Fumes or clear air turbulence. This picture are way beyond cool. Wow, you _are_ pro John.
Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Francis Sent: 19. september 2006 08:49 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 07:46:37PM -0700, Brendan MacRae wrote: > > > --- Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > John Francis wrote: > > > > > These shots (which many here have seen before) > > were taken using a monopod > > > and the monster zoom. In fact a good number of my > > motorsports shots were > > > taken with the 300/f2.8 (with or without the 1.7x > > AF adapter) or the big > > > zoom, and I almost always use a monopod with them. > > > > > > http://panix.com/~johnf/temp/PortlandPitStop.jpg > > > http://panix.com/~johnf/temp/CityStreets.jpg > > > > Beauty, John. Those are great shots. I'm working > > > Here, here. The first with all of the fumes rising up > toward the top right of the frame...excellent, really > striking. > > -Brendan As a matter of fact, those aren't fumes - it's clear-air turbulence caused by the heat rising from the engines. It's a shot that makes itself - there's a nice little nook at the end of pit out where three or four photographers can cluster. This one was from the prime position (front & low). All you need is a sunny day, and a long lens (600mm or so). I've got a similar shot from a few years later, but that one isn't quite as good, to my mind - the pose of the figures isn't as dynamic as this one. I'm actually prouder of the second shot - that's one that I visualised first, and went looking for somewhere to make it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
