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I have been in the newspaper and website business for over 40 years. I am a fan of NASCAR and saltwater fishing. I graduated from Westminster High School and attended Frederick Communty College. I was a member of National Press Photographers Association, Eastern Motorsports Press Association, Carroll County Oldtimes Baseball Association and AP Photo Managers. I am retired now. I would appreciate any comments or just to let me know you stopped by, thanks!

Thursday, June 11, 2009

What a camera





















A lot has been written about the Nikon D3 and it has gotten a lot of praise.







Well, it deserves all the press and it is going to get a little more praise here.







I shot the NASCAR race in Richmond, the first weekend in May and I thought that would be a good test of the camera.







I have shot in Richmond, twice a year for about 10 years, so I knew what a digital camera could do at the track.







I shot film on my first visit to the track. The newspaper I worked for at the time made the leap to digital by my second visit.







We used the Nikon D1 for about five years. It was a good camera to start with, but there was color shifts and the dreaded noise, so it was hard to shoot the race once it got dark.







I was able to convince the "powers" that be at the newspaper to upgrade to the Nikon D2Hs. What a step up in quality. The photographers at the paper are still using the camera, as I am too.







There are still noise issues with the D2Hs. In the twilight you could shoot the race, but once it got dark it was hard to get an image that I liked.














So I borrowed a D3 from Nikon. I should have done this sooner. What a difference at the track. I started shooting the race before moving to pit road. Usually you need a flash. I shot without it and the images are great.







I borrowed the camera to also shoot at Dover and again wonderful results.







There are images from each camera and a shot from pit road.

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