Excellent photos, Mark! I especially like the Superbike photo of the guy
on the ground after he wiped out, with the dust still blowing in the wind.
(hope he was ok, though). 95 degrees WITH 95% - That had to be downright
miserable!
Mark wrote:
> Got my slides back from my first attempt at motorsports photography and
> they're generally better than I expected. I definitely underestimated the
> autofocus capability of the PZ-1p: Many of the shots I thought were out
> of focus turned out fine. I'm guessing that the camera nailed the focus
> for the exposure and that the bike had just moved by the time the mirror
> came back down. (Those guys are faaaaast!)
>
> Notes:
> * The Sigma EX 300/2.8 with Pentax 1.7x AF teleconverter is a great combo.
> * Fuji Sensia 400 rocks!
> * 95 degree Farenheit with 95% humidity really sucks!
> * Sunscreen is wonderful stuff.
>
> The scans I've done so far have been kind of quick and dirty, but that's
> the nature of journalism: everything is needed yesterday. Some of the
shots
> are online now at amasuperbike.com (I always go straight to the news page
> at http://www.amasuperbike.com/newind.htm)
>
> Here are the specific URLs:
> http://www.amasuperbike.com/image/2001ama/midohio_mark/sb/
> http://www.amasuperbike.com/image/2001ama/midohio_mark/250/
> http://www.amasuperbike.com/image/2001ama/midohio_mark/600/
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