I still think you need to talk to your friend at the Magna paper, it worked for Paul and the West Valley paper. Dr Z On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 7:10 PM, muttley128@xxxxxxxxxxx < muttley128@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Well heck I might have to hook up your guy to get a vest. Hopefully I can > get off da butt and get the guy to ask for me. > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Michael Wells" <mcwellsphoto@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: Mon, Jul 12, 2010 6:30 pm > Subject: [ratpack] Re: Larry helps a Nikonian > To: <ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Rat Packers, > > I was trying to help the guy I brought out to the track on Saturday, > fortunately this was not his virgin voyage with his Nikon so he did pretty > well. He's looking for a spot on line where he can post some of his images > from the race, you might have seen one I posted yesterday, nice motion blur > on the Jag. He needs to learn what that round button on the front of his > camera is for, he only shot about 20 frames of the Falken Porsche that > burnt > up in front of us while I shot over 120 frames, pixels are cheap and it's > not everyday you get to see a car up-close like that, and I even had the > right lens for the event and my camera was setup properly for the action so > my shots all came out in focus and composed pretty well. > > Did anybody get pics of that horrendous crash on the front straight from > the > PTLites race? Not if you were standing next to Larr, but did anybody? I > just > saw a video clip and it looked wicked. > > Also, Brandon, my friend from Sat, sent in my sponsorship request today, he > figured why wait. When I showed him were the media center was and mentioned > that it's AC cooled and they provide lunch, he was all over that, so I'll > get, or at least I believe I'll get, a coveted media vest for the Rolex > GrandAm. > > And for something completely different, Steve at KEWS wanted to thank Ray > and Paul for being such good customers, he said he was three weeks out on > repairs but I mentioned I had a race this weekend and he said he would get > it done by friday. He believes it's just the shutter and I should be able > to > get out the door for less than $200. I also took a lens that was giving me > some trouble but that will take a little longer, since it's not my 70-200 L > lens I'm ok with that. > > Well that's all I have for now, see you gearheads at the track on Saturday > for MPRA #4, and Larr, I kinda like the crashes and spins so don't come and > stand next to me. > > Dr Z > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 5:41 PM, <humminboid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Yes, Larry is a good guy, a veritable prince of a man, and a good photog, > > too. "Power cycle"? What's that, turn the thing off and then on again? > > Boy,these new-fangled terms! > > > > > > > > I, myself, whilst waiting out the rainstorm in the grandstand, was > > approached by a pleasant, but confused-looking fellow from Portland , a > > C-a-n-o-n s-h-o-o-t-e-r, who admitted that frankly, he was mystified by > > his IS lens. > > > > > > > > Well, I had my VR lens (LARGE, satisfied grin) less than 24 hours at the > > time, so was a real expert, but we pidgined around...you know; me > Nikonian, > > you Canon shooter having many confusions about high-tech lens mojo...try > > pushing *this* button...welll, hmmmmm...try *that,* one! > > > > > > > > I told him what my owner's manual said, which would probably compare > > nicely to his...providing he could read...and he left satisfied. We > > Nikonians just look like we know what we are doing, (har har) are kindly, > > and have wisdom to impart. Sometimes, we even do. > > > > > > -- Dr. Z aka Michael Wells MCWells Photography mcwellsphoto@xxxxxxxxx 801-850-7279