The next few images should give you some idea of what life was like in the pits in 1968. First off, there was a Race Queen, who was presumably chosen for other than her driving talents I don’t know who this guy is, but he’s got a look that’s period-perfect: Here’s a woman who,… [Read More]
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1968 Laguna Seca USRRC — drivers
I recently discovered six pages of 35mm Tri-X negatives of the May, 1968 running of the United States Road Race of Champions (USRRC) at Laguna Seca. I scanned them on a not-very-good flatbed scanner, and will be posting some of them over the next couple of days. Photographically, they’re not much. However, as a look… [Read More]
Sloof Lirpa announces high dynamic range camera
As is their wont this time of year, the Sloof Lirpa team have produced another blockbuster: this year it’s a camera that provides far greater Engineering Dynamic Range (EDR) than anything on the market today. DxO is currently reporting the best EDRs of a bit over 14 stops. The Sloof Lirpa BigPixel One (BP1) has… [Read More]
Fallen oak tree at dawn
Sorry, I haven’t been posting at my usual rate lately. I’ve been sick; nothing serious, just this season’s mother of all colds. I did manage to get out a few days ago and make this image of a fallen oak tree as a storm was breaking up. And here’s my favorite grove of trees… [Read More]
Test methods for IR hotspotting
I decided that, if I”m going to be able to compare various lenses for hotspotting potential, I need to make the lighting repeatable. That means out with the old, natural light approach, and in with a completely artificially lit technique. I started out by creating this target: I printed it on a piece of C-sized… [Read More]
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