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oops, lol, wondered why you said that, must have been late when I posted. :clown:

The Pro 2&4 races are scheduled at and after 3:30 Satuday so if you R n 2 it ......

That's right Pete, right there..... should be some good pics. The sun kinda stays to your back from AM (over right shoulder) to mid afternoon, so later in the afternoon go as far left (looking at the track) as possible. The administrative director said they only rented 4000 person capacity grandstands this time and no media skybox either so we might need to team up so 1 of us is sure to have the top row on the left when the Pro races start.

I had an external hard drive for backup and the 1st time I tried to retrieve something it wouldn't spool up so I just back all pics up to DVDs, when a hard drive won't at least spin even data retrieval/migration software doesn't work, but if my DVD fails my pics are safe.

Had me wondering, I knew it used to be a controlled air space with a 3000 ft ceiling when I was buzzin around the in the late '80s. So with it being a military flight area does it have a over/under limit like under 3k and when issued by ATC above 30+k or just when no military flights planned? Just curious

That wasn't a commercial flight was it?

Randy, what happened to Lou's 70? And more on the fire..... Dog, we need to go out Easter and actually plan a shoot of some wheelie jumps, if we can get pics like we do just winging it should get some killer pics if we plan it. Engine is done and going in moho tomorrow.

According to the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series web site there will be 2 METAL MULISHA freestyle shows each day. VisitLucas Oil Off Road Racing Series for more info. These are from last year at Primm

oh no, got lots to learn, so more like a fart smellow

You're getting the hang of it Pete. Notice at 2.8 how the depth of field can get really shallow? If you use 2.8 on fast action that's got bumps or something that makes keeping on subject difficult if you go off subject default to the ground below them and not the background and it will stay focused at the same distance. You can fudge on the light too if need be to keep the shot a fast enough speed, just exp comp a little dark for more speed and bring the light back in editing, digital cameras have tons of gradient info in the shadows but no shoulder in the highlights. All in all you got good pics anyways. We should be in the photo thread, I know

What camera and lens did you use. The 1 with the bicycle at night looks cool, no flash it looks like and still got a good exposure and some good color on the sunset pic.

you're getting it, It's the same analogy I use with electricity, think of it as water, open the valve (apeture) more but for a shorter period of time (shutter speed) and you'll get the same volume. This is a handheld shot from the 1st time I used the camera, I remember guessing at what the settings might be. This is from the top of the Stratosphere last fall on the way home from the Silver State 300 in Mesquite, it's about 1/10th the size as the original, too bad the new construction blocks alot. oh yeah, it was handheld also. click it twice after the new page loads.

Ash, that's some depth of field there, you do any magic wand stuff? :freakin_nuts:

Not sure where they are as far as "doors open for business" as I just learned about it last week and the pics and video were shot this last weekend for the promotions so it's still in the startup phase I'm guessing but will post here when they are ready to go.

OK, will get to your ? next but 1st what was your results re; Tv vs M settings, either way a clear quality difference? Now your wheelie ?... in keeping the auto Av between f5.6-f8 all of the pics I took Sunday of the Regatta, Dog wheelies and over by comp jumping were 1/1600 (maybe a few exceptions) and between f5.6-f8 (again, maybe a few exceptions) Here's a couple pics from the promo shoot Sat for VORE-Vegas Off Road Experience, a new venture where you can rent/lease these off-road trucks and get schooled by one of the best and current #1 Trophy Truck driver Jerry Whelchel. This is Jerry showing how to launch and is actually safe and easy on the truck and here's how someone without thousands of hours racing looks learning the the tricks of the trade

Yeah Randy, you've done enough crack spreading.

I can't critique them, there's nothing moving with an engine in it I don't even have a tripod, lol. You're nervous with your tripod, lol, is it the one you used at the Regatta photo-op? If it is you know what I mean about the underlying fear. And the medium density filters..... wtf are those? I have an "Expodisc" but it's for artsy stills and portraits, not practical shooting action in multiple directions. I should try a coffee filter for fun. Personally I never use full manual, full auto, or any of the scene presets. My theory (as an action based lizard brain) is 1) action pics adds 1 extra hurdle to getting a good pic, like shooting a weapon, if you can get it while it's moving then a "sitting duck" should be easy, 2) the new digitals at the 40/50D level can get 1 thing (exp or shutter spd) right 99+% of the time as long as you choose the right thing (setting) for it to do, but can only get both things (exp & speed for action) right sometimes without intervention, so that precludes all the "scene" presets and full auto for me and a sequence of action pics can start at 1 exposure (f-stop) and change as you move into shade or toward/away from the light source and framing (zooming in or out)can keep you busy so I set the speed for the look I want, whether it's freeze frame or just background blurred or wheels and background blurred, etc. and the camera does the exposure (f-stop) but still influenced by the shutter speed I select, so the manual setting isn't a choice. This actually helps keep things relatively simple with the "static" camera oriented decisions common to all photos cut and dried and gives me more time to consider the dynamic aspects such as direction of lighting, subject distance relative to zoom effect, background, sample pic(s) to check for exp, clipped highlights, highest f-stop for your preferred range of shutter speeds (between f2.8-f8 is ok but f5.6-f8 is better but even f8 can cause a little diffraction at times....for a partial list of things that you have to run through every time and eventually it will become an instinct, that's what I meant by "relatively simple". whew

those small tripods foot print is probably less than 12" (camera and lens length), not to mention I wouldn't want to trust it with $3000 worth of camera, that's the underlying fear.

You been peeking ...... :dumbass:

The problem with those and Pete's camera is just the lens is around 3 pounds. Pete, an easy way to get the camera to get the pic right is if you shoot action use Tv and a speed for the look you want and the camera will get the exposure right 99% of the time and when you shoot stills use Av and the cam will set the speed for you and all you have to do is check the speed in the viewfinder and remember the lowest that you, yourself, can manage handheld. The IS is supposed to give you up to 3 more stops handheld. Next time if you have a few seconds at near dark sunrise/sunset set both manually,Av at 2.8 and take 2 pics at 30 Tv, 2 at 15, etc till you know what your handheld limit is for the ambient light, then you'll never have that "hmmm... wtf do I do with all these settings" mind set, lol, till you try something else for the 1st time

2900 mAh? I thought the 2650s AA I had were good. Now are the AA for the cams or AAA? The highest AAA I found are only 900 mAh. I didn't look very hard though, Walmart

The sunrise is sharp, your sunset ran out of light for a fast enough speed handheld, larger aperture, if already the largest and IS is on you need a tripod. You're wondering why the sunrise had enough light are you? The thin clouds are reflecting light that empty sky cannot. Bet you already figured this stuff out by now, my guess is there's a smart fellow close by, lol. I can't help it.... :clown:

Hard to tell by the pic but if your diff angle is straight with your driveshaft + lift block and no links it doesn't take much hop the do the axle wrap thing.

Last time this was brought up he said he wasn't ready to pull a hundred smackers out his ayaass, probably just looked like a wipe.