[Leica] race night

[philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)]

I think you're getting a hang of this, but the really good advice on  
this kind of shooting style and subject will probably come from other  
and more experienced photo reporters on this list.
The Neopan presents itself well in your series. What did you (have  
it) develop(ed) in?
Thanks for showing,
Philippe



Op 19-apr-06, om 02:53 heeft Arche, Harvey het volgende geschreven:

> OK, so I was born very much to the South, and my parents made going  
> to the races at Sebring an annual get-away-from-the-kids event (a  
> sign of coming of age was when I got to go along) and I've always  
> loved fast cars. Now I'm sitting on an AARP card. You'd think that  
> surely at some point in time I'd been to a stock car race, but no,  
> I've always snooted it. Until last Friday night. Music City  
> Motorplex. This is sub-Busch league, mom & pop, inner city, 1/2  
> mile oval racing, and it was fantastic - I kid you negative.
>
> Even to a first time visitor, there is an immediate impression of  
> community. Whole multi-generational families, and parents dropping  
> of groups of pre-teens with no worry that anything might happen to  
> them. People all seemed to know each other. And everyone was  
> extremely welcoming, accomodating to a newcomer with explanations,  
> and open in conversation without being condescending, even though I  
> obviously didn't fit the pattern. Hell, the track announcer came up  
> and introduced myself to me, but that might have been because of  
> the German jewelry.
>
> I haven't tried narrative reportage before, so here are two brief  
> stories. The first is self-explanatory: a young man's first win;
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album404/first_win
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album404/hug
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album404/the_goods
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album404/interview
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album404/the_sponser
>
> The second could use some backstory. The fellow who won this race  
> has been doing it for longer, but not as long as his 65 year old  
> Dad, who came in second. Dad had kicked Jr.'s butt in the  
> qualifying race.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album404/congrats
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album404/luckycharm
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album404/runnerup
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album404/dad
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album404/the_moment
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album404/afterwards
>
> Picks, pans, and editing advice?
>
> I think I'll be going back.
> Arche
>
> Tech Blab: M2, 35 summicron w/bugeyes, neopan 1600
>
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