[ratpack] Re: Larry helps a Nikonian
- From: Michael Wells <mcwellsphoto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:30:07 -0600
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!
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> 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.
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> 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!
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> 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.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ray Buck" <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 4:14:18 PM
> Subject: [ratpack] Larry helps a Nikonian
>
> Larry and I were sorta wandering the paddock when a Highcroft team member
> came up to him and asked if he (Larry) could help with a problem he was
> having with his camera. Being the nice guy that he is, he stopped to look
> at it and we suggested that he power cycle the camera. The guy asked if he
> should format is data card. We both about shit and said, "NO!" I talked
> with the guy after the race and the power cycle fixed whatever problem he
> was having. Just a story about Larry being a helpful dude.
>
> r
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> --
> Sent from my Dreadnought using that barely tolerable Thunderbird email program
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Dr. Z
aka Michael Wells
MCWells Photography
mcwellsphoto@xxxxxxxxx
801-850-7279
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