In a message dated 11/13/2002 Stephen Scharf writes:
<< Man, those photos look awesome, buddy! Beautiful work! Believe me, I
can understand the panning challenges! :-) >>
Thank you Stephen. When I was told by one of the very best photographers
there is shooting CART that the track sucks for photography and panning
there is nearly impossible, I feel very proud of my results. The real
problem is no time to pick up the start of the pan due to lack of a clear
sight line where the cars come from combined with intense sheer speed. The
is no way to describe what being close up and personal with a 230MPH
automotive missile is like (shooting trackside, but with the protection of a
massive infield wall). The speed is breathtaking.
<< My arm was getting worn out shooting just with the 300 with the 2X-A! Not
even close to the beast the 350 is! Were the trackside panning shots at a
straight 350 mm or with your 1.4X flat field converter? Still shooting
Provia 100? >>
I tried the Tamron SP 80-200/2.8 LD with the SP 140F converter, but it just
didn't "feel" right. I'm 99 ertain none of the "keepers" came from that
combo. Yes, my film of choice remains Provia F 100. All the panned shots are
the 350/2.8 with no converter hand held. A funny aside. There are two
Japanese photographers who cover the CART series. They were both riding
around on kid-sized scooters (like a kid's Razor) that were powered
(electric, I think) carrying upwards of $20k plus worth of gear slinged off
their shoulders. CPS and/or NPS must love them as service customers! ;-)
Anyway, one of them spotted me panning with the 350 and he had what appeared
to be a Can*n 600/4 and the next thing I saw was him panning away with it.
(A 600/4 dwarfs a Zuiko 350/2.8.) I think he was even doing so with a
digital body (1.6 multiplication factor). I doubt he got many keepers--but
he gained my respect for even trying!
<< The E10 shots look great, and it looks like you're getting great results
out of the new Polaroid 4000. >>
The E-10 actually got some decent panned track action too, but I didn't put
any up on the page. Scans are all on my old Minolta QS35. I only use the
higher end scanner for publication and print orders--it is way too slow for
batch scanning.
<< I've been doing more work with the Minolta Scan Elite II, and getting
better and better results wiht it. >>
I was told Silverfast really helps (and Vuescan if it supports the Minolta).
<< Here's a shot of Doug Chandler from the World Superbike races at
Laguna last July I found and scanned last night:
http://photos.imageevent.com/puma_cat/motorcycles/large/ChandlerT6Crop2.jpg
>>
That shot is stunning. I like it better than anything I got at the bike
races (but I was not being real serious about shooting the event, I admit.)
<< and one of Eric Bostrom, very very close to dragging his elbow
through the tiger teeth at Turn 5!
http://photos.imageevent.com/puma_cat/motorcycles//Web
0.000000E+00boz.jpg >>
Bad link...
<< Keep up the good work and post here when you get more stuff up! >>
Thanks Stephen! You too!
Mike Veglia
Motor Sport Visions Photography
http://www.motorsportvisions.com
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