PWL Full Scene (Almost,,lol)

Took my PWL a little further this time. Went for a full scene,but due to the neighbors and being midnight I didn't light the background (their homes !).I also pushed this one more, trying to get the fine line between real photo / surreal painting. Anyhow...I learned a few more things this time,and plan to keep perfecting my images !

Practice Shot's at DAWGWOOD

Had a fun time and a great learning experiance with the Karts on the circle track.
Here's a few of many shots.

Made a short Slideshow

Had a slow but relaxing day today, so I created a video !Drag Racing shots,Photoshoot's,Painting with light,Old skool touch,etc. Check it out on MySpace...

Painting with Light again !

A did another PWL shoot tonight for practice,and to test out a bigger light. The new light worked great...just not for long !!!! Missed the roof and had a lot of touch ups in Photoshop just to complete this image to display. So the search is still on for the right light source for my needs. Practice makes perfect...or close enough. haha.

Shots with the 55-200mm Nikkor VR

Here's a shot with my new lens. I'm overall happy with it,but I'm having small but few issues with metering in high contrast situations. And had a few out of focus shots...? Not sure the reason yet,I'm guessing high contrast also.But a very good lens !

Show & Go with New lens

Awesome day but a lil' chilly, glad I have VR lenses ! haha

Had a lot a fun using my new lens (Nikkor 55-200mm AF-S VR ) found new angles & found out that I don't have to run up and down the rails as much ! 300 shots with 294 keepers ! Noticed that 5.6 @ 200mm is too soft for my standards though, have to stay F/8 and up for that focal length. But happy with the results none the less.
Will try to post 55-200mm pics soon !

Pic's from the Show here www.ColePhotography.Printroom.com

Show & Go Oct17 (55-200 & 18-55mm)

Nikon Track Shots

Well, The Show & Go was moved to Oct 17th due to the rain ! So I got bored and decided to take some shots up at the Dragstrip, I found a couple new angles, and used the heavy overcast day to my advantage...easy skies !!! Most shots had to be with a Tri-pod, which I dislike using(Unless for Night photography) the Tri-pod just makes Photography feel like a job...not a fun hobby haha . Automotive wise anyhow.

Event Coverage

Getting my gear ready for the upcoming Show & Go at the track. I believe I'll go buy a 4gb card for this one ! Huge car show, Drag racing, and a big swap meet....not to mention awards !
I'll post my favorite pic once I sort them out this weekend!
If anyone is interested in coming up and checking it out visit the FORUM at www.paradisedragstrip.net

Another Light painting

Well, after the nice Ford show at the strip I decided later that night to try out a PWL at the strip. I had to adapt and compose the shot to block a few street lights, but I'm overall happy with the results. I have a few more locations there to try out though. With this shot I played around a little more.....color temp. of light,.....but I found out that I really need a stronger light (Background)

Event coverage

Getting ready for the Ford Shootout show this Saturday. Can't wait to cover this event ! Alot of show cars & Drag racin'.
If anyone is interested in checking it out visit the FORUM at Paradise Dragstrip....
http://www.paradisedragstrip.net/