The Imola circuit is truly breathtaking - even if you're not a revhead like myself. It is set in a gorgeous tree-filled park in the middle of town, with the track spread over a hill which endows it with a fair bit of relief. As a result you are presented with the strange scene of watching the bikes tear over the crest of a hill, while in the background you can see a lady hanging up her laundry on the balcony but a couple of hundred yards distant. Solo in Italia!
Here are some pictures I took of the action on track, the majority of which were taken when I was parked at the final chicane where riders are going quite slow. So finding the right aperture/shutter setting to allow an image with a shallow depth of field while keeping the rider looking sharp but granting the image a sense of motion was hard work, especially considering I'm a novice photographer using not the greatest equipment.
Below are what I think are some of my better shots. If anyone has any pointers for me that would be great! (Click the images to see the high res shots).
I like that Gino Rea and Luca Scassa were using clear visors as you could see the whites of their eyes when they were on the anchors for the chicane - awesome!
Staying on the topic of bikes, I am off to Vairano with some mates for a track day this weekend. The RSV is all prepped (including some rubber foam to patch up the light recess in the nose fairing - ghetto style) so I will upload some pics of that adventure once we are done and dusted.
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