Tag: high speed photo
Commercial Photography: Ice Racing on a frozen lake Part.1
by admin on Feb.05, 2009, under Photography, Recent Work
For wedding photographers, things usually slow down a bit during the frosty winter months in Edmonton. We have a chance to work on our websites (or build completely new ones), try out new gear for the upcoming season, and meet with wonderful engaged couples to plan out their big day photography-wise. This winter has been a bit different though, while we are still going about all the things we normally do before spring hits, I have also been spending a few weekends standing on a big slab of ice, getting shots of ice racing for the NASCC (Northern Alberta Sports Car Club). We can assure you, this is a far cry from wedding photography!
Here are some pics from two of these photo shoots;
I found myself a fantastic corner to get some good power sliding shots and here is a couple great examples
The driver of this car really put on a show coming into corner one. Maybe not the best way to win a race, but it makes for some great shots!
This car was bumped, causing it to go completely sideways down the entire front straight. He managed to keep it together all the way to turn one!
There was plenty of excitement at both events and as the day went on, the drivers started taking more chances through the corners, which led to some spectacular (but non life threatening) crashes!
It’s always great to be asked to photograph something that’s maybe outside of my usual “comfort zone”, and this definitely falls into that category! And hey, if we ever have to photograph the wedding of two race car drivers… we’ll be prepared :-) Keep an eye out for more racing events being covered by MagnaSona Photography throughout the year.
