Re: GESO: Sikeston, Missouri Drag Strip
Your shots make me want to get over to George Ray's. Can't do it this weekend but maybe soon. Would you be interested in meeting up for a Sunday at George's? Let me know if so and we can set up a meeting. Ted -- 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.
Re: GESO: Sikeston, Missouri Drag Strip
Hi Ted, Absolutely. I've been wanting to go to George Ray's for the past few years, but have never had a chance to get there. I'd love to head down there and get some shots while the place is still running. It's a shame I never got to meet George himself. I would've liked to have gotten a shot or two of the legend. I usually ride over to Sikeston with a buddy of mine who goes there nearly every weekend. He's talked about making a trip to Paragould sometime to show me what it's all about. I'll have to bring that up to him this weekend and see when he might want to follow through on that. I really would love to take some shots at that place. From the way he talks about it, it's like stepping 30 years back in time. I'll be sure to give you a heads-up whenever the plan becomes more solid. Glad you enjoyed the shots! -- Walt Your shots make me want to get over to George Ray's. Can't do it this weekend but maybe soon. Would you be interested in meeting up for a Sunday at George's? Let me know if so and we can set up a meeting. Ted -- 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.
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Great gallery here. I love drag racing Dave On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Just wanted to share a set of photos I took yesterday on my first trip to the Sikeston Drag Strip this year. There are a few pictures of a little boy in an orange t-shirt that didn't turn out well, but I included them anyway for the benefit of his parents, whom I met while taking pictures and told them I'd post them. Otherwise, I think most of the photos turned out pretty well. There are 61 images in all -- mostly of good ol' American muscle car horsepower. http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157624712518913/detail/ (All shots take with my K-x -- the vast majority with the 18-55mm kit lens in aperture priority.) Comments and critiques are, of course, welcome. Best, Walt -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
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Thanks, David. Glad you enjoyed it. I'm a big fan of drag racing, myself. I'll probably head out to the track several more times between now and late October. From now on, I'll be working on trying to find new angles and perspectives. -- Walt On 8/31/2010 4:00 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Great gallery here. I love drag racing Dave -- 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.
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Walt, very nice set of photos. Joe www.photo.net/photos/pjjdxn - Original Message - From: Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:17:27 - (UTC) Subject: GESO: Sikeston, Missouri Drag Strip Hi all, Just wanted to share a set of photos I took yesterday on my first trip to the Sikeston Drag Strip this year. There are a few pictures of a little boy in an orange t-shirt that didn't turn out well, but I included them anyway for the benefit of his parents, whom I met while taking pictures and told them I'd post them. Otherwise, I think most of the photos turned out pretty well. There are 61 images in all -- mostly of good ol' American muscle car horsepower. http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157624712518913/detail/ (All shots take with my K-x -- the vast majority with the 18-55mm kit lens in aperture priority.) Comments and critiques are, of course, welcome. Best, Walt -- 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.
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Many thanks, Joe! Taking photos at the strip with a borrowed Canon Powershot A640 is what fired my interest in photography. Within a year, I bought my first used DSLR, and within a year after that, I was the owner of my first new Pentax. I love the challenge of the timing. -- Walt On 8/30/2010 4:19 PM, 27...@comcast.net wrote: Walt, very nice set of photos. Joe www.photo.net/photos/pjjdxn -- 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.
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DSLR's sure help on timing with a very low shutter lag. It was a big improvement over my original digital PS. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Many thanks, Joe! Taking photos at the strip with a borrowed Canon Powershot A640 is what fired my interest in photography. Within a year, I bought my first used DSLR, and within a year after that, I was the owner of my first new Pentax. I love the challenge of the timing. -- Walt On 8/30/2010 4:19 PM, 27...@comcast.net wrote: Walt, very nice set of photos. Joe www.photo.net/photos/pjjdxn -- 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.
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Some nice pics here. Well done. Paul On Aug 30, 2010, at 10:37 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: DSLR's sure help on timing with a very low shutter lag. It was a big improvement over my original digital PS. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Many thanks, Joe! Taking photos at the strip with a borrowed Canon Powershot A640 is what fired my interest in photography. Within a year, I bought my first used DSLR, and within a year after that, I was the owner of my first new Pentax. I love the challenge of the timing. -- Walt On 8/30/2010 4:19 PM, 27...@comcast.net wrote: Walt, very nice set of photos. Joe www.photo.net/photos/pjjdxn -- 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.
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Absolutely. Using the PS, I deleted many more images than I kept. Now, with the K-x, my biggest challenge (at least in shooting drag races) seems to be after-the-fact cropping -- trying to maintain a 5:4 ratio at the original resolution to help preserve IQ after resizing. I assume that's the best way to go about it -- please tell me if I'm wrong. :-) On 8/30/2010 9:37 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: DSLR's sure help on timing with a very low shutter lag. It was a big improvement over my original digital PS. Regards, Bob S -- 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.
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Thanks, Paul. It's always nice to know I'm doing a decent job at something I enjoy so much. -- Walt On 8/30/2010 9:39 PM, paul stenquist wrote: Some nice pics here. Well done. 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.
GESO: Sikeston, Missouri Drag Strip
Hi all, Just wanted to share a set of photos I took yesterday on my first trip to the Sikeston Drag Strip this year. There are a few pictures of a little boy in an orange t-shirt that didn't turn out well, but I included them anyway for the benefit of his parents, whom I met while taking pictures and told them I'd post them. Otherwise, I think most of the photos turned out pretty well. There are 61 images in all -- mostly of good ol' American muscle car horsepower. http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157624712518913/detail/ (All shots take with my K-x -- the vast majority with the 18-55mm kit lens in aperture priority.) Comments and critiques are, of course, welcome. Best, Walt -- 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.
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Walt, Lots of similar shots, but I forgot how the front wheels leave the pavement! And the Z28 with the front end off the pavement and the rear wheel really deformed is a great catch! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Just wanted to share a set of photos I took yesterday on my first trip to the Sikeston Drag Strip this year. There are a few pictures of a little boy in an orange t-shirt that didn't turn out well, but I included them anyway for the benefit of his parents, whom I met while taking pictures and told them I'd post them. Otherwise, I think most of the photos turned out pretty well. There are 61 images in all -- mostly of good ol' American muscle car horsepower. http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157624712518913/detail/ (All shots take with my K-x -- the vast majority with the 18-55mm kit lens in aperture priority.) Comments and critiques are, of course, welcome. Best, Walt -- 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.
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Thanks, Bob. I tried to figure out a way to vary my shot perspectives without endangering myself or anyone else, but it's a pretty small track, and there are only so many places I can really get to. I haven't yet figured out how to get an interesting shot beyond the first 60 feet of track. I've tried taking shots from up in the announcer's booth, but it's glassed-in and the windows don't open. So, the only way I've been able to figure out that captures the sense of action is trying to catch them in the burnout area, or at the starting line where you can get decent shots of the wrinkle-walled slicks grabbing the surface of the track, and wheel-stands. I just barely avoided being hit by the orange Chevy II with the vanity plate that says 6 SECONDS when it ran up the track after its burn-out. So, I've ruled that perspective out for future use. I'll see if I can figure out some way to mix up the angles in the future. I don't know if my options are limited, or my imagination. Thanks again, Walt http://my.wisestamp.com/link?u=ypgdb385pypw7fhbsite=www.wisestamp.com/email-install On 8/29/2010 10:26 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Walt, Lots of similar shots, but I forgot how the front wheels leave the pavement! And the Z28 with the front end off the pavement and the rear wheel really deformed is a great catch! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Walter Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Just wanted to share a set of photos I took yesterday on my first trip to the Sikeston Drag Strip this year. There are a few pictures of a little boy in an orange t-shirt that didn't turn out well, but I included them anyway for the benefit of his parents, whom I met while taking pictures and told them I'd post them. Otherwise, I think most of the photos turned out pretty well. There are 61 images in all -- mostly of good ol' American muscle car horsepower. http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157624712518913/detail/ (All shots take with my K-x -- the vast majority with the 18-55mm kit lens in aperture priority.) Comments and critiques are, of course, welcome. Best, Walt -- 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.
