Re: Photos from Hallett Motor Speedway

2010-06-02 Thread eckinator
I apologize, Ted, I completely omitted any comment about your photos - I quite enjoyed them, especially those of the vintage cars - can one call them race rods? - and nice panning action there, too. Also, the one of the Miata behind the Super Seven =) Tiny nit - can you modify your website so I can

Re: Photos from Hallett Motor Speedway

2010-06-02 Thread eckinator
010/6/2 eckinator : > 2010/5/28  : >> >> "The eye of the viewer becomes the eye of the Photographer." Albert Maysles > > Major League of Photography: > "Ecke Maisel-Maysles. I shoot like Maisel and I see like Maysles" > (not seriously thinking so) No wait. I forgot Frank Jay Haynes. "Ecke Maysles-

Re: Photos from Hallett Motor Speedway

2010-06-02 Thread eckinator
2010/5/28 : > > "The eye of the viewer becomes the eye of the Photographer." Albert Maysles Major League of Photography: "Ecke Maisel-Maysles. I shoot like Maisel and I see like Maysles" (not seriously thinking so) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/

Re: Photos from Hallett Motor Speedway

2010-06-01 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-05-31 18:17, John Sessoms wrote: From: Theodore Beilby Thanks for the comments Doug, I wondered if anyone would notice those skid marks. Isn't that why you're always supposed to wear clean underwear? I've never really understood that one, at least as related to race drivers, since y

Re: Photos from Hallett Motor Speedway

2010-05-31 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-05-31 17:23, Theodore Beilby wrote: Thanks for the comments Doug, I wondered if anyone would notice those skid marks. Your shots got me looking at Hallett's web site and I'm seriously considering coming out to take their school in SRFs. Maybe in the Fall. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ)

Re: Photos from Hallett Motor Speedway

2010-05-31 Thread John Sessoms
From: Theodore Beilby Thanks for the comments Doug, I wondered if anyone would notice those skid marks. Isn't that why you're always supposed to wear clean underwear? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, ple

Re: Photos from Hallett Motor Speedway

2010-05-31 Thread Theodore Beilby
Thanks for the comments Doug, I wondered if anyone would notice those skid marks. They were made by a Honda coupe spinning out and sliding into the the corner workers bunker. Wasn't there when it happened, but while I was there, I kept a good eye on the track for anybody else repeating the slide

Re: Photos from Hallett Motor Speedway

2010-05-31 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-05-28 13:25, tbei...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Finally got some of my shots from the speedway trip last weekend onto my website. http://www.beilbyvisualarts.com/id20.html Nice shots, Ted. In HallettSpeedway-1803r.jpg.w560h372.jpg, those skid marks should tell you you're standing behind or

Re: Photos from Hallett Motor Speedway

2010-05-31 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-05-29 6:05, Larry Colen wrote: An "open track" is more akin to a school, and often is a school. People are driving on the track "at speed" but are not competing for position and are not supposed to be taking nearly the level of risk that is accepted in a race. Also, passing will usuall

Re: Photos from Hallett Motor Speedway

2010-05-29 Thread Larry Colen
A race is where the drivers are competing for position. An "open track" is more akin to a school, and often is a school. People are driving on the track "at speed" but are not competing for position and are not supposed to be taking nearly the level of risk that is accepted in a race. As such,

Re: Photos from Hallett Motor Speedway

2010-05-28 Thread Theodore Beilby
Larry: They ran several classes. I am not sure what you mean by open track. This was my first trip to a road course and I don't know the jargon. Many of the Miatas that were running didn't have roll bars. Spectators were able to make two slow laps led by a pace car during lunchtime but I was hun

Re: Photos from Hallett Motor Speedway

2010-05-28 Thread Larry Colen
Nice shots. Were they running an open track also? The viper doesn't look like it has a cage. On May 28, 2010, at 10:25 AM, wrote: > Finally got some of my shots from the speedway trip last weekend onto my > website. > > http://www.beilbyvisualarts.com/id20.html > > C&C welcome > > Ted >

Photos from Hallett Motor Speedway

2010-05-28 Thread tbeilby
Finally got some of my shots from the speedway trip last weekend onto my website. http://www.beilbyvisualarts.com/id20.html C&C welcome Ted "The eye of the viewer becomes the eye of the Photographer." Albert Maysles -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/li