Goodwood nostalgia

While I love the cars at Goodwood, one of the things which makes the Revival so atmospheric is the way most of the visitors come wearing clothes appropriate to the period between 1948 and 1966, when the circuit was in active use. This creates a wonderful feeling of nostalgia and I love lurking in the paddocks, people watching.

There are always familiar faces to be spotted in the paddocks - in this case former rally driver and broadcaster Tony Jardine, looking very dapper.

The rain at last year’s Revival made added some variety and made for some interesting scenes.

For the 2024 Revival I made a change to the camera kit I used. Normally I’d take a selection of prime lenses, but this time I spent most of my time using my 35-100mm f2.8mm zoom lens. This gives the look of a 70-200mm lens on and was perfect for capturing candid shots of people without being too intrusive.

I’d love to know what these two chaps were discussing!

This was snapped during a downpour when everyone dived into the paddock shelters. It’s one of my favourite photos from the weekend - so timeless and atmospheric.

I had to dodge the rain and the puddles to capture these two mechanic with their “don’t get in our way” expressions!

Motorsport fans are getting younger and younger!

Looking to the skies during one of the early morning air displays.

The work never stops for the Duke of Richmond…

A very stylish young lady.

Photos taken 6-8 September 2024

Brass noir

I was back in Thaxted Church last weekend, but this time music was in my viewfinder rather than the architecture. Haverhill Silver Band give a concert in this beautiful building each year and I was asked to take some photos of them in action.

While Thaxted Parish Church can be a light and airy building on a sunny day, at night it’s a different story. The band had brought some extra lighting with them but the gloom brought some photographic challenges. Fortunately I’d packed my fast prime lenses and these helped me use what light there was as efficiently as possible.

Two of the evening’s soloists - click on any of the images to see them enlarged.

The photos I provided for the band were in colour, but the drama of the lighting gave things a film noir feel, with deep contrasts of light and shadow, so I couldn’t resist trying my favourites in black and white too.

Photos taken 12 November 2022