Thanks, Bob.
I tried to figure out a way to vary my shot perspectives without
endangering myself or anyone else, but it's a pretty small track, and
there are only so many places I can really get to. I haven't yet
figured out how to get an interesting shot beyond the first 60 feet of
track. I've tried taking shots from up in the announcer's booth, but
it's glassed-in and the windows don't open. So, the only way I've been
able to figure out that captures the sense of action is trying to catch
them in the burnout area, or at the starting line where you can get
decent shots of the wrinkle-walled slicks grabbing the surface of the
track, and wheel-stands.
I just barely avoided being hit by the orange Chevy II with the vanity
plate that says "6 SECONDS" when it ran up the track after its
burn-out. So, I've ruled that perspective out for future use. I'll see
if I can figure out some way to mix up the angles in the future. I
don't know if my options are limited, or my imagination.
Thanks again,
Walt
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On 8/29/2010 10:26 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Walt,
Lots of similar shots, but I forgot how the front wheels leave the pavement!
And the Z28 with the front end off the pavement and the rear wheel
really deformed is a great catch!
Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Walter Gilbert<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi all,
Just wanted to share a set of photos I took yesterday on my first trip to
the Sikeston Drag Strip this year. There are a few pictures of a little
boy in an orange t-shirt that didn't turn out well, but I included them
anyway for the benefit of his parents, whom I met while taking pictures and
told them I'd post them. Otherwise, I think most of the photos turned out
pretty well. There are 61 images in all -- mostly of good ol' American
muscle car horsepower.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157624712518913/detail/
(All shots take with my K-x -- the vast majority with the 18-55mm kit lens
in aperture priority.)
Comments and critiques are, of course, welcome.
Best,
Walt
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