That does sound fun! I read this morning that there will be 6000 journalists covering the show this year, most will probably be there with you at the Corvette unveiling.
Can you save a few seconds by preloading your text on your phone, start sending that while you work with the image to be sent from the laptop? stan On Jan 12, 2013, at 11:49 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I have to cover the reveal of the seventh generation Corvette tomorrow night > for the NY Times. The paper wants to go live with a photo and my article > (which has been largely prewritten without actually seeing the car) within > about a minute of the embargo being lifted. Since the embargo will be lifted > only when the cover is pulled off the car, I'll have about 45 seconds to > shoot a photo, upload it to my laptop and send it to the mother ship. I've > practiced a bit today with my computer propped up on my knees and my camera > hanging from a neckstrap. Using the USB cord, which I can preinstall on the > computer, is faster than taking the card out of the camera. I was going to > shoot jpeg, but I experimented with both jpeg and RAW, because I anticipate > some awful highlights on the stage. It takes me about ten seconds longer to > do a quick RAW conversion, crushing the highlights just a bit and pulling up > shadows slightly. I think I'm going to do it. Even if I shoot jpeg, I'll > probably want to tw > eak it, and I'm much more accustomed to working with RAW. > > BTW, after I upload the photo, I'll have to file amended copy, but that's a > problem for another venue. > > General Motors has done a good job of keeping the lid on the new Corvette. > There are only renderings on the web and spy photos of test-track cars draped > in camouflage. And the automaker refuses to release any photos until after > the reveal. The press conference where that will happen is taking place in an > industrial building far from downtown Detroit. It's actually in a pretty > scary neighborhood, well off the beaten path. I assume that's part of the > secrecy plan. The surrounding blocks will be undoubtedly be crawling with > cops and private security. I wouldn't be surprised if there are some > helicopters overhead as well. > > Should be fun. If I get it right. > > paul > -- > 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. -- 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.
