Yeah, but I was young when I shot drag racing. No sense, no fear:-). Paul On May 28, 2007, at 9:36 PM, Doug Franklin wrote:
> Paul Stenquist wrote: >> I shot motor sports for many years and nailed more than a few. >> Some at over 200 mph. Always with the left eye shut. One eye >> works just fine. > > For me, two eyes open when in the hot areas isn't about getting the > shot, it's about staying safe. I feel safe out there when I'm working > corners, in part because I've got at least one other person on the > station watching my back, and I've got eyes and ears open for danger. > > When I'm shooting in the hot zone, I'm usually pretty much alone, > and my > vision is restricted by the viewfinder. I'm nervous as a long tailed > cat in a room full of rockers when the camera is up to my face. No > place on the hot side is inherently safe ... it's amazing where > cars can > end up when they're out of control at high speed. :-) > > -- > Thanks, > DougF (KG4LMZ) > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
