PGA Championship 2008 - Practice Round

Here are a couple candids I took today at the PGA Championship 2008 Practice Round...

If you want real/action shots I can post more... Just ask...

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nice shots, i love the background in the first.

A couple more...

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Looks like fun... I will be there tomorrow.
This will be my second go around at Oakland Hills, first was 2004 Ryder (disaster) Cup.
I also shot the practice rounds at the FBR Open (formally the Phoenix Open)
Plan on using my 70-200L and 400 5.6 and 17-40, that should cover it all.
What did you take?
If you are there on Wednesday, I will be the guy with the Taylor Made blue and white hat and a few white lenses
Should be a nice week.
Ram

either picture 3 is really soft or it is OOF. but i really like 4.

what lens were you using for these?

Shot with a 70-200 2.8 on an XSi.
Yeah, not sure why #3 (colin montgomery) looks soft... I have a print out of it right here and it looks fine. I used Picassa to shrink it for posting here and it might've jacked it up... What program & settings do people usually use to shrink pictures for posting here?

Won't be there today but have fun... Seems a little cooler today so that would've been nice as it was hot & humid yesterday...

I had my 17-55 with me as well but didn't use it much... My buddy got some wide-angle shots with his kit... 70-200 was pretty much perfect for me. 400mm would be nice and I'd love to have one, but don't know if I would've taken it even if I did... Lugging the 70-200 + 17-55 + monopod and bag was enough in 90 degree, muggy heat.

Good luck and post some shots when you get back! Phil has been a no-show so far so he might be there today...

BigDaveE wrote in post #6058289
Shot with a 70-200 2.8 on an XSi.
Yeah, not sure why #3 (colin montgomery) looks soft... I have a print out of it right here and it looks fine. I used Picassa to shrink it for posting here and it might've jacked it up... What program & settings do people usually use to shrink pictures for posting here?

well when i do it i just open the picture and hit save as, a reduce the size/quality.

Nice job BigDaveE. I was out there on Tuesday as well. Looks like we were in the same general area early morning.

I've never been to a practice round & was surprised by how many people were in each group. Seems like each Pro had a caddy & coach. Add the tournament official(s) & I was almost a mod scene on each green. Sometimes tough to shoot the golfers with so many other people about.