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Mark Webber's F1 car on the coathanger

Postby Paul on Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:19 am

For everyone that can't make it down to Melbourne for the Australian F1 GP, Mr Webber and his Willaims buddies will be doing safety demo's on Sydney Harbour Bridge (Yes the bridge will be closed) in his F1 car on the 27th.
http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=77210
Hopefully we can get some good shooting positions otherwise the big fast primes will be the order of the day.
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Postby gstark on Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:22 am

The bridge is closed from 5am through 10 am, and I believe that public access will be non-existant.
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Postby gstark on Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:25 am

I thought I had already posted something about this.

Please also refer tothis thread.
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Postby Nnnnsic on Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:26 am

What's the park we were at across from the bridge on the North Shore near Luna Park?

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Postby kipper on Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:30 am

I wonder if the Harbour Bridge climbs will be operating? :)

Might be a good vantage point.
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Postby Paul on Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:35 am

gstark wrote:I thought I had already posted something about this.

Please also refer tothis thread.


Woops sorry Gary, hadn't seen this one. :oops:
Too many threads to keep up with.
I should have done a quick search on this. :roll:
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Postby gstark on Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:36 am

kipper wrote:I wonder if the Harbour Bridge climbs will be operating? :)

Might be a good vantage point.


My understanding is no. Safety reasons.

Leigh, that won't work either, because you're effectively below the bridge's main deck. The only possible decent view would be from on the main deck, or above it.

Guess where the media will be ...
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Postby birddog114 on Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:37 am

gstark wrote:
kipper wrote:I wonder if the Harbour Bridge climbs will be operating? :)

Might be a good vantage point.


My understanding is no. Safety reasons.

Leigh, that won't work either, because you're effectively below the bridge's main deck. The only possible decent view would be from on the main deck, or above it.

Guess where the media will be ...


Even if they have the bridge climb, you won't be able take photo from it!
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Postby kipper on Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:43 am

I thought the bridge climb took you over the arch?
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Postby birddog114 on Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:47 am

kipper wrote:I thought the bridge climb took you over the arch?


But they never let you have any sort of camera with you.
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Postby Glen on Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:52 am

I checked the RTA website, no public access! How rude! I am going to wander down to the High St overpass on the morning as I think it is the only spot which might have acces, or Lavender Bay st exit. Will scope both out in the next few days. Not much room at either, which is why they say no public access.
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Postby birddog114 on Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:06 pm

Glen wrote:I checked the RTA website, no public access! How rude! I am going to wander down to the High St overpass on the morning as I think it is the only spot which might have acces, or Lavender Bay st exit. Will scope both out in the next few days. Not much room at either, which is why they say no public access.


Glen,
1/ Done a hard and safety hat + vest with the broom, pretend you're doing road work for the RTA.
2/ Come over my place and pick up the photo vest, with a CB radio with the headset and mic. over the lip, and have some other photography gears hanging around with at least 1 or 2 members as your assistants and more gears on them, pretend you're from a media firm! :wink:
Then you can walk freely to the spot. :lol:
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Postby Glen on Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:08 pm

Birddog, both are great ideas, I like them a lot :wink:
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Postby leek on Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:16 pm

THIS camera may be the only way to get a decent shot :lol:
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Postby Glen on Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:18 pm

Leek, now that is thinking innovatively :wink:
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Postby leek on Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:23 pm

It only refreshes every 60 seconds though... You might miss it altogether...
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Postby Nnnnsic on Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:42 pm

A blur is better than nothing.
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