Re: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
On 3/17/2011 9:58 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: This morning I had a go at fixing one of them in PhotoShop. Unfortunately, my scanner sucks (a flatbed Epson 3200), so the shot that was probably soft to begin with is softer yet. But I did fix the color and exposure. It's now almost what I had in mind a quarter century ago. The Chi-Town guys will get a kick out of it. You've got quite a memory, Paul, quite a memory! BTW, Pat Minick, who is sitting in the car in the pic, offered to shoot out the street lights with his sidearm that night. I declined, figuring I needed the light, even if it was green. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12827153&size=lg Wonderful photo. Brought memories of some totally different photos that my memory cherishes for my own personal reasons. Boris -- 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: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
From: Paul Stenquist While I sometimes caused flames to come out of editors. The objective here was to have flames coming out of the headers. Still, what you wrote has a certain poetic quality that what you meant lacks. -- 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: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
On Mar 18, 2011, at 13:52, Ken Waller wrote: > Being a Ford salaried retiree, I'd rather forget about the Mustang II, even > though I had nothing to do with it. > I remember: "Mustang II, Boredom zero"! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Twenty-five years ago, I had an idea. I had been shooting cars for Super > Stock Magazine for a year or two. The Chi-Town Hustler crew had just built a > new funny car, and I was going to shoot it for the mag. While I would shoot > plenty of pics in a safe and nicely lit parking lot, I wanted to try to get > one pic with the Chicago skyline in the background. And I wanted the engine > running and flames coming out of the editors. Well, I talked the guys into > dragging the car down to the peninsula on which the Chicago Planetarium is > built, and unloaded it on the sidewalk. Unfortunately, I had forgotten about > the streetlights, and had no idea what color temp they were. (Turns out they > were close to fluorescent green, only greener.) I brought my two strobes and > plenty of wiring. I had a fairly powerful Honeywell potato masher, and I set > that up to light the side of the car. I used a small Rollei flash and mounted > it closer to illuminate the front of the car. I shot Ektachrome 120 in a > Mamiyaflex C2, and bracketed from f11 at 1/30th, all the way to f4 at 1/15th. > (Didn't own a flash meter at the time.) Well, I pretty much overestimated the > power of those flashes outside at night, and the only good exposures were at > f4. But the green cast from the street lights was awful at the longer > exposures, and shorter exposures were underexposed. So my best shots were > almost decent exposures but lacking DOF and way too green. In those days, > they couldn't be fixed. > > This morning I had a go at fixing one of them in PhotoShop. Unfortunately, my > scanner sucks (a flatbed Epson 3200), so the shot that was probably soft to > begin with is softer yet. But I did fix the color and exposure. It's now > almost what I had in mind a quarter century ago. The Chi-Town guys will get a > kick out of it. > > BTW, Pat Minick, who is sitting in the car in the pic, offered to shoot out > the street lights with his sidearm that night. I declined, figuring I needed > the light, even if it was green. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12827153&size=lg Well, all your tweaking made it a pretty damned good shot after all. Not the sharpest ever, but the colours and the car look great - especially with those flames coming out of the pipes. I never thought I'd ever say this, but that's a hell of a great looking Mustang II. ;-) cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
AFAIK - No. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "J.C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: The way-back machine: 25 years ago wasn't the mustang II a rebodied pinto? -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER & DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ken Waller Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 2:53 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The way-back machine: 25 years ago Being a Ford salaried retiree, I'd rather forget about the Mustang II, even though I had nothing to do with it. The only item related to a production Mustang II & the one in Paul's shot is the Mustang emblem in the grille. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message ----- From: "Doug Franklin" Subject: Re: The way-back machine: 25 years ago On 2011-03-18 0:06, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2011-03-17 23:56, Ken Waller wrote: Great capture Paul! I didn't/don't follow drag racing that closely so I was somewhat surprised to see its sort of a Mustang - I thought it would be a Chrysler variant. It's a Mustang (II) body, anyway. I had one of the regular I-4 versions way back when. As I understand it, it was a Pinto with a different body. :-) Not that the dragster was in any way related to the old Mustang II I drove, except for the shape of some parts of the body work. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
The engine was a Keith Black aluminum-block hemi -- essentially a 426 Chrysler hemi with stouter main webs and replaceable sleeves. It had a crankshaft with a 1/2" longer stroke for a displacement of 484 cubic inches. The heads were probably stock 426 Chrysler. It had a supercharger based on the GMC 1071 style case but built with tight clearances and teflon scrapers. Fuel was via constant flow injectors with 8 nozzles above the supercharger and 16 in the ports. It ran on about 85% nitromethane/alcohol mix. The car weighted about 1900 pounds. I think this car's best performance was a quarter mile of around 5.8 seconds at about 260 mph. I remember that while I was trying to shoot the pic, the ground vibrated from the engine's idle. I sandbagged the tripod, but it may not have done much to dispel the vibration. I used the only lens I had for the C2 Mamiya -- an 80/2.8. On Mar 18, 2011, at 2:59 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Aha, so my instincts were correct. > > What motor was used in the vehicle pictured? > > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" > Subject: Re: The way-back machine: 25 years ago > > >> Thanks Ken. >> The Chi-Town guys were getting help from Dodge until me mid seventies. But >> when that ran dry, they briefly went to a Mustang II body. That body worked >> fairly well in terms of generating good downforce. One of the cars I >> wrenched in the mid seventies, "Chicago Patrol" was a Mustang II as well. >> The Hutstler team went back to Dodge bodies when this car was put to rest, >> probably around 1978 or so. >> Paul >> >> >> On Mar 17, 2011, at 11:56 PM, Ken Waller wrote: >> >>> Great capture Paul! >>> >>> I didn't/don't follow drag racing that closely so I was somewhat surprised >>> to see its sort of a Mustang - I thought it would be a Chrysler variant. >>> >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>> >>> - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" >>> >>> Subject: The way-back machine: 25 years ago >>> >>> >>>> Twenty-five years ago, I had an idea. I had been shooting cars for Super >>>> Stock Magazine for a year or two. The Chi-Town Hustler crew had just built >>>> a new funny car, and I was going to shoot it for the mag. While I would >>>> shoot plenty of pics in a safe and nicely lit parking lot, I wanted to try >>>> to get one pic with the Chicago skyline in the background. And I wanted >>>> the engine running and flames coming out of the editors. Well, I talked >>>> the guys into dragging the car down to the peninsula on which the Chicago >>>> Planetarium is built, and unloaded it on the sidewalk. Unfortunately, I >>>> had forgotten about the streetlights, and had no idea what color temp they >>>> were. (Turns out they were close to fluorescent green, only greener.) I >>>> brought my two strobes and plenty of wiring. I had a fairly powerful >>>> Honeywell potato masher, and I set that up to light the side of the car. I >>>> used a small Rollei flash and mounted it closer to illuminate the front of >>>> the car. I shot Ektachrome 120 in a Mamiyaflex C2, and bracketed from f11 >>>> at 1/30th, all the way to f4 at 1/15th. (Didn't own a flash meter at the >>>> time.) Well, I pretty much overestimated the power of those flashes >>>> outside at night, and the only good exposures were at f4. But the green >>>> cast from the street lights was awful at the longer exposures, and shorter >>>> exposures were underexposed. So my best shots were almost decent exposures >>>> but lacking DOF and way too green. In those days, they couldn't be fixed. >>>> >>>> This morning I had a go at fixing one of them in PhotoShop. Unfortunately, >>>> my scanner sucks (a flatbed Epson 3200), so the shot that was probably >>>> soft to begin with is softer yet. But I did fix the color and exposure. >>>> It's now almost what I had in mind a quarter century ago. The Chi-Town >>>> guys will get a kick out of it. >>>> >>>> BTW, Pat Minick, who is sitting in the car in the pic, offered to shoot >>>> out the street lights with his sidearm that night. I declined, figuring I >>>> needed the light, even if it was green. >>>> >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12827153&size=lg >>>> >>>> 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. -- 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: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
Aha, so my instincts were correct. What motor was used in the vehicle pictured? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: The way-back machine: 25 years ago Thanks Ken. The Chi-Town guys were getting help from Dodge until me mid seventies. But when that ran dry, they briefly went to a Mustang II body. That body worked fairly well in terms of generating good downforce. One of the cars I wrenched in the mid seventies, "Chicago Patrol" was a Mustang II as well. The Hutstler team went back to Dodge bodies when this car was put to rest, probably around 1978 or so. Paul On Mar 17, 2011, at 11:56 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Great capture Paul! I didn't/don't follow drag racing that closely so I was somewhat surprised to see its sort of a Mustang - I thought it would be a Chrysler variant. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: The way-back machine: 25 years ago Twenty-five years ago, I had an idea. I had been shooting cars for Super Stock Magazine for a year or two. The Chi-Town Hustler crew had just built a new funny car, and I was going to shoot it for the mag. While I would shoot plenty of pics in a safe and nicely lit parking lot, I wanted to try to get one pic with the Chicago skyline in the background. And I wanted the engine running and flames coming out of the editors. Well, I talked the guys into dragging the car down to the peninsula on which the Chicago Planetarium is built, and unloaded it on the sidewalk. Unfortunately, I had forgotten about the streetlights, and had no idea what color temp they were. (Turns out they were close to fluorescent green, only greener.) I brought my two strobes and plenty of wiring. I had a fairly powerful Honeywell potato masher, and I set that up to light the side of the car. I used a small Rollei flash and mounted it closer to illuminate the front of the car. I shot Ektachrome 120 in a Mamiyaflex C2, and bracketed from f11 at 1/30th, all the way to f4 at 1/15th. (Didn't own a flash meter at the time.) Well, I pretty much overestimated the power of those flashes outside at night, and the only good exposures were at f4. But the green cast from the street lights was awful at the longer exposures, and shorter exposures were underexposed. So my best shots were almost decent exposures but lacking DOF and way too green. In those days, they couldn't be fixed. This morning I had a go at fixing one of them in PhotoShop. Unfortunately, my scanner sucks (a flatbed Epson 3200), so the shot that was probably soft to begin with is softer yet. But I did fix the color and exposure. It's now almost what I had in mind a quarter century ago. The Chi-Town guys will get a kick out of it. BTW, Pat Minick, who is sitting in the car in the pic, offered to shoot out the street lights with his sidearm that night. I declined, figuring I needed the light, even if it was green. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12827153&size=lg 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.
RE: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
wasn't the mustang II a rebodied pinto? -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER & DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ken Waller Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 2:53 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The way-back machine: 25 years ago Being a Ford salaried retiree, I'd rather forget about the Mustang II, even though I had nothing to do with it. The only item related to a production Mustang II & the one in Paul's shot is the Mustang emblem in the grille. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Doug Franklin" Subject: Re: The way-back machine: 25 years ago > On 2011-03-18 0:06, Doug Franklin wrote: >> On 2011-03-17 23:56, Ken Waller wrote: >>> Great capture Paul! >>> >>> I didn't/don't follow drag racing that closely so I was somewhat >>> surprised to see its sort of a Mustang - I thought it would be a >>> Chrysler variant. >> >> It's a Mustang (II) body, anyway. I had one of the regular I-4 >> versions way back when. As I understand it, it was a Pinto with a >> different body. >> :-) > > Not that the dragster was in any way related to the old Mustang II I > drove, except for the shape of some parts of the body work. > > -- > Thanks, > DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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.
Re: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
Being a Ford salaried retiree, I'd rather forget about the Mustang II, even though I had nothing to do with it. The only item related to a production Mustang II & the one in Paul's shot is the Mustang emblem in the grille. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Doug Franklin" Subject: Re: The way-back machine: 25 years ago On 2011-03-18 0:06, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2011-03-17 23:56, Ken Waller wrote: Great capture Paul! I didn't/don't follow drag racing that closely so I was somewhat surprised to see its sort of a Mustang - I thought it would be a Chrysler variant. It's a Mustang (II) body, anyway. I had one of the regular I-4 versions way back when. As I understand it, it was a Pinto with a different body. :-) Not that the dragster was in any way related to the old Mustang II I drove, except for the shape of some parts of the body work. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
Lots of memories are triggered by that shot. Nice save. On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 9:12 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Paul Stenquist > wrote: >> Thanks Bob. >> But my math sucks. It was 35 years ago -- 1976. Hardly seems possible. >> Paul > > Great adjustment and a nice story. Good picture to. > > Dave >> On Mar 17, 2011, at 4:35 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >> >>> Paul, >>> Wow, that brings back some memories. >>> Yes your scanner is soft, but the photo is a great promo piece. >>> I love the flames visible on the far side of the hood. >>> Regards, Bob S. >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Paul Stenquist >>> wrote: Twenty-five years ago, I had an idea. I had been shooting cars for Super Stock Magazine for a year or two. The Chi-Town Hustler crew had just built a new funny car, and I was going to shoot it for the mag. While I would shoot plenty of pics in a safe and nicely lit parking lot, I wanted to try to get one pic with the Chicago skyline in the background. And I wanted the engine running and flames coming out of the editors. Well, I talked the guys into dragging the car down to the peninsula on which the Chicago Planetarium is built, and unloaded it on the sidewalk. Unfortunately, I had forgotten about the streetlights, and had no idea what color temp they were. (Turns out they were close to fluorescent green, only greener.) I brought my two strobes and plenty of wiring. I had a fairly powerful Honeywell potato masher, and I set that up to light the side of the car. I used a small Rollei flash and mounted it closer to illuminate the front of the car. I shot Ektachrome 120 in a Mamiyaflex C2, and bracketed from f11 at 1/30th, all the way to f4 at 1/15th. (Didn't own a flash meter at the time.) Well, I pretty much overestimated the power of those flashes outside at night, and the only good exposures were at f4. But the green cast from the street lights was awful at the longer exposures, and shorter exposures were underexposed. So my best shots were almost decent exposures but lacking DOF and way too green. In those days, they couldn't be fixed. This morning I had a go at fixing one of them in PhotoShop. Unfortunately, my scanner sucks (a flatbed Epson 3200), so the shot that was probably soft to begin with is softer yet. But I did fix the color and exposure. It's now almost what I had in mind a quarter century ago. The Chi-Town guys will get a kick out of it. BTW, Pat Minick, who is sitting in the car in the pic, offered to shoot out the street lights with his sidearm that night. I declined, figuring I needed the light, even if it was green. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12827153&size=lg 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. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> > > > > -- > 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. > -- Steve Desjardins -- 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: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Thanks Bob. > But my math sucks. It was 35 years ago -- 1976. Hardly seems possible. > Paul Great adjustment and a nice story. Good picture to. Dave > On Mar 17, 2011, at 4:35 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > >> Paul, >> Wow, that brings back some memories. >> Yes your scanner is soft, but the photo is a great promo piece. >> I love the flames visible on the far side of the hood. >> Regards, Bob S. >> >> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Paul Stenquist >> wrote: >>> Twenty-five years ago, I had an idea. I had been shooting cars for Super >>> Stock Magazine for a year or two. The Chi-Town Hustler crew had just built >>> a new funny car, and I was going to shoot it for the mag. While I would >>> shoot plenty of pics in a safe and nicely lit parking lot, I wanted to try >>> to get one pic with the Chicago skyline in the background. And I wanted the >>> engine running and flames coming out of the editors. Well, I talked the >>> guys into dragging the car down to the peninsula on which the Chicago >>> Planetarium is built, and unloaded it on the sidewalk. Unfortunately, I had >>> forgotten about the streetlights, and had no idea what color temp they >>> were. (Turns out they were close to fluorescent green, only greener.) I >>> brought my two strobes and plenty of wiring. I had a fairly powerful >>> Honeywell potato masher, and I set that up to light the side of the car. I >>> used a small Rollei flash and mounted it closer to illuminate the front of >>> the car. I shot Ektachrome 120 in a Mamiyaflex C2, and bracketed from f11 >>> at 1/30th, all the way to f4 at 1/15th. (Didn't own a flash meter at the >>> time.) Well, I pretty much overestimated the power of those flashes outside >>> at night, and the only good exposures were at f4. But the green cast from >>> the street lights was awful at the longer exposures, and shorter exposures >>> were underexposed. So my best shots were almost decent exposures but >>> lacking DOF and way too green. In those days, they couldn't be fixed. >>> >>> This morning I had a go at fixing one of them in PhotoShop. Unfortunately, >>> my scanner sucks (a flatbed Epson 3200), so the shot that was probably soft >>> to begin with is softer yet. But I did fix the color and exposure. It's now >>> almost what I had in mind a quarter century ago. The Chi-Town guys will get >>> a kick out of it. >>> >>> BTW, Pat Minick, who is sitting in the car in the pic, offered to shoot out >>> the street lights with his sidearm that night. I declined, figuring I >>> needed the light, even if it was green. >>> >>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12827153&size=lg >>> >>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. > -- 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.
Re: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
Thanks Ken. The Chi-Town guys were getting help from Dodge until me mid seventies. But when that ran dry, they briefly went to a Mustang II body. That body worked fairly well in terms of generating good downforce. One of the cars I wrenched in the mid seventies, "Chicago Patrol" was a Mustang II as well. The Hutstler team went back to Dodge bodies when this car was put to rest, probably around 1978 or so. Paul On Mar 17, 2011, at 11:56 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Great capture Paul! > > I didn't/don't follow drag racing that closely so I was somewhat surprised to > see its sort of a Mustang - I thought it would be a Chrysler variant. > > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" > Subject: The way-back machine: 25 years ago > > >> Twenty-five years ago, I had an idea. I had been shooting cars for Super >> Stock Magazine for a year or two. The Chi-Town Hustler crew had just built a >> new funny car, and I was going to shoot it for the mag. While I would shoot >> plenty of pics in a safe and nicely lit parking lot, I wanted to try to get >> one pic with the Chicago skyline in the background. And I wanted the engine >> running and flames coming out of the editors. Well, I talked the guys into >> dragging the car down to the peninsula on which the Chicago Planetarium is >> built, and unloaded it on the sidewalk. Unfortunately, I had forgotten about >> the streetlights, and had no idea what color temp they were. (Turns out they >> were close to fluorescent green, only greener.) I brought my two strobes and >> plenty of wiring. I had a fairly powerful Honeywell potato masher, and I set >> that up to light the side of the car. I used a small Rollei flash and >> mounted it closer to illuminate the front of the car. I shot Ektachrome 120 >> in a Mamiyaflex C2, and bracketed from f11 at 1/30th, all the way to f4 at >> 1/15th. (Didn't own a flash meter at the time.) Well, I pretty much >> overestimated the power of those flashes outside at night, and the only good >> exposures were at f4. But the green cast from the street lights was awful at >> the longer exposures, and shorter exposures were underexposed. So my best >> shots were almost decent exposures but lacking DOF and way too green. In >> those days, they couldn't be fixed. >> >> This morning I had a go at fixing one of them in PhotoShop. Unfortunately, >> my scanner sucks (a flatbed Epson 3200), so the shot that was probably soft >> to begin with is softer yet. But I did fix the color and exposure. It's now >> almost what I had in mind a quarter century ago. The Chi-Town guys will get >> a kick out of it. >> >> BTW, Pat Minick, who is sitting in the car in the pic, offered to shoot out >> the street lights with his sidearm that night. I declined, figuring I needed >> the light, even if it was green. >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12827153&size=lg >> >> 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. -- 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: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
On 2011-03-18 0:06, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2011-03-17 23:56, Ken Waller wrote: Great capture Paul! I didn't/don't follow drag racing that closely so I was somewhat surprised to see its sort of a Mustang - I thought it would be a Chrysler variant. It's a Mustang (II) body, anyway. I had one of the regular I-4 versions way back when. As I understand it, it was a Pinto with a different body. :-) Not that the dragster was in any way related to the old Mustang II I drove, except for the shape of some parts of the body work. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
On 2011-03-17 23:56, Ken Waller wrote: Great capture Paul! I didn't/don't follow drag racing that closely so I was somewhat surprised to see its sort of a Mustang - I thought it would be a Chrysler variant. It's a Mustang (II) body, anyway. I had one of the regular I-4 versions way back when. As I understand it, it was a Pinto with a different body. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
Great capture Paul! I didn't/don't follow drag racing that closely so I was somewhat surprised to see its sort of a Mustang - I thought it would be a Chrysler variant. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: The way-back machine: 25 years ago Twenty-five years ago, I had an idea. I had been shooting cars for Super Stock Magazine for a year or two. The Chi-Town Hustler crew had just built a new funny car, and I was going to shoot it for the mag. While I would shoot plenty of pics in a safe and nicely lit parking lot, I wanted to try to get one pic with the Chicago skyline in the background. And I wanted the engine running and flames coming out of the editors. Well, I talked the guys into dragging the car down to the peninsula on which the Chicago Planetarium is built, and unloaded it on the sidewalk. Unfortunately, I had forgotten about the streetlights, and had no idea what color temp they were. (Turns out they were close to fluorescent green, only greener.) I brought my two strobes and plenty of wiring. I had a fairly powerful Honeywell potato masher, and I set that up to light the side of the car. I used a small Rollei flash and mounted it closer to illuminate the front of the car. I shot Ektachrome 120 in a Mamiyaflex C2, and bracketed from f11 at 1/30th, all the way to f4 at 1/15th. (Didn't own a flash meter at the time.) Well, I pretty much overestimated the power of those flashes outside at night, and the only good exposures were at f4. But the green cast from the street lights was awful at the longer exposures, and shorter exposures were underexposed. So my best shots were almost decent exposures but lacking DOF and way too green. In those days, they couldn't be fixed. This morning I had a go at fixing one of them in PhotoShop. Unfortunately, my scanner sucks (a flatbed Epson 3200), so the shot that was probably soft to begin with is softer yet. But I did fix the color and exposure. It's now almost what I had in mind a quarter century ago. The Chi-Town guys will get a kick out of it. BTW, Pat Minick, who is sitting in the car in the pic, offered to shoot out the street lights with his sidearm that night. I declined, figuring I needed the light, even if it was green. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12827153&size=lg 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.
Re: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
Thanks Charles. Those were good times. Perhaps I'll try to get a good scan of the transparency some day. Paul On Mar 17, 2011, at 4:04 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: > On Mar 17, 2011, at 14:58, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12827153&size=lg >> > > Great story, Paul! I like the picture. > > This is one of the best things about dragging out old negatives/slides and > scanning them - the amount and ease of "fixing" that can be done today vs. > what could be done in a lab 10/20/30 years ago (or more) is stunning. More > than a few times I've found great old shots which the initial prints (from > the local drugstore or Fotomat or whatever) made me think never had a chance. > > -Charles > > -- > Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com > Minneapolis, MN > http://charles.robinsontwins.org > http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson > > > -- > 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.
Re: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
Thanks Bob. But my math sucks. It was 35 years ago -- 1976. Hardly seems possible. Paul On Mar 17, 2011, at 4:35 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Paul, > Wow, that brings back some memories. > Yes your scanner is soft, but the photo is a great promo piece. > I love the flames visible on the far side of the hood. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Paul Stenquist > wrote: >> Twenty-five years ago, I had an idea. I had been shooting cars for Super >> Stock Magazine for a year or two. The Chi-Town Hustler crew had just built a >> new funny car, and I was going to shoot it for the mag. While I would shoot >> plenty of pics in a safe and nicely lit parking lot, I wanted to try to get >> one pic with the Chicago skyline in the background. And I wanted the engine >> running and flames coming out of the editors. Well, I talked the guys into >> dragging the car down to the peninsula on which the Chicago Planetarium is >> built, and unloaded it on the sidewalk. Unfortunately, I had forgotten about >> the streetlights, and had no idea what color temp they were. (Turns out they >> were close to fluorescent green, only greener.) I brought my two strobes and >> plenty of wiring. I had a fairly powerful Honeywell potato masher, and I set >> that up to light the side of the car. I used a small Rollei flash and >> mounted it closer to illuminate the front of the car. I shot Ektachrome 120 >> in a Mamiyaflex C2, and bracketed from f11 at 1/30th, all the way to f4 at >> 1/15th. (Didn't own a flash meter at the time.) Well, I pretty much >> overestimated the power of those flashes outside at night, and the only good >> exposures were at f4. But the green cast from the street lights was awful at >> the longer exposures, and shorter exposures were underexposed. So my best >> shots were almost decent exposures but lacking DOF and way too green. In >> those days, they couldn't be fixed. >> >> This morning I had a go at fixing one of them in PhotoShop. Unfortunately, >> my scanner sucks (a flatbed Epson 3200), so the shot that was probably soft >> to begin with is softer yet. But I did fix the color and exposure. It's now >> almost what I had in mind a quarter century ago. The Chi-Town guys will get >> a kick out of it. >> >> BTW, Pat Minick, who is sitting in the car in the pic, offered to shoot out >> the street lights with his sidearm that night. I declined, figuring I needed >> the light, even if it was green. >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12827153&size=lg >> >> 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. >> > > -- > 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.
Re: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
Paul, Wow, that brings back some memories. Yes your scanner is soft, but the photo is a great promo piece. I love the flames visible on the far side of the hood. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Twenty-five years ago, I had an idea. I had been shooting cars for Super > Stock Magazine for a year or two. The Chi-Town Hustler crew had just built a > new funny car, and I was going to shoot it for the mag. While I would shoot > plenty of pics in a safe and nicely lit parking lot, I wanted to try to get > one pic with the Chicago skyline in the background. And I wanted the engine > running and flames coming out of the editors. Well, I talked the guys into > dragging the car down to the peninsula on which the Chicago Planetarium is > built, and unloaded it on the sidewalk. Unfortunately, I had forgotten about > the streetlights, and had no idea what color temp they were. (Turns out they > were close to fluorescent green, only greener.) I brought my two strobes and > plenty of wiring. I had a fairly powerful Honeywell potato masher, and I set > that up to light the side of the car. I used a small Rollei flash and mounted > it closer to illuminate the front of the car. I shot Ektachrome 120 in a > Mamiyaflex C2, and bracketed from f11 at 1/30th, all the way to f4 at 1/15th. > (Didn't own a flash meter at the time.) Well, I pretty much overestimated the > power of those flashes outside at night, and the only good exposures were at > f4. But the green cast from the street lights was awful at the longer > exposures, and shorter exposures were underexposed. So my best shots were > almost decent exposures but lacking DOF and way too green. In those days, > they couldn't be fixed. > > This morning I had a go at fixing one of them in PhotoShop. Unfortunately, my > scanner sucks (a flatbed Epson 3200), so the shot that was probably soft to > begin with is softer yet. But I did fix the color and exposure. It's now > almost what I had in mind a quarter century ago. The Chi-Town guys will get a > kick out of it. > > BTW, Pat Minick, who is sitting in the car in the pic, offered to shoot out > the street lights with his sidearm that night. I declined, figuring I needed > the light, even if it was green. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12827153&size=lg > > 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. > -- 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: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
On Mar 17, 2011, at 14:58, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12827153&size=lg > Great story, Paul! I like the picture. This is one of the best things about dragging out old negatives/slides and scanning them - the amount and ease of "fixing" that can be done today vs. what could be done in a lab 10/20/30 years ago (or more) is stunning. More than a few times I've found great old shots which the initial prints (from the local drugstore or Fotomat or whatever) made me think never had a chance. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: The way-back machine: 25 years ago
While I sometimes caused flames to come out of editors. The objective here was to have flames coming out of the headers. On Mar 17, 2011, at 3:58 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Twenty-five years ago, I had an idea. I had been shooting cars for Super > Stock Magazine for a year or two. The Chi-Town Hustler crew had just built a > new funny car, and I was going to shoot it for the mag. While I would shoot > plenty of pics in a safe and nicely lit parking lot, I wanted to try to get > one pic with the Chicago skyline in the background. And I wanted the engine > running and flames coming out of the editors. Well, I talked the guys into > dragging the car down to the peninsula on which the Chicago Planetarium is > built, and unloaded it on the sidewalk. Unfortunately, I had forgotten about > the streetlights, and had no idea what color temp they were. (Turns out they > were close to fluorescent green, only greener.) I brought my two strobes and > plenty of wiring. I had a fairly powerful Honeywell potato masher, and I set > that up to light the side of the car. I used a small Rollei flash and mounted > it closer to illuminate the front of the car. I shot Ektachrome 120 in a > Mamiyaflex C2, and bracketed from f11 at 1/30th, all the way to f4 at 1/15th. > (Didn't own a flash meter at the time.) Well, I pretty much overestimated the > power of those flashes outside at night, and the only good exposures were at > f4. But the green cast from the street lights was awful at the longer > exposures, and shorter exposures were underexposed. So my best shots were > almost decent exposures but lacking DOF and way too green. In those days, > they couldn't be fixed. > > This morning I had a go at fixing one of them in PhotoShop. Unfortunately, my > scanner sucks (a flatbed Epson 3200), so the shot that was probably soft to > begin with is softer yet. But I did fix the color and exposure. It's now > almost what I had in mind a quarter century ago. The Chi-Town guys will get a > kick out of it. > > BTW, Pat Minick, who is sitting in the car in the pic, offered to shoot out > the street lights with his sidearm that night. I declined, figuring I needed > the light, even if it was green. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12827153&size=lg > > 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. -- 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.
The way-back machine: 25 years ago
Twenty-five years ago, I had an idea. I had been shooting cars for Super Stock Magazine for a year or two. The Chi-Town Hustler crew had just built a new funny car, and I was going to shoot it for the mag. While I would shoot plenty of pics in a safe and nicely lit parking lot, I wanted to try to get one pic with the Chicago skyline in the background. And I wanted the engine running and flames coming out of the editors. Well, I talked the guys into dragging the car down to the peninsula on which the Chicago Planetarium is built, and unloaded it on the sidewalk. Unfortunately, I had forgotten about the streetlights, and had no idea what color temp they were. (Turns out they were close to fluorescent green, only greener.) I brought my two strobes and plenty of wiring. I had a fairly powerful Honeywell potato masher, and I set that up to light the side of the car. I used a small Rollei flash and mounted it closer to illuminate the front of the car. I shot Ektachrome 120 in a Mamiyaflex C2, and bracketed from f11 at 1/30th, all the way to f4 at 1/15th. (Didn't own a flash meter at the time.) Well, I pretty much overestimated the power of those flashes outside at night, and the only good exposures were at f4. But the green cast from the street lights was awful at the longer exposures, and shorter exposures were underexposed. So my best shots were almost decent exposures but lacking DOF and way too green. In those days, they couldn't be fixed. This morning I had a go at fixing one of them in PhotoShop. Unfortunately, my scanner sucks (a flatbed Epson 3200), so the shot that was probably soft to begin with is softer yet. But I did fix the color and exposure. It's now almost what I had in mind a quarter century ago. The Chi-Town guys will get a kick out of it. BTW, Pat Minick, who is sitting in the car in the pic, offered to shoot out the street lights with his sidearm that night. I declined, figuring I needed the light, even if it was green. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12827153&size=lg 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.
