PIR Drags 4.06.07
 

Went out to the drags last night, they had a couple things going on besides normal friday night drags - so everthing from low 9 race cars and bikes to the 18 second cars and trucks there there :P

Lots of cool old school cars there, sadly my batter died about half way through the night before everyone was going balls out on the launches and lifting their tires. Some cool imports there too, none really all that fast (well down in the 13s and 12s for a couple) but the season is young and I am sure everyone has plans for improvement.

I was happy they let me pretty close to the track for photos this time, but I still couldn't get right up to it. Still ended up with some cool pictures though. Here are a few for you guys:

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three of my favorites:

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Re: PIR Drags 4.06.07
 

Nice pics :y what camera do you use im in need of a new one but i want it too be small.

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hey how you get those night pics, not to blur. how fast was the shutter.

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Thanks! I shot these with a Nikon 8800. It is a great camera that came out a few years ago, shoots up to 8MP. If you want to get a small sized camera I would definately not get anything other than a Nikon (other cameras such as Cannon are also high quality, I am just extremely biased when it comes to cameras). The Coolpix line is extremely affordable, and offers a wide range of choices. I would reccomend something like the Coolpix P4. It shoots at 8.1 MP and has an optical zoom of 3.5x for about $350 MSRP - an all around good performing camera. Depending on what you are looking to do with the camera, I can make more suggestions.

I would suggest looking at Nikon's website: http://www.nikondigital.com/main.html?page=coolpix Remember the MSRP/retail prices they show are often WAY above what you can really find it for. My camera retailed for $1,000 when it was new, and I bought it for about $700 from Newegg.com

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Well I usually shoot metal concerts so I have my camera pretty dialed in for lower light situations. Last night I believe I was shooting mostly at 1/60 when it was still daylight, and 1/30 when it was dark and the main light was artificial. Check your camera's book for suggestions on how to achieve better photos in low light situations, or do a google search and see what other people have to say about the particular model.

Re: PIR Drags 4.06.07
 

Nice photos, that black mustang raped that launch :y

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thats a good pic, nice sky, good contrast. a little photo shop work would make that pop like a mother fucker.

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I agree that photo looks like it could use a little work, the thing is all the photos from my camera are about 4 megs each... so to share them easier I generally just resize and lower the quality a bit. When I actually present my photos to clients (existing or future) they are always MUCH better quality, not so much noise and crap. Also things like simple borders can help.

Here is a quick example of something I would do, adjusted the color balance a bit, less noise, and simple border:

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Still not highest quality, but at least its not a 4 meg photo.

Re: PIR Drags 4.06.07
 

do you happen to know how fast that silver Acura TL-S was running? Just curious...

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I believe md-high 14s, a chick was driving.... didnt seem like she launched very well