It all started when Haizal wanted to borrow Fariz's 200mm zoom lens. His college got free tickets for Sepang F1 and he's escorting students to the event. So I thought why not go and test my 300mm, besides delivering Fariz's 200mm to Haizal. Thought I'd be home by 3pm, got work to do you know.
Nothing seemed to go right at Sepang F1 when I got there. First off, had to shuck out RM50 for parking- for parking! Then the stands (Gate F) where Haizal got free tickets for was....RM800! Had to get the uncovered hill nearby for RM50 (Gate E). Where I parked (C2) to ticket booth was a 15min walk in the hot afternoon sun. The walk from ticket booth to Gate G could have taken 45min, good thing for shuttle bus service. At this point I'm soaking wet. Carrying D70s bag with lenses, Fariz's Lense bag, video bag and my PDA/phone/Techie bag (just got GPS hehe) AND a 6 kilo tripod. When I got to Haizal's Gate F, he couldn't come out, got no single ticket. Passed the 200mm through the gates. Bfore that, got water and 100plus for RM10(5 each). By day's end spent RM35 on liquids (very hot day) and clocked 2 hours' worth of walking (in the hot sun). My forearms are cooked. But know what? When I got home at 8pm (was supposed to be home by 3pm) and looked at my pics...the torture was definitely worth it. This is my first experience photographing F1. Had done Japan GT 3 years. F1 is definitely different, cause the machines be goin 10 times faster. It is THE ultimate challenge for panning techniques.
I answered it, persevered, and these are the results.
(Warning: PICS NOT EDITED, morons) To understand what the fuss is, compare the cars, to the wooshy backgrounds, AND you can see the tyre spinning. (try taking these with freakin compacts, or God forbid, freakin phone cameras you morons.)
