I'm fed up with this winter...

I just had to post a few more ALMS shots from Road America last summer. I've had it with this winter...more cold, more snow, more cold, more snow...no end in sight so I've been looking through last years racing shots and dreaming...

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Nice shots! Time to get out of Wisconsin. Just don't come here- it's cold and rain, cold and rain.

Scrumhalf wrote in post #15720464
Nice shots! Time to get out of Wisconsin. Just don't come here- it's cold and rain, cold and rain.

Thank you for your kind comments, glad you like the shots!

so move down south

I'm looking forward to be there this summer. What lens did you use on those shots?

Do you think a 70-200 is enough for the ALMS? Never been to RA.

Never been to road america. Wonder how far it is from Milwaukee. Great shots!

Very nice shots, what gear were you using

did you blur some of the wheels in photoshop ?

reole wrote in post #15728680
so move down south

Now that sounds like a plan! -10 wind chill this morning.......

XBAMBOBEE wrote in post #15733112
I'm looking forward to be there this summer. What lens did you use on those shots?

I hope you enjoy it, it's a great venue...lots of walking though. They were all taken using any combination of a 40D, or 7D body, and either a 70-200 f2.8L, 300 f2.8L, or 100-400 L. That's pretty much what I take to anything there (and a wide angle for the paddock) and just use what looks right for where I'm shooting.

Do you think a 70-200 is enough for the ALMS? Never been to RA.

Should be good! in some spots, any longer than that cuts off parts of cars, you can get fairly close to the track. The part that sucks is trying to find good vantage points where there's no tall chain link fence in front of you. I wish I had over the wall access.

Chet wrote in post #15733129
Never been to road america. Wonder how far it is from Milwaukee. Great shots!

Thanks Chet! It's a great place to go, even if the racing's not good (and we know it always is) at least the brats are great It's probably about an hour from Milw, I'm near Manitowoc and it's only about 40 min from us.

Rudy2112 wrote in post #15734204
Very nice shots, what gear were you using

Thank you very much Rudy! They were all taken using any combination of a 40D, or 7D body, and either a 70-200 f2.8L, 300 f2.8L, or 100-400 L lens.

silvex wrote in post #15734362
did you blur some of the wheels in photoshop ?

Nope, all blurry the hard way.

How about ND filters ?

silvex wrote in post #15738116
How about ND filters ?

I own a couple of them, and circular polarizing filters too, but didn't use any on these, just a UV to keep the front element cleaner when the golf carts racing by behind me on the gravel path near turn 6 kick up the HUGE dust clouds. I tried the CP at the races a couple years ago, but got hit or miss results with rainbow effects in the headlight lenses and windshields, so I haven't tried it since.

Back288 wrote in post #15738180
I own a couple of them, and circular polarizing filters too, but didn't use any on these, just a UV to keep the front element cleaner when the golf carts racing by behind me on the gravel path near turn 6 kick up the HUGE dust clouds. I tried the CP at the races a couple years ago, but got hit or miss results with rainbow effects in the headlight lenses and windshields, so I haven't tried it since.

What the shutter and aperture in the last shot ? 100-400L ?

Great shots Mike. Heck I'm Racine just South of you. I'll be at Road America first weekend in June. Superbike doubleheader!!! Then again for the Brian Redman. I know what you mean about the fences.... ya kinda got walk the area and find spots. They are there but like you said.... love to be on the otherside of it.lol

Dana

silvex wrote in post #15738362
What the shutter and aperture in the last shot ? 100-400L ?

Sorry it took so long to get back to you Ed, I've been away the past few days and couldn't access the images until now to check the data. Apparently the new Photobucket doesn't show Exif data anymore. Shot #8 was taken with the 7D using the 300 f2.8L IS lens. The settings were all manual, ISO 100, 1/320 sec., at f8.

bads1 wrote in post #15740047
Great shots Mike. Heck I'm Racine just South of you. I'll be at Road America first weekend in June. Superbike doubleheader!!! Then again for the Brian Redman. I know what you mean about the fences.... ya kinda got walk the area and find spots. They are there but like you said.... love to be on the otherside of it.lol

Dana

Thanks Dana! I sooo much want to get some shots from the front straight towards the start/finish line or from turn one towards the line, but have not found any way possible with the fencing yet. We're hoping to make the Superbike doubleheader too this year, we just went for the practice day last year (scheduling conflict with the Manitowoc airshow) but this year the airshow is a different weekend from the bike race so we should be able to make both.

I'm a big Motorcycle fan and will be there for the whole thing. One day for photography and then to watch.