Motorsport, Bol D'or september 17-18 2005 at Magny cours

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Motorsport, Bol D'or september 17-18 2005 at Magny cours

Postby alex2k on Mon Sep 19, 2005 7:34 pm

hi,
the race was fantastics, here i will be post some pictures :)

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Postby Alpha_7 on Mon Sep 19, 2005 7:42 pm

Nice shots, and very good english (but no need for the "s" on fantastic.)
A good sense of speed and power has been captured in these shots!
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Postby Glen on Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:07 pm

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Postby BBJ on Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:12 pm

Hi Alex great shots mate as usual, were these shot withe the D70 or the Canon 1dsmkII, if so they are a heavy beast as well. Had a look at 1 the other day and yeh a lot heavier than the D2x.
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Postby alex2k on Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:35 pm

Hi bbj thanks,

i haven't got the 1dsmarkII, i have only the D70, but i think, the next 6 month i will buy the D2x.
On the press room i can see Stan perec with their D2x and 500mm, powerful :)
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Postby BBJ on Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:42 pm

Oh ok, just remember last shots some time ago was done with canon. yes well Alex they are lighter than the canon and i would almost say feels a bit better in the hand. I am on hold for awhile yet, there is no doubt this is a good camera in looks and feels good and i am sure when you get it will like it. That camera and lens of yours mate work well as usual.
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Postby redline on Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:23 pm

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Postby Jonesy on Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:07 pm

Well done and some very nice work :D
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Postby Big V on Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:57 pm

alex2k, nice photos..good action and excellent colours..well done
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Postby Catcha on Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:49 am

Nice shots.......just a question when you take pictures like that do you have a lens filter on or not ?
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Postby alex2k on Tue Sep 20, 2005 6:04 am

Hi catcha,

no filter was used for any shots.
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Postby alex2k on Sat Sep 24, 2005 1:55 am

Hi, another shots :)

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Postby MCWB on Sat Sep 24, 2005 2:29 am

Damn Alex, you really know how to make that camera and lens sing! Excellent stuff, formidable! :)
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Postby wendellt on Sat Sep 24, 2005 2:31 am

Amazing stuff TOTALLY AWESOME!

Alex you make the motor racing sport beautiful pieces of art for those who are not aquainted with the beauty of motorsport like myself.

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Postby flipfrog on Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:32 am

so sharp, so colorful
great captures!
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Postby gstark on Sat Sep 24, 2005 9:04 am

Alex,

The 3rd shot in the second group does it for me.

But the first rider in the background seems to be way off line .... :)

Awesome stuff though. What lens were you using?
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Postby waspo on Sat Sep 24, 2005 9:38 am

Bloody awesome shots, Alex!!
What lens were you using again?
How close were you able to get to the riders?
Are you able to get infield and mix with the media and if so, can you tell us how? :wink:
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Postby alex2k on Sat Sep 24, 2005 9:44 pm

hi all,

thanks for yours comments,
I use the D70 with 300mm F/2.8 AFS ED II + TC17,

For the pass press, i am one of photographers for an asssociation.
On press room, i can see stan perec and other, really cool man :)

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Postby Manta on Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:29 pm

Tres magnifique!

Brilliant shots Alex. Wow, wow and another wow!

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Postby waspo on Sat Sep 24, 2005 11:05 pm

What a fantastic lens! The 3rd shot makes the track and kitty little look like a macro shot of a miniature track. :lol:
Alex, If you were to buy another lens, what would you buy?
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Postby sirhc55 on Sat Sep 24, 2005 11:08 pm

In a word - impressionnant :!:
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Postby alex2k on Sat Sep 24, 2005 11:25 pm

waspo wrote:What a fantastic lens! The 3rd shot makes the track and kitty little look like a macro shot of a miniature track. :lol:
Alex, If you were to buy another lens, what would you recommend?


For race ? nothing else, the 300mm F/2.8 is realy good, + the nikon TC17 i am at 500mm F/4.8 and at F/4.8 the sharpness is here !

I think in january i will be buy the D2x.
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Postby BBJ on Sat Sep 24, 2005 11:39 pm

Great shots as usual Alex, yes lens works well for you and fantastic shots.
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Postby waspo on Sat Sep 24, 2005 11:43 pm

Alex, what sort of processing have you done on these images?
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Postby alex2k on Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:13 pm

if i understand,

i shoot in nef image, via manual exposure and focus. The nef go to Nikon capture and i finish with photoshop.

the first october, i will be buy my D2hs, finally the D2x isn't for me for many reasons, space for hardisk, my computer have got 512mb ram etc...
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Beautiful

Postby Digidegs on Fri Oct 07, 2005 12:57 pm

Hi Alex
Beautiful shots ! I know how difficult motor sport is to photograph.Well done.

You use a D70, but what lens did you use on these photos?

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Postby MCWB on Fri Oct 07, 2005 1:14 pm

Albert:
alex2k wrote:I use the D70 with 300mm F/2.8 AFS ED II + TC17
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