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clyde
05-30-2006, 12:34 PM
http://www.dphoto.us/forumphotos/showgallery.php/cat/1781

http://www.dphoto.us/forumphotos/data/1781/55.jpg
iateyourcheese
05-30-2006, 12:49 PM
The team was fast to douse water everywhere as well.

http://www.dphoto.us/forumphotos/data/1781/57.jpg

Better to soak a teammate than to allow them to be burnt alive.
Plaz
05-30-2006, 12:50 PM
Doh!
JST
05-30-2006, 12:58 PM
The team was fast to douse water everywhere as well.

http://www.dphoto.us/forumphotos/data/1781/57.jpg

Better to soak a teammate than to allow them to be burnt alive.

So, that isn't the equivalent of dousing the coach with gatorade?
rumatt
05-30-2006, 12:59 PM
wtf happened?
bren
05-30-2006, 01:01 PM
Water spraying appears to be all the rage

http://www.dphoto.us/forumphotos/data/1781/53.jpg
rumatt
05-30-2006, 01:18 PM
Is it me, or is he not using the outside 1/4 of his right front tire?
iateyourcheese
05-30-2006, 01:21 PM
Water spraying appears to be all the rage
...

I saw that as well and thought, "that's silly... they should be using some absorbent or extinguishing material". But then I remembered they use methanol/ethanol and so water is perfect. Shows you how much I know about racing. :ack:
blee
05-30-2006, 01:47 PM
IIRC, the first two pics are from one of Sam Hornish Jr.'s pit stops. He saw the fuel man pulling back from the car, assumed the hose would go with him, and took off. Unfortunately that was not the case. The buckets are full of water and were used to douse the fuel man in case of fire, which is appropriate because (as mentioned already) Indy cars use a methanol/ethanol mix and water would be totally appropriate for extinguishing such a flame.

As it turns out, Hornish won the race.
bren
05-30-2006, 02:07 PM
Is it me, or is he not using the outside 1/4 of his right front tire?
Considering that shot is of the pits, those are most likely fresh tires that just had a quick scrub-in prior to their first use.
Sharp11
05-30-2006, 02:27 PM
http://www.dphoto.us/forumphotos/showgallery.php/cat/1781

http://www.dphoto.us/forumphotos/data/1781/55.jpg

Man, what a shot, he's got everything in there, the foot being run over, the spray, what looks like a spring where the hose attaches, even the smoke from the tires - the whole story right there in a single photo!!!!

I tried to use "get info" to see what his settings were, but no luck - film camera set to fast shutter, large aperture with a bit of zoom maybe?

Ed
clyde
05-30-2006, 02:57 PM
I tried to use "get info" to see what his settings were, but no luck - film camera set to fast shutter, large aperture with a bit of zoom maybe?

The guy used a Canon EOS (I'm guessing 1Ds or 5D) and a Canon 70-800 2.8 IS, shot at 70mm at f4 and probably 1/2000 (based on his comments elsewhere).
blee
05-30-2006, 03:02 PM
He was pretty damn close to the action to get that shot at 70mm. Awesome job.
dan
05-30-2006, 03:09 PM
70-800?
clyde
05-30-2006, 03:36 PM
70-800?
Uh, 70-200.
kognito
05-30-2006, 06:56 PM
Considering that shot is of the pits, those are most likely fresh tires that just had a quick scrub-in prior to their first use.

Plus in the turns (all left, like NASCAR) the contact patch will change
lemming
09-26-2006, 04:39 PM
what sort of equipment takes pictures that fantastic? is it a digital SLR (obviously expensive one)?
dan
09-26-2006, 04:49 PM
The guy used a Canon EOS (I'm guessing 1Ds or 5D) and a Canon 70-800 2.8 IS, shot at 70mm at f4 and probably 1/2000 (based on his comments elsewhere).

Uh, 70-200.

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lemming
09-26-2006, 05:03 PM
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thanks, aty.

i completely blew by that comment by Snyde.