Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2015

[Maui J.]

I want to see action photos of cars doing wild things, not THE SAME generic landscapes photoshoped with cool lightning and a car going through year after year... its rallying not landscape photography...

the main problem is that these guys are clueless about rallying and picking up a good spot, their idea of action is a hairpin, that is why they all gather up in the same spots on each rally... they do not care about the action only about the scenery...

Wild things? Maybe you should stick with your favourite X-Games & Ken Block Gymkhanas then!!

The problems with the majority of the photographers at rallies is budget or lack of. Unlike McKlein and the WRC TV crews, they don't have the money to fly in by helicopter to find the perfect spot. Just like the 1000s of spectators, they arrive by car and access only where the organisers have allowed. Sure they can walk into the stage for countless miles to hopefully find the perfect hairpin, but time doesn't allow this as they need to get to the next stage before the top cars arrive.
Deadlines and budget are the bottom lines unfortunately.
Having worked in the photography/advertising/media business I know.