Re: Peso: Rounding the Bend

2011-06-22 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: You were warned: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1346252054_QPB8Rzh-O-LB Very nice! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Peso: Rounding the Bend

2011-06-21 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-06-20 20:02, Steven Desjardins wrote: They tell me (I always wander around and talk to the teams) that the knee is more of a feeler than a support. They do grind away those knee pucks, though. Oh, I didn't mean they leaned on them for support. I'm sorry if I implied that. If you

Re: Peso: Rounding the Bend

2011-06-21 Thread drd1135
: Rounding the Bend On 2011-06-20 20:02, Steven Desjardins wrote: They tell me (I always wander around and talk to the teams) that the knee is more of a feeler than a support. They do grind away those knee pucks, though. Oh, I didn't mean they leaned on them for support. I'm sorry if I

Re: Peso: Rounding the Bend

2011-06-21 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-06-20 20:04, Steven Desjardins wrote: Especially when their motion is predictable. That shot was from my balcony, BTW. VIR has several onsite hotels and it was about $240 for two nights for my wife and I. It's a nice lodge and we get a relaxing weekend as well as the races. I wander

Peso: Rounding the Bend

2011-06-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
You were warned: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1346252054_QPB8Rzh-O-LB I'm actually pretty pleased with this shot. It was taken with the M200 f4 at 5.6. The whole setup worked just fine with pre-focusing and trap focus by me. Given the really harsh light at that

RE: Peso: Rounding the Bend

2011-06-20 Thread Bob W
You were warned: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1346252054_Q PB8Rzh-O-LB they ought to put stabilisers on those bikes, otherwise they might scratch their knees. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Peso: Rounding the Bend

2011-06-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Steven Desjardins wrote: You were warned: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1346252054_QPB8Rzh-O-LB I'm actually pretty pleased with this shot. It was taken with the M200 f4 at 5.6. The whole setup worked just fine with pre-focusing and trap focus by me. Given the

Re: Peso: Rounding the Bend

2011-06-20 Thread drd1135
Oh, you caught me Ann. They were all resting on clear plastic kick stands. It cost me a fortune in beer and pizza. ;-) --Original Message-- From: Ann Sanfedele Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Peso: Rounding the Bend

Re: Peso: Rounding the Bend

2011-06-20 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-06-20 14:41, Steven Desjardins wrote: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1346252054_QPB8Rzh-O-LB I'm actually pretty pleased with this shot. It was taken with the M200 f4 at 5.6. The whole setup worked just fine with pre-focusing and trap focus by me. Great

Re: Peso: Rounding the Bend

2011-06-20 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-06-20 15:22, Bob W wrote: You were warned: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1346252054_Q PB8Rzh-O-LB they ought to put stabilisers on those bikes, otherwise they might scratch their knees. They have a disc like a hockey puck attached to the outsides of

Re: Peso: Rounding the Bend

2011-06-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
They tell me (I always wander around and talk to the teams) that the knee is more of a feeler than a support. They do grind away those knee pucks, though. On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com wrote: On 2011-06-20 15:22, Bob W wrote: You were warned:

Re: Peso: Rounding the Bend

2011-06-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
Especially when their motion is predictable. That shot was from my balcony, BTW. VIR has several onsite hotels and it was about $240 for two nights for my wife and I. It's a nice lodge and we get a relaxing weekend as well as the races. I wander aorund during the mornings but the afternoons