Nice colours and sharpness on the follow car. Impressions of the DA F 55-300 ??? I'm Still debating on getting it.
Dave On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > I was invited by my K-5 shooting friend Gerrit Visser to spectate > during "Ferrari Day" at the Canadian Tire Motor Sport Park (aka > Mosport) Monday. Gerrit also loaned me his disused DA 55-300 as I > don't have any long glass to speak of, besides my DA 50-200. > > The Ontario branch of the Ferrari Club of America books the track for > the day and members bring their own wheels to test on it. Here's one > decent shot I got where a couple of classic cars are entering Moss > Corner, the hairpin comprised of turns 5a and 5b. > > http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7587145124/ > > It's really hard to get an unobstructed sight-line here because of > multiple safety fences. We asked a track official if we could get > closer. After determining that we'd both signed the If You Get Killed > By Flying Car Parts You Can't Sue Us waiver, he said sure. "Just be on > your toes because that's a strike zone." > > I was able to shoot through the closest chain link fence with the DA > 55-300mm to get some nice low angles like this one. This is uncropped, > btw. > > K20D, DA 55-300/4-5.8, 300mm, f11, 1/160th, ISO 200. > Lr 3.1, Ps CS5. > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
