Thanks for the nice comments. There are some great pictures in this thread. I was a little worried about posting.

 

That is a very nice lense. I look forward to the pictures.

 

It is a great lens. It will compliment the 70-200/2.8 VR I have for panning shots. I need a longer lens to get good straight on shots into corners.

 

The little bit of extra throw that comes with the 300mm is a nice treat. I have shot a lot of high school crew races the last two years. The local photo store had a used Sigma 120-300 f2.8 for about a little less than the 70-200 vr Nikor that I was thinking of buying (I had rented the 70-200 three or four times). For most people the 70-200 will be more useful. I hope to add one some day, but for the times I need it renting is a good deal.

The autocross was called due to weather (lightning and 60 mph winds).
D70 with Nikor 70-200 vr f2.8 at 200mm
f10, 1/20th sec, Shutter Priority, Manuel WB, JPEG fine,

Optec rain hood, and friend with an umbrella so I could see. That is not noise in the picture it is rain.



Not in the rain this time...
D70 with Sigma 120-300 @ 300mm (about 13 lbs of camera gear hand held though after this race I went and got a monopod)
f3.5 at 1/500th sec, aperture priority, auto w/b JPEG large

 

Sigmas are good lenses. I had their 150/2,8 Macro and it was great, but I sold it to fund the purchase of my 70-200/2.8. I love that lens. That's one I'll never get rid of. The other one I use is a 17-55/2.8.

Maserati MC-12 at Petit Le Mans 2007 (Road America).

 

I just clicked on the link for the race photos from last year while sipping a cup of coffee. Nice work thanks for the gentle wake up

 

Thanks for looking. Glad you enjoyed them. I'm going to Road America early next month, so I'll be shooting some more ALMS and Speed World Challenge racing soon. Can't wait!

 

 

I really like that picture of the Golden Gate Bridge (hope I am correct). I almost always see clear day pictures. Covered in fog and that fog in particular do nice thing with the composition. The lines and light invite the eye to move around.

 

One of my favorites from this year's 12 Hours of Sebring.
Shot with Nikon D200 and Nikkor AF-S 70-200/2.8 VR

Flying Lizard Porsche 997 GT3 RSR

 

Since it's not a MINI....
At the start of my 12 hour shift, a little after 5 am. ~insert yawn smiley~

 

MotorOn, nice capture of what San Francisco is like in the summertime... brrrr!

Holy spring compression Batman!
Thanks for the photos and the link to your gallery, nice racing photos there!

Nice, glad to see one of your plans worked out!

 

Thanks for looking. I'm glad you enjoyed them. I'm sure that car would show some sparks in the night shots.

 

 

I love this photo! One of my favorites in a long long time.

 

I waaaass gonna enter this in the photo contest but didnt make it in time

 

10 percent honeycomb filter attached to an Alien Bees AB400 (set at 1/8 power) around 2ft away, camera right.
Nikon D70, 50mm f/1.8, 1/200 sec @ f/11

 

Excellent shot blacknblue! I love it.

 

Thank you sir.

 

I like the low key Juan!



CS3 is back to working!

 

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyand.../set-1489636/]

That about covers it.

 

I think this might be Alpha Motoring's MINI.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/iguana_azul/2735781898/http://www.flickr.com/photos/iguana_azul/2735781898/meta/

 

I still love shooting Kodak HIE IR film and spending time in my secret lab (darkroom) processing the 'ol timey way.
These are from a while back, just thought I throw somthing different in the mix~

Pentre Ifan, Wales UK


Morton Covered Bridge, Blount Co, AL


Portmeirion, Wales


Tintern Abbey, Wales~ sepia toned the stinky way~


SHUTTERBUG~ my last ride, pre-Mini


Carreg Cennen, Wales~

All these were shot with a Pentax K1000, #25 Red Teffin Filter, ISO 400,
125 between f/11 and f/8

 

 

A few favs.