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We’vefeaturedaction
photographerJonathan
Henchman(fireproof-creative.
co.uk)before– youmay
re memberhis amazingshot
ofa spark-spittingredBullf1
car– andwe’redelightedto see
th athe’sstillin thehigh-octane
world of motorsport.
“t hepit laneis a frenetic
pl aceforthemotorsport
photographer,andonethat
only a privilegedfewgetto see
cl oseup.unlessyou’relucky
en oughto be theguestof a
ra ceteam,a mediacredential
is likelyto be theonlywayyou’ll
get to experiencetheaction
th is close.for me, thisis
whatmakesit so excitingto
photograph– it providesan
opportunityto captureand
communicatethecharged
at mosphereandurgencyof
motorsportin a waythat’svery
differentto theon-trackaction.
thi s is whereyoustartto getanid eaof howmanypeoplecome
to getherto makea successful
racingteam.
“t heseimagesweretaken
attw o differentsportscar
se riesevents– theWorld
endurancechampionship,
whichincorporatesthefamous
24 Hoursof Le Mans,andthe
uK’spr emiersportscarseries,
Br itishGt. the astonMartin
shot showstheteampractising
th eirpit stopbetweenthe
se ssion.thedragonspeedshot
was takenduringtheheatof
th e raceas thecarcamein
fora dr iverchange– thewheel
ca meoff andreleaseda cloud
ofbrakedustintotheair. Both
imagesuseda slowshutter
sp eedto capturethehustleof
ch angingtyresandprepping
th e cars.the finalimageshows
a ca lmersideof thepit lane
whentheteam’sworkis done,
pr ocessedto accentuatethe
su n reflectedin theglass.”AboveJonathan’sshotsblendclassicactionphotographywith
aneyeforgreatlightandartisticcomposition,ablycapturing
thefrenetic‘behindthescenes’elementof modernmotorsport.# 4 Celebrate theunsung heroessport22 Practical PhotograPhyCanon 5D MkIV | 24mm | 1/640sec | f/4 | ISO 160Canon 5D MkIII | 38mm | 1/50sec | f/13 | ISO 100Canon 5D MkIII | 22mm | 1/25sec | f/10 | ISO 100