FOS best places for photos

[webby74]

Hi all. Was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for good places to take photos for us normals who don't have press access. I usually go on the inside of the first corner or by the bridge. Thanks in advance

[scutt11]

First corner good if you are there early enough right in front of house I like to scout out the rally stage on Thursday but the new extended part of rally stage that opened last year is cool the bus stop corners near the finish line are great

[mistakenplane]

To be honest with you, its not an event I do photos at.

I find that you have to be close to the front and youre limited as to what you can shoot and how.

I dont like standing in one spot with the same photo over and over, and theres not too many spots with really interesting (and different) backgrounds to shoot.

Id maybe suggest opposite the House for the background of the House and Display, but personally this is one weekend I leave the camera at home.

[ecsrobin]

For me I'm taking the camera Thursday for all the cars on the stands and Friday for pits, hill climb and rally stage then Sunday drink and relax and enjoy the shootout.

[Lynchie999]

the rally stage is good for photos!

[onyx39]

Lynchie999 said:

the rally stage is good for photos!

[ecsrobin]

just taking a look at the event map and ive noticed a granstand near the flint wall, is that new? If so it appears the huge bank that everyone used to watch from has suddenly reduced in size by a fair bit.

[Lynchie999]

ecsrobin said:

just taking a look at the event map and ive noticed a granstand near the flint wall, is that new? If so it appears the huge bank that everyone used to watch from has suddenly reduced in size by a fair bit.

Yeh, I heard about this too.. Perhaps they cleared a few of the trees away up there ??

[ecsrobin]

Lynchie999 said:

Yeh, I heard about this too.. Perhaps they cleared a few of the trees away up there ??

Just seen the new stand in the DC in the AMG black SLS up the hill video from Goodwood. Think it is taking some of the space away

[Lynchie999]

Bit of a bummer if it forces more people further up the hill... Where I usually watch!

[ukaskew]

Considering the ratio of spectators to track length must be one of the worst in world motorsport, I always have a great time taking photos at FoS.

It's barely worth mentioning specific points as subtle things change every year, but in short if you're happy to head up to at least the flint wall, and explore both sides of the climb, you won't fail to miss loads of spots. One tip is to shoot the cars coming back down, safety is geared towards protecting cars/spectators going up, so there are gaps and interesting angles to get them coming back down, also people tend to move between sessions, so spaces open up even in busy areas at those times.

This is a favourite of mine, only at 270mm so nothing crazy long (coming back down on the 'quiet' side, about a third of the way down iirc)


FoS 2009 - Morgan Aero Supersports GT3 by Harry_S, on Flickr

But this is your more common garden variety FoS shot anywhere beyond the flint wall, on either side of the climb, 140mm so again not needing an extreme focal length...


Goodwood Festival of Speed 2013 by Harry_S, on Flickr