19 – 21 April Taupo, New Zealand.
As the press plainly put it “It’s a new track and a new
era for New Zealand in 2024, as the sweeping mountains of the North Island
welcome Supercars to Taupō”
And what a weekend it was!.
My brother and I were privileged to be invited along to one of
the key events on the motorsport calendar down under.
A huge shout out must go to Sonic Motor Racing, in particular
their driver Angelo Mouzouris who provided us with fantastic access. Angelo was
the 2019 Australian Formula Ford champion, before moving to Supercars super 2
series, and finally joining the Porsche Carrera cup ready to take on Taupo for
round 2 of the calendar..
So what did we do over the course of the 2 days?
Well photos it was. Unfortunately, Saturday was a very wet
day and visibility on the track was poor at the best of times. You certainly appreciated
the talent of these drivers who kept up the pace regardless of the conditions.
This meant Saturday was average for photos, but Sun-day..that was a different story.
Techno mumbo jumbo
Many of the photos captured have come from our range of trusty
Canon gear;
2 x Canon 7D Mark II’s supported by the newer Canon R7
Lenses where mixed depending on our situation but the core goto’s
where.
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Canon L series 28-300mm, 400mm.
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Sigma DC 17-50mm, & DC 80mm
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Tamron S 150 – 600m
As the conditions varied, we generally shot with Auto ISO, with manual control over the white balance.
Depth of field sat mainly around the 4.5 – 6.5 mark, with focal
lengths averaging 50mm for Pit and Mechanical areas, and 400 – 450mm for the on
track action.
We did suffer a bit with some tracking however the R7 really
shone in this space. Once you locked onto the subject it tracked extremely well
even when passing fences posts, dropping below the circuit line or billboards it
was rock solid.
So hopefully you enjoy our selection of photos.
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