London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2021
Posted: Mon 08 Nov 2021, 15:54
A few shots from this year's London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.
As I have already related in another thread started by Iggy, I decided to try a different location than where I have been for the past few years on the Brighton Road where it goes through South Croydon. I have enjoyed some success getting shots there but there are challenges with backgrounds which can help or hinder. Usually the latter but sometimes it can help a bit of interest. On the Brighton Road, every lamp post is festooned with signs and in previous years it has been astonishing how many buses run so early on a Sunday morning. There seem to be far more than I would normally see later in the day. On this occasion, I went to Earlswood which is on the A23 just south of Redhill and found a stretch of road where the trees form a canopy. It provided a less cluttered environment than I have experienced previously. It helped to have a sunny day which meant that I could keep the ISO setting down, an important consideration when shooting in shade.
These two seemed to have a good bond between them. I wonder if they are father and son?
I was shooting with a long 400mm-e focal length (c. 260mm on APS-C) as I wanted to isolate the cars and their occupants. Most waited until they got closer before waving unprompted but this driver picked me out some distance away. His passenger clearly had other priorities.
Another pair of early wavers. Usually the routine was get the shot and wave back as the car went past.
As I have already related in another thread started by Iggy, I decided to try a different location than where I have been for the past few years on the Brighton Road where it goes through South Croydon. I have enjoyed some success getting shots there but there are challenges with backgrounds which can help or hinder. Usually the latter but sometimes it can help a bit of interest. On the Brighton Road, every lamp post is festooned with signs and in previous years it has been astonishing how many buses run so early on a Sunday morning. There seem to be far more than I would normally see later in the day. On this occasion, I went to Earlswood which is on the A23 just south of Redhill and found a stretch of road where the trees form a canopy. It provided a less cluttered environment than I have experienced previously. It helped to have a sunny day which meant that I could keep the ISO setting down, an important consideration when shooting in shade.
These two seemed to have a good bond between them. I wonder if they are father and son?
- Togetherness
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I was shooting with a long 400mm-e focal length (c. 260mm on APS-C) as I wanted to isolate the cars and their occupants. Most waited until they got closer before waving unprompted but this driver picked me out some distance away. His passenger clearly had other priorities.
- Wave 1
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Another pair of early wavers. Usually the routine was get the shot and wave back as the car went past.
- Wave 2
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