Oh, I don't think it's that unusual. When you're photographing an event like this you don't photograph every car that comes past unless you have a reason to do so. Once you're got your technique worked out and you've checked your shots of the first few cars you just wait until a car you're interested in comes by (one of the big names, or someone you have been asked to get a shot of, or someone you know, ...).
I think that's probably a good thing, in this case. No matter how alert you are you don't get as good a feel for the situation if you're looking through the viewfinder of a camera with a long lens attached (even if you keep the other eye open to look around). If he'd been just a little bit slower in stepping behind the barrier, or had stopped an inch or two earlier, he might not have got off so lightly. On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 01:14:15PM -0500, Ken Waller wrote: > Great sequence. > Location, location, location. > I find it funny he's just watching, doesn't even raise his camera until > after the crash. > > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Savage" <[email protected]> > Subject: OT: The Calm Photographer > > >> I don't know if this has been posted here, but I thought this was >> kinda' trippy: >> >> <http://kenbrownart.com/2009/01/very-calm-photographer.html> >> >> Duuuuude!!! >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dave > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
