F1 Powerboat Race

mphil · 25th October 2003

Some pics from this morning's race. Saw a guy with a 'strange monopod' too. I used VR instead of monopod.
1. Head to Head

2. Fast and towed

3. The race is on

4. Yellow is in

5. Drink Driving

6. No 27 Up close

shorty · 25th October 2003

Is the race starting as usual where every boats align? Because your pictures 'the race is on', I saw as every boat is going in different direction.

And what focal length did you usefor the shots?

sehsuan · 25th October 2003

strange tripod user = uncle sulhan?

mphil · 25th October 2003

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strange tripod user = uncle sulhan?

Bingo!

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Is the race starting as usual where every boats align?

No, pics were taken during morning, before the race started, I think there isnt enough space for all the boats to start from one point. Most of the shots were taken between 200mm to 300mm using my trusty 80-400 VR lens. Only used 400mm to take closeups of boats otherwise, need to zoom out to take whole boat.

trigger · 25th October 2003

thanks for sharing - unfortunately - I did not make it today.
Plan to go tomorrow.
Cheers
Trigger

sulhan · 26th October 2003

the strange monopod indeed......should i say "L" pod......

BTW i was comparing some handheld shots with the anti-shake on....with the anti-shake off with the L pod....and the antishake really work great!!!....

regards,
me

sehsuan · 26th October 2003

wow! how much did that monstrous lens cost you, mphil?

i made a lucky guess that sulhan was with you, i was just putting one + one

25th October 2003	#1
mphil Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 465	F1 Powerboat Race Some pics from this morning's race. Saw a guy with a 'strange monopod' too. I used VR instead of monopod. 1. Head to Head 2. Fast and towed 3. The race is on 4. Yellow is in 5. Drink Driving 6. No 27 Up close

25th October 2003	#5
trigger Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Home - where the heart is Posts: 336	F1 Powerboat Race thanks for sharing - unfortunately - I did not make it today. Plan to go tomorrow. Cheers Trigger

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sulhan Advertiser Join Date: May 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,051	hha ha ha..... the strange monopod indeed......should i say "L" pod...... BTW i was comparing some handheld shots with the anti-shake on....with the anti-shake off with the L pod....and the antishake really work great!!!.... regards, me Last edited by sulhan; 26th October 2003 at 12:23 AM.

25th October 2003	#2
shorty Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: near the beast zone Posts: 253	Is the race starting as usual where every boats align? Because your pictures 'the race is on', I saw as every boat is going in different direction. And what focal length did you usefor the shots?

25th October 2003	#3
sehsuan Deregistered Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,674	strange tripod user = uncle sulhan?