So I got a new toy...

**redwing** · June 29th, 2006, 10:07 PM

Well, not really a toy. I sold my Sigma SD9 a few months ago, and finally decided to make a purchase. After a couple weeks of poking and prodding, I bought a Nikon D70S. I already like it better than the Sigma, it is smaller and lighter, and double the resolution. Saturday I'll be at Lime Rock Park for the American Le Mans race, so I should have plenty of pictures to share. I'm hoping to test the 144 consecutive-shot feature at the start of the race in Turn 1.

**redwing** · June 30th, 2006, 10:05 PM

Tonight after work I went for a walk in the park, to get some fresh air, exercise, and some test shots. It was early evening, but the sun was gone for the most part, so most of these were taken in low light. These are straight from the camera, no editing, any words of wisdom are appreciated.

Tomorrow, off to the races.

**Goose102** · June 30th, 2006, 10:39 PM

Wow man, those are really good. I especially love the bridge pic!

**bbabb22** · July 1st, 2006, 02:46 AM

the bridge picture is awsome. good work

**swss** · July 1st, 2006, 03:16 AM

great pics, congrats on the new toy, I have the same Nikon and I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as I do.

**tankado** · July 1st, 2006, 10:01 AM

here is some of my pics

http://www.extremefitness.com/forum/...457#post581457

**redwing** · July 4th, 2006, 03:27 PM

I arrived at Lime Rock Park shortly after 8am Saturday morning. Eleven hours, seven races and 694 pictures later I hopped in the car and headed home. It was a wonderful day, and a great experience. If you have never attended a Le Mans event, I urge you to go. The admission to LRP included a paddock pass, so everyone in attendance had the opportunity to see the cars and drivers up close. There was an autograph session after the morning warm-up, giving fans a chance to talk with the men and women behind the wheels.

The production class includes Corvettes, Ferraris, BMWs, Porsches and more. I'll start by posting some pictures of what I considered to be the most beautiful cars on the track, the Aston Martin DBR9. Fantastic lines, sophisticated styling, graceful, agile. Incredible to watch as they navigated the course. And the noise, the sweet noise coming from the shortened exhaust. Raucous, rebellious, the sound of impending catastrophic failure that never came. If I had the means, there would be one in my driveway.

**redwing** · July 4th, 2006, 04:31 PM

The BMW M3 GTR is a fine example of understated beauty. Not flashy or visually overpowering, and very approachable in its street form.

**redwing** · July 9th, 2006, 02:48 PM

The #4 Corvette finished second in class to the Aston Martin, after having won the 24 Hours of Le Mans just two weeks before. The Corvette Club was in full swing, with close to 300 members on hand, bringing examples from as far back as 1958.

**redwing** · July 9th, 2006, 03:01 PM

The centerpiece of the day was Audi's phenomenal prototype, the R8. This was to be the last appearance of the R8, and it went out in style, by finishing on top of the podium, for the 63rd time in 80 events. It will be replaced by the R10, a turbo-diesel machine that has so far this year won the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

gorez · October 19th, 2006, 04:28 AM

Anyone familiar with Canon 350d or 400d ? Long time ago I had a Canon AE1 and now I´m thinking about stepping into the "digital age"...

**Vizigoth** · October 21st, 2006, 12:14 AM

How much do you want to spend and what do you intend to do with the camera? Are you going to shoot people primarily or do landscapes? Sports events or portraiture? I can better advise you if I know what the answers are to that question.

**copenhagenbd** · October 21st, 2006, 02:32 AM

yo what apeture u us e on those bridge pics?