Powering his way to a majestic 2010 Singapore grand prix win, Fernando Alonso blasts his Ferrari across a bridge as the lights of the lit up skyscrapers above twinkle in the water below.

Shooting a night-time F1 race is a fantastic opportunity to photograph the sport in challenging and very different conditions to the norm.

The lights aren't that bright - photographically speaking - and colour casts can mean more post-shoot processing work, to dial out the varying hues of magenta, yellow and green generated by the bulbs above.

But these minor distractions do not in any way detract from the joy of the job at hand.

As is always the case in photography, light is everything and at the Marina Bay Circuit that is certainly true.

The cars, with their glossily painted bodywork seem to take on new colours altogether.

Add to that glowing brakes, red hot exhausts and the ever flickering lights of the dashboard topped off by the colours of the city all around and one has a photographic palette rich with opportunity.

The only ingredient I would like - just once may be - is a splash of rain. I'm sure you can imagine just how fantastic all of the above would look reflected in a rain-soaked track, the cars trailing brightly lit rooster tails of spray as they roar through the streets.

Camera: Canon EOS1DS Mark3; Lens: 600mm; Exposure: 1/6th sec @ f/18

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