Turn 1, but I did get the tracks 'glory' shot which I'd regretted not trying to get last time I was there. Cracking weekend overall.

ADP Team18 Camaro by Matt Bink, on Flickr

Chaz Mostert - Walkinshaw TWG GR Supra by Matt Bink, on Flickr

Stewart forces past Fraser in behind Walls by Matt Bink, on Flickr

SC field weaves up the hill at Wanneroo by Matt Bink, on Flickr

 

[oldvictory]

I was fortunate enough to get back across to Perth over the last week, having only been there once previously, which coincided nicely with Supercars annual visit to Wanneroo.

A lot of misses, particularly on Saturday at Turn 1, but I did get the tracks 'glory' shot which I'd regretted not trying to get last time I was there. Cracking weekend overall.

ADP Team18 Camaro by Matt Bink, on Flickr

Chaz Mostert - Walkinshaw TWG GR Supra by Matt Bink, on Flickr

Stewart forces past Fraser in behind Walls by Matt Bink, on Flickr

SC field weaves up the hill at Wanneroo by Matt Bink, on Flickr

Some awesome cars there out on track, the Camaro (race car) is very rare here in the UK. Great photos. 👍