MotoGP Qatar Round1..Rossi, Spies, Stoner, Lorenzo and Camels...

This was the first time on my trip to Qatar to cover MotoGP that I actually witnessed camels free and wild in the desert. We had a side trip up to the fort at Al-Zubarah and there were many many camels just wandering around...one doesn't get too close by the way...

So as not to get too race "reporty" as pretty much anyone can find that stuff out there anyways, I'll just add what the week gave us. We had old riders on new teams, new riders on new teams and teams that didn't take to the track due to accidents, Bautista...poor chap.

As before we visited the Souq Waqif in Doha, the Islamic Museum of Art and ate like kings for very little expense. Eating out is extremely cheap in Doha, as is simply food shopping. I guess when you cannot purchase beer and wine it keeps the cost down!!

Back to the track, I discovered a new spot to shoot from which allowed for the black of night to create a wonderful contrast to the sparkliness (is that a word?) of the lights bouncing off the fairings

and really made the bikes shine. I really enjoyed seeing Ben Spies and his new matt black HJC helmet..but what shooting under the darkness give you is more of the "stuff" you won't see under daylight..such as flames, glowing exhausts and the other imagery that is lost to the brght sky.

With that image, I will just add one more post above and then I must head off to Jerez for round 2 of the championship...The moon was also out and giving us a visual treat too....

I'll leave you with a link to a little vignette that was done for MotoGP.com at Losail, with yours truly. I actually talk for over 7 minutes!! Click here to be taken to YouTube to watch Andrew Wheelerand some visual fun!

Valentino Rossi - RoadRacerX Pictures of the Year 2010 - Canvas Print

Returning to some good blog update habits! Yet again, another image was picked and featured in RoadRacerX magazines Pictures Of The Year annual selection.

The shot was taken at Jerez, and is of Valentino Rossi coming up hill with a carpet of bright yellow daisies providing a subtle contrast to the image.

With this in mind, I have decided to offer a 20x30 version of this image on canvas for sale. Bearing in mind that Valentino Rossi will never be riding the Yamaha M1 every again, this could be a perfect opportunity to own something a little unique. To order and for other details click here Until January the 1st, I will also include one of my groovy calendars (see below) to the lucky buyer(s) (featuring a GP rider of your choice). My 2010 AutoMotoPhoto Motorcycle Annual Review is also almost here...more info on that in due course...

Happy New Year to everyone. Thank you for the support. I look forward to seeing you in 2011.