Retrospective – 2014 PWC practice at the Utah GP (September 12)

For the Friday morning practice session went to Turns 22 and 23 so could get shots of the cars with the beautiful mountains in the background and as they entered the front straight or the pit lane entrance. The early morning light was great. Hope you like the photos.

From the outside of Turn 22 you can get shots of the cars set against the mountains in the background. Here’s Buz McCall in the #72 GTSport Racing Porsche Cayman S leading a McClaren 2C GT3 through the turn (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II, 120mm, f/5, 1/1000, ISO 100)

Up close with Anthony Lazzaro in the #61 R. Ferri Motorsport Ferrari 458 GT3 Italia as he leads an Audi R8 through Turn 22 (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 500mm f/4L, f/5.6, 1/1000, ISO 100)

To the right is Turn 23, which is a great spot to get panning shots of the cars as they speed through this left-hander into the front straight. At speed with Robert Thorne in the #6 K-PAX Racing McLaren 12C GT3 (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, 75mm, f/25, 1/100, ISO 100)

The white paintwork on the #08 Dyson Racing Team Bentley Bentley V8 T driven by Butch Leitzinger was an awesome sight as it sped around Turn 23 in the morning light (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, 70mm, f/25, 1/100, ISO 100)

As you walk further to your right, you can get front shots of the cars as they move through the apex of Turn 23. Jorge De La Torre in the #04 TRG – AMR Aston Martin Vantage GT4 (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 500mm f/4L, f/5, 1/1000, ISO 100)

Turning your lens slightly to the left enables you to get shots of the the cars as they enter the entrance to pit lane (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 500mm f/4L, f/5.6, 1/1000, ISO 100)

Moving back to your left you can get panning shots of the cars as they enter the pit lane entrance with the mountains in the background as shown here with Andy Lee in the #20 Laguna crown Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 (Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, 70mm, f/25, 1/100, ISO 100)