The quiet before the storm Options

[Demick]

Things have been pretty quiet in the planning forum the last week. I take that as a good sign. All things are in motion and don't need much group discussion. Rob and I have been very busy with autocross planning and are coming together nicely.

2 weeks and counting......

Demick

[carreraguy]

Jeff:

Okay, we'll skip the Pruneyard group shot idea, all the other group shots and only plan on a group shot at Laguna and only use the ladder at Laguna. I'll plan on going out with you guys next weekend to eyeball the lighting at Laguna for that time of day; please let me know the details.

Sure, if someone will haul the ladder, my son can ride with me. Problem is, how do I get the ladder to them? I can bring it to Coyote in my wagon, but we'll have to hook up with them at Coyote when its all over to get it back. Email me with the volunteer's name and I will contact him and see if we can work something out.


John:

Duh, I was not "focusing" on the lighting but more on the background. You are right, light is the prime consideration but I think background is important too, thats why I thought of the tire bridge. In a perfect world, 60 cars on the Corkscrew would be a dream shot but probably impossible to pull off because of all the angles, lighting etc. I think the best thing to do would be to go to the track at the same time with a different eye than I had last time since then I did not know the track would be available to us. But, aside from lighting, its still the same problem of height, distance, lens and formation of cars. The shot at turn 9 is nice but the camera needs to be closer, higher and the background is not that photogenic. Granted, background is probably the last consideration, all things considered. If Excellence will have a photographer there, I will ask what he thinks of course!

I think planning the arrangement of the cars for the big shot at Laguna is a good idea, but what system to use. Line up by number assigned? That would probably be the easiest to arrange but does not account for years, colors etc. IMHO, I recommend we do it by the numbers Jeff already assigned and line up that way, otherwise too much planning/coordination is involved.

My ladder is a very hefty "Little Giant" style, 12ft tall using as a "A" frame or 24ft if leaning on something. My guess the photo at turn 3 was taken somewhere between 10-15 feet up. If necessary perhaps the ladder can be placed on top of a truck?

I am not familiar with the layout for the swap meet/concours so we will have to "wing" that shoot since the time factor will not be as critical.