Damn it Dan, you take all the fun out of it, maybe i should go shoot the
nascar race instead! ;-)
Ok, so i have a 500/8, a 2x, and a tripod, if i can see anything through the
viewfinder at that point... how on earth did you take photos from a boat
with a 500/8 2x combination? I have enough trouble getting decent shots
from the ferry using a 35-105/3.5!
I prefer prints so i was thinking of using reala and/or fujipress, but i
could use provia 100/400F instead...
Any idea of the closest land point then? Fort baker looks like it might
almost be the closest point from their map, though not much closer than the
turn in sausalito...
RickM
From: "Daniel Mitchell" <danmitchell@xxxxxxxx>
<snip>
> Longer lenses, then a longer lens still. Even from on the water up right
on
> the edge of the start/turn area, the boats were a _very_ long way off --
> nobody that's not an official or racer is allowed anywhere near them. I
took
> a 500/8 and 2x converter, and still wanted more length for 990f the
race,
> except right at the closest point. Somewhere I have some prints, but none
of
> them were worth much, to be honest -- there's a few of the boat on the way
> back to shore, but even then they're a bit iffy.
>
> The media are on chase boats and/or helicopters to get within a decent
> range, and they're still using very big glass. I reckon your best bet will
> be to find somewhere on shore close to where they'll be arriving and
leaving
> if you want any sort of shot of the boats; alternatively, use fine grained
> film and plan on enlarging a lot.
>
> -- dan
>
>
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