So I'm going to jump in here, I'm including a pic from my first race out at the track, I had been shooting in continuous mode all day so I got some great action shots but I was looking for some background and wheel blur so I started experimenting with manual mode. This shot of Tim Micklos heading into turn 3. This was an inadvertent tilt shot but one of my favs. I got his car right at track level and the camera tilting down like he was headed down hill and then the track going up and away in the background. I wish I could say I planned this but just the luck of the moment. Michael On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Larry Knight <Larry.Knight@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > Thanks for the compliments on the tilt Ducati. It actually won a first > prize in the action division at the Utah State Fair this year (with a > massive $40 prize). I have blown in up to 30" X 20" and it is framed in > my office. > > Ray, you have a picture in your SBK superbikes that would tilt > beautifully (my opinion) it is pic # 20090529 0688r8 of Noriyuki Haga on > the #41 Ducati. > Tilt it Ray, it will be stunning, if it doesn't cut off some of the > bike, do you have an un-cropped copy of that shot or are those the real > edges? > > I've attached another tilted another shot, almost makes me dizzy looking > at this one. Just another example of tilt. Miller does not really have a > turn like that! I was wishing I was at Laguna Seca at the Cork Screw > when I tilted it (I still wish I was at Laguna Seca at the Cork Screw). > I actually tilted this shot on the camera and then added more tilt with > software. Bonus points if you can tell me which corner this is at > Miller. It is a lot of tilt, and I don't think it would work with a car, > but give me your opinion, too much tilt or does it work? > > As to the pricing thing, I think it is what you can get. Paul & Ray > usually get a little more than I do, but they put more effort and time > into showing their stuff. They spend more time in the pits getting to > know the drivers. The thing that they do that impresses me is to price > their stuff so as not to offend the driver get repeat customers. Some of > the locals are very price sensitive, if you gouge them, that will be > their last purchase. Some of the locals have big pockets too, and Ray > and Paul get to know that and price accordingly. Ray and Paul also show > them prints. Big selling point. I have watched Ray show a print to a > customer, and seen their eyes just light up. > > But Ray is right, we sure don't want to start a undercutting each other. > I think we have all agree that about $50 is the ball park for a CD. But, > hell if you can get $100, more power. I think if we were running around > selling CD's for $10 to undercut, that might tick a few people off. But > I don't see that happening. > > Last year I charged $40 at one event because the organizer was > non-too-happy that photogs (me) were making a profit off of his hard > work. I spent some time explaining that $40 barely covered the time and > effort to provide the pics, and it was a service some of his racers > would want, but didn't have to use if they didn't want to. He became ok > with it at $40. But that was last year. Anyway there is my two cents > worth. > > Ross Brawn is a wealthy man. What a whirlwind year for him and that > team. I hope Mr. Button gets a good gig next year, see what you get for > winning the world championship and not being German!!! No ride in German > team!! Sometimes I think it is a real shame that patriotism enters into > racing like it does, and other times I think it is great. A1GP is all > about countries and is really fun (was really fun when it was > televised). I thought that Mr. Barrichello was off to Williams??? > > Later > Larr > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ratpack-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ratpack-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Ray Buck > Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 9:46 PM > To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [ratpack] Re: Carls Winter cross photos > > LOL! This was the type of shot that originally had us locking up the > sharp objects when we saw Jeromy's shots from 07, I think. > > I have a few of that nature that I'm pleased with, but I'm wondering > if the tilt thing would/could improve 'em. I kept mine mostly level: > http://www.chevyasylum.com/racing/racing2009/20090529/200905290003.html > although there are a couple that I rotated (whenever I read/write > "tilt" I automatically think of a pinball machine and my many hours > at one in the Enlisted Mens' club at a particular post in > Germany.) My own opinion is that I like the way the rotated shots > came out, but I'm not sure how I would have done something like that > with a plain vanilla panning shot, especially one that's zoomed in so > close. > > Any input would be appreciated. > > RtR > > > At 09:20 PM 11/16/2009, you wrote: > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > >Yeah, it's a good one. Too bad it's Larry's. DRAT! C. > > > -- Michael Wells MCWells Photography mcwellsphoto@xxxxxxxxx 801-850-7279
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