I think there were about 120 of 'em. Mike (needs a nickname) had some very kool photos in 24x12 size and one 16x20 (I think) that was really kool. His portrait mode shot including the mountains was stunning. We also got to meet his lovely wife as she picked him up from Hires. Mark (who may be know forthwith as Muttley) brought some shots from the last MPRA meet and has my 20D and Sigma 17-70 lens to try out.
A.N. Alog brought some great hard copy stuff: F1 and Targa Florio material from the 70s, a coupla vintage repair manuals...I loved the 56 Olds manual with the pressure diagrams for the 4-speed Hydramatic trans. And thanks for the Big Daddy Roth article.
The Knightmare had real nice 20x30s. One of the shots of a Superbike rider with his left kneepad on the corner curb and you's swear he was supporting the bike on it in a static shot. Outta site. He's still wondering why the front and rear of the cars in his panning shots aren't as clear as the center. We gotta find an answer to this or Oprah might decide to leave television...oh...wait...too late. Big deal, huh?
Fuzzy brought his old glasses, since his new ones aren't ready, but also showed some beautifully crafted knives with very unique wood handles. Outstanding craftsmanship.
I brought a few prints showing what the 7D can do at 3200 ISO....really amazing...and we discussed using ISO, shutter priority, aperture priority and the possibility of A,N, getting a digital camera. That seems about as likely as finding the answer to Larry's panning blur questions. Hmm...Maybe Santa will bring him something. :)
We decided not to hold a get-together in December like we did (didn't) last year, since there are so many other things happening at that time of year. Our next get-together will be in January. There's a snowcross event at Miller's on the 16th so that date is out. The Auto Expo at South Town that I'll be shooting is on the 14-18, too. So I'm gonna suggest the 23rd, the week before the Daytona 24. Either that or the 9th....but that may still be in the holiday hangover period...well, the leftover parties, late bowl games, etc. The Super Bowl is Feb 10th so that won't interfere with either of those dates.
Well, there's about 30 minutes of typing up the minutes. Why do they call it that, anyway?
RtR
