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me all the time I need to focus
on photography, have some
fun with it and see where it
leads, and it also gives me the
creative freedom of working
to my own brief and not that
of other people!
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I like to use two set-ups so that
I always have to hand the right
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motorsport gives me the ideal
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visually and aurally, and this is
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into the photograph by freezing
a moment in time from an
unusual viewpoint, or by
panning and using selective
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In a lot of historic motorsport
the driver is far more visible
than in more contemporary
cars, and I really like to focus
in on the driver being at one
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Stuart Adams focuses on historic motorsport to
capture the power of vintage racing cars, and the
skill and determination of those who drive them
Mission: To capture the ‘power,
speed and glory’ of historic
motor racing
Photographer: Stuart Adams
Age: 61
Location: Orpington, England
Kit: Nikon D810, Nikon D750,
Nikon AF-S 300mm f/2.8G ED VR
II, Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G
ED VR II, Nikon AF 35mm f/2D,
Nikon AF 50mm f/1.4
Website: http://www.stuartfadams.
com178 March 2016 http://www.digitalcameraworld.com
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