Previously I’ve always attended for a single day and this event is far too big to see everything in a day, so you have to make choices. In the past, Thursdays have been quiet on the hill, so I’ve walked around the paddock and static displays without the worry of ‘missing out’ on the track action. When attending on only the Friday I’ve always been torn between the two and that’s not taking into account either the rally stage or the off-road course. This year I booked tickets for Thursday & Friday with a plan of action. Thursday I’d spend my time mainly in the paddock and static displays, taking photos, and Friday I’d spend the day with friends enjoying the atmosphere without worrying about missing out on the paddock action.
However, this year, the hill saw proper action on Thursday, too, so once again, I was torn. My early entry, the low volume of people and the beautiful morning sun gave me some great opportunities for image-making. After a while, I realised that the lack of people lost some of the atmosphere normally associated with Goodwood. It didn’t take long for the venue to fill with people, and then I had the opposite problem: there was no pleasing some.
Spending two days at the Festival of Speed certainly takes the pressure off when trying to take it all in, but even with the extra day this year, I still didn’t see everything. Probably as I spent most of my time behind the lens trying to capture images. On that note, I came home with 1804 images, which are far too many – especially when it comes to editing them. Next year, my goal will be to take fewer but better images and not rely on volume in the hope that I capture some good ones.
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