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ImperialRed
24th of May 2005 (Tue), 12:36
I had a great time taking photos at Pikes Peak International Raceway this past weekend. I look forward to the AMA races every year. I rode down to the track (a few hundred miles) with a few friends and took 1.5G worth of photos. My goal was to fill up both my 1G and 512 CF cards and I accomplished my goal! I took just shy of 700 photos.

I took all of these photos from my seats. There is one section of bleachers on the infield of the track that I'm able to take descent photos from. (Of course they are the most expensive seats) Everything else would have a chain link fence in your way or be too far away from the action.

Anyway...I've only gone through 1/3 of my pics so far and I am pretty happy with the results and my progress from last year. My photos are getting closer and closer to not needing any editing and are becoming better straight out of the camera.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/ImperialRed/PPIR212.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/ImperialRed/PPIR208.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/ImperialRed/PPIR147.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/ImperialRed/PPIR138.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/ImperialRed/PPIR109.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/ImperialRed/PPIR447.jpg
Skip Souza
24th of May 2005 (Tue), 14:14
Nice work ImperialRed. I am partial to Duhamel (gotta love the old guys) and Zemke but I loved and hated the last photo of Aaron Yates. When I cropped out (with a card on the monitor) the pickup in the backround it really popped. He is looking right at you, awesome.
ImperialRed
24th of May 2005 (Tue), 14:28
I agree Skip...Thanks for the comments! I already wanted to play with the cropping on the Yates photo when I get home tonight. I'll explore some different options.

I've still got about 450 photos to go through too!
Sumoto
24th of May 2005 (Tue), 14:34
That first one of Jake looks almost like a painting. Very cool!


Can you tell us what lens you were using that day and some idea of your photo data? Im really looking forward to this weekend with the AFM folks at Sears Point. Might even have time to stop by Altamont speedway for some motard action....we'll see.
ImperialRed
24th of May 2005 (Tue), 19:55
Okay Skip...here's a revised version...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/ImperialRed/PPIR447two.jpg
ImperialRed
24th of May 2005 (Tue), 20:00
And here's another one that I really like....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/ImperialRed/PPIR422.jpg
felix21685
24th of May 2005 (Tue), 20:47
wow that disc brake looks awesome..very cool what lens did you use i didnt catch that
Skip Souza
24th of May 2005 (Tue), 21:31
Yeah!! That pretty much nails it.
Kent2
24th of May 2005 (Tue), 22:51
Nice shots!!
PhotosGuy
25th of May 2005 (Wed), 09:17
Nice shots!!!
rosco1971
25th of May 2005 (Wed), 12:43
awesome shots............well done!
Wazza
25th of May 2005 (Wed), 13:32
Fantastic shots. Very nice panning there.
ImperialRed
25th of May 2005 (Wed), 16:45
wow that disc brake looks awesome..very cool what lens did you use i didnt catch that

The lens used for the picture of the rotor was the Vivitar S1 19-35mm 1:3.5-4.5 mentioned in my sig. It's not the fanciest lens thats for sure but it does the job for a 22 year old on a budget. I use that lens for so much of my random shooting. :p