Check out:
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/p/ap/20010209/sp/world_press_photo_c1s.html
I guess if "Soccer" can be nominated for a Nobel Prize, an Accutrack can
win a photo contest.
What's Next?
How about - Deep Blue for President!
(Although Deep Blue might be too introspective ... ;-)
Phil
2001 2:22 PM
Subject: t-and-f: Electronic Timing Wins Photo Contest
>
> Check out:
>
> http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/p/ap/20010209/sp/world_press_photo_c1s.html
>
> I guess if "Soccer" can be nominated for a Nobel Prize, an Accutrack can
> win a photo contest.
>
In a message dated 2/9/01 4:47:19 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/p/ap/20010209/sp/world_press_photo_c1s.html
How can they claim this photo? Even if they paid for it, they did not take
the shot.
If there is a monetary reward should accutrack,
In a message dated 2/10/01 12:54:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< How can they claim this photo? Even if they paid for it, they did not
take
the shot.
If there is a monetary reward should accutrack, or whoever was the timing
company lay claim to it? >>
I don't think it's a timing photo.
I lost the link but if memory serves me, the winners trail leg was
distorted. This can only be done with a line-scan camera. Also, the
color of the finish line would be constant throughout the photo.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> In a message dated 2/10/01 12:54:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Reply To: Doug Lynch
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 9:53 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: t-and-f: Electronic Timing Wins Photo Contest
>
> I lost the link but if memory serves me, the winners trail leg w
Kirk wrote:
>The Sports Illustrated photographers are the best in
>the world. I went to the BillFrakes.com site and emailed
>one of the two photographers who are credited with
>the photo. Here is what Mr. Frakes said:
>"we built a camera specifically to take that image, it is not the type of
>c
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 1:12 PM
Subject: RE: t-and-f: Electronic Timing Wins Photo Contest
>
> Kirk wrote:
>
> >The Sports Illustrated photographers are the best in
> >the world. I went to the BillFrakes.
Phil asked:
>Anyone want to tell me why the former is aesthetically superior to the
>latter? (I actually prefer the resoution on the Finishlynx Photo, but
>that's just me...)
Well, the SI photo is perhaps a bit more exciting because it shows Marion as
more dominant - apparently beating the fiel
