At Laguna Seca, I was asked to shoot a special shot for the Copper Prototype Lites series. I had to keep it under my hat (visually anyway) until after the Cooper Banquet at Petit Le Mans. Before the race on Saturday, we rolled the field out to the Cooper Bridge and aligned them, two Mazda pace cars, the safety car and a few officials in a matter of minutes. The initial ask was to do the shoot with the engines running, but thankfully it was decided that we needed more time to arrange everyone. There are a few things that I wish I had time to tweak, but all in all, for five minutes of setup time, I am quite pleased with the results.
Thanks to Cooper and IMSA for their support this year.
Darren
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