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Best place for photos?
I'm sure we've had a thread on this, or maybe it was wrapped up in other threads, anyway a chance to bring up to date..,
Where are the best places to take photos at Le Mans. Indianapolis is annoying with its fencing. Where is fence free? I quite like the Dunlop curves, you can high and get good car shots as well as atmospheric scene setting shots. Any other suggestions, I have a new camera. |
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Depends what time of day I think, I loved taking pics between Indianapolis and Arnage during the day but at sunrise Mulsanne was beautiful.
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Been every year since 1990. I have my opinions and given a couple. I am interested in other views, especially those who are used to taking a decent camera and have developed an eye for these things.
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Without the slightest doubt in my mind Adam, the best place for photos by the media-vest-free spectator is on the inside at Tertre Rouge. You can get enough elevation there to completely avoid the fencing.
Photography now at Arnage and Indianapolis is virtually impossible, unless you get right down by the fence by 'the tree' near the entrance to the Arnage enclosure. |
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This year I was thinking about going to the Porsche curves to take pictures. I heard it also has a bit of banking and fences that are not to high... Anyone know if it's still possible to take pictures there?
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I have done in the past - but I've not been back there for 3-4 years. As I recall, it was possible to either get above the fencing or use DoF to substantially reduce the intrusion. I'd like to get there myself this year.
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I was thinking the same thing. I'd like to stand there next year and I had it in my head that the fence was lower. It could/should be seen as it is on a raised bank, but looking at the shots I took last year from the outside it doesn't seem to be overly low.
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I think we spend more time there than anywhere else except our grandstand seats! It's particularly good to be there as it gets dark - either in the race, or practice - or both, as we did last year! Get's cold out there though.....
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You can get clear photos of the cars exiting dunlop bridge on the crest if you have a good lens and stand just infront of the Tertre Rouge campsite (above the fenced of area where the storm catchment dam is its also the vehicle access road to tertre rouge)
Also you can photo cars head on through the esses theres a spot on the outside of the circuit where you have enough elivation and the fencing is staggered so you can shoot through the gap (always lots of people standing there with cameras you can't miss it approx 50m before the old tertre rouge tunnel) |
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As mentioned by others, coming down the hill from Dunlop and the Tetre Rouge Esses are amongst my favourites. I also like the exterior of Tetre Rouge - you have to go up pretty high on a steep and muddy slope, but if you can find somewhere where the track isn't obscured by trees, you'll get some good shots.
As mentioned above, the outside of the entry to Porsche curves is possible, but you need to be very tall to not get catch-fencing at the bottom of the picture. I noticed some people had step ladders with them, but given how the viewing area is on a bank, they looked somewhat unstable. My final favourite place is an unusual one. €5 gets you onto the big wheel at the Ford Chicane. It's tricky to get good photos from it as you're constantly moving and bits of the wheel's structure tend to get in the way, but if you get it right, pictures like these are your reward: |
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Inside of the start of Porsche Curves. Low fence, high bank...
Inside of Foret S, climb the STEEP bank, hang on to the fencing, and shoot wide open. Exit of Ford Chicane, next to marshals post. LIE DOWN! You'll know it when you see it. Exit Ford Chicane, through fence, head on. Over a big wheely bin, IIRC. From ferris wheel, but at night. There are spots at the Porsche Curves end of Maison Blanche campsite if you can get in, too. I did all those last year. They are in my flickr galleries, http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandfis...7626875978017/, so you can see what you get... I was not well for race weekend, and very limited in where I walked. I still have to get out to Mulsanne at night, and out to Indy at all! Oh, and a certain Poste 106A. Last edited by Tim the Grey; 11 Jan 2012 at 16:54. |
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Well, I haven't taken photos at Le Mans for ages.
The best places are where there is no fence or where you can see the cars over the fence, especially in the Ford chicane grandstand which access is free during the practice day. I know some people who have the right equipment and the knowledge for this... |
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