It's a 2014 and will be in dealerships in the third quarter. Paul via phone
On Jan 12, 2013, at 1:53 PM, "J.C. O'Connell" <hifis...@gate.net> wrote: > what is the model year of the car? IF its 2013, its late, IF its 2014, its > early... > > ----------------- > J.C.O'Connell > hifis...@gate.net > ----------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 1:49 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: A logistics problem > > It sounds like the setting for a high tech sci-fi thriller movie: > "Upload: The Stenquist Directive". > > Pretty exciting, Paul. Best of luck! > > > On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:49 AM, Paul Stenquist > <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: >> I have to cover the reveal of the seventh generation Corvette tomorrow > night for the NY Times. The paper wants to go live with a photo and my > article (which has been largely prewritten without actually seeing the car) > within about a minute of the embargo being lifted. Since the embargo will be > lifted only when the cover is pulled off the car, I'll have about 45 seconds > to shoot a photo, upload it to my laptop and send it to the mother ship. > I've practiced a bit today with my computer propped up on my knees and my > camera hanging from a neckstrap. Using the USB cord, which I can preinstall > on the computer, is faster than taking the card out of the camera. I was > going to shoot jpeg, but I experimented with both jpeg and RAW, because I > anticipate some awful highlights on the stage. It takes me about ten seconds > longer to do a quick RAW conversion, crushing the highlights just a bit and > pulling up shadows slightly. I think I'm going to do it. Even if I shoot > jpeg, I'll probably want to tweak it, and I'm much more accustomed to > working with RAW. >> >> BTW, after I upload the photo, I'll have to file amended copy, but that's > a problem for another venue. >> >> General Motors has done a good job of keeping the lid on the new Corvette. > There are only renderings on the web and spy photos of test-track cars > draped in camouflage. And the automaker refuses to release any photos until > after the reveal. The press conference where that will happen is taking > place in an industrial building far from downtown Detroit. It's actually in > a pretty scary neighborhood, well off the beaten path. I assume that's part > of the secrecy plan. The surrounding blocks will be undoubtedly be crawling > with cops and private security. I wouldn't be surprised if there are some > helicopters overhead as well. >> >> Should be fun. If I get it right. >> >> paul >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
