dunefreak

1) no big BLM dollars were used for any sandrails that the BLM has. One was donated by the Gesualdo family and the other (white Funco) is property of the San Bernardino County Sheriff. The last one (old azz beatdown VW)...well I can assure you no big dollars were used for that thing 10 or 20 years ago. :freakin_nuts: 2) the concrete pads were funded my a grant for Dumont maintenance and only that. So yes, it was "use it or lose it money". It seemed rediculous to me at first, but when certain funds can only be used for certain things, I guess it was smart to use it the way they did to have a better organized command center. It might make the difference of a few minutes in an emergency, so yes to me it's worth it. On the other hand, maybe that maintenance money could have been used for critical area fencing though. Maybe not.

LS2 base? Then it would be aluminum. :freakin_nuts: Maybe you meant LS2 "setup" or "casting configuration". It's funny how so many people call thier motors LS1's or LS2's only because they resemble the same shape. :stir: todays lesson... LQ9 & LS2= same shape, but very different OK, I'll stop gettin so picky and technical now.

I'm game. Let's do it! :freakin_nuts:

It's hard to say because I didn't take the same pic on both setings with the same shutter speed. I just went with M mode, chose how long of a shutter speed I wanted, and then fine tuned the aperature from there watching the exposure meter. It was very difficult seeing which worked best because the LCD screen on the 50D makes ever pic look good. :freakin_nuts: In the end a 13 second shutter with a f/8 (ISO100) seemed to work pretty good when zoomed in on a certain part of the strip. Any longer of a shutter and the lights would be way blown way out. It's funny too because I got almost identical results slowing the shutter down to 4 seconds, but opening up the aperature to f/4. This is where I really started to understand how aperature size and shutter speed affect how much light passes through the sensor and what your final outcome of exposure is because of the two. :?: None of this would have made any fuggin sense to me a few weeks ago. It still hurts my head at times, but I am slowly grasping the concept. Trust me, I don't plan on messing with full M mode much more. TV or AV seem to work just fine like you explained earlier.

Pretty damn cool, Ian. Good job. I kinda want one now too. :freakin_nuts: I'd love to capture some of those crazy Pastrana rides that I've been on with friends...aka 5th gear bumper quad rides. Ask sandseeker. :ah:

I guess you won't have to worry about trailer tire blow outs if it never sees the road. lol :freakin_nuts: I saw this last week and forgot to post it until now. Pretty damn scary if you ask me! It didn't even fit on the ramp and the left side tires of the hauler were up on the side rail! It barely fit length-wise too.

Hey David a little FYI...1320 isn't his motor size.

whoa Lee...slow down! :atc: "dynamic aspects" I hear ya though. I only used full M mode when taking these night shots. I got good results by selecting my shutter speed in TV mode, but then I took it a step further to see what changing the aperature would do. Without writing a paragraph , what shutter speed do you usually go with when you shoot action shots in the dunes? Like let's say Randog's wheelies. Just curious. BTW, any shots from this weekend?

yiah, lookin good Don

one of my new favorite pics that I took today! I'm lovin this new lens.

holy chit, congrats Don! Those new Rappys are badass bikes. But why haven't you been able to do a D trip until all of a sudden? You were saving up for a house, then you spent a bunch of money on quads, and NOW you can do a D trip? say wha? :?: Why couldn't you bring the car out this whole time? LOL

where have you been dude? They closed the shop months and months ago. Hey Rodney, hit up Team Acme in Hot Rod Hill. http://www.vegaswindowtinting.com/ Tell them Pete from Chevy sent you and they should take good care of you. "It Can’t Be Done Right If It’s Done Any Cheaper." That is their motto and it'd true. They do excellent work and are priced fairly. I've used them for all my trucks and cars.

I do. Just make sure you don't over-oil them.

These kinds of things run naturally in his family. :bert:

good idea Damn it's gonna be warm oh well...it's only a day trip

I don't think Al will be there that weekend. Last trip (cleanup) he told me he had a pretty busy schedule the next couple months and I don't think it involved any more dune trips where he'd be vending out there.

nice...or we can take my truck together Aaron.

Sweet I'll take you up on that. Fo sho...let's make a day trip out of it. We can use my truck and your lil trailer. ...and I should be able to make it over to the hill and back with it without snapping my driveline off too. bonus! doh! sorry

hahaaaa

cool stuff, thanks for sharin Nick. Was it very packed or no? Seems fairly empty there.

I don't know who looks more nervous.

http://www.moparsatthestrip.com/2007/home.shtml Anyone going? I was thinking of maybe heading out there.

It's funny, the only time I have to really mess around with the camera is mostly at night during the week. Am I learning backwards? lol So last night went out and got some night light shots again. This time I experimented with full manual mode and got better results. Here I got a pic of the Luxor. I probably went a little longer than needed on the exposure (20 seconds), but it turned out pretty decent other than the super bright lights of some of the hotels. 20 sec, f8, ISO 100 I have to get a better tripod. I don't trust the one I have 100% so I am on super-gaurd when I have the camera and lens mounted up. That and I couldn't keep it perfrectly level either. Lights of the LV Strip. Taken at 13 sec, f8, ISO 100 and one of the LV Paris Eiffel tower taken at 1/4 sec, f4, ISO 400 Tell me what you think of them and feel free to critique the hell out of them. That is the only way I will learn to take any better pics.

I don't have pics right now, but mine are held in with large anti-tamper torx screws. Still not 100% theft proof, but what is?

oh my god! come on!!! sorry Charity, skyz' spelling has derailed this thread. :blonde: Let's try and get it back on track shall we.