Daytona 2008 - Superbikes, Hot Dogs and Potato Chips

[maczippy]

Ladyspons and jellyheads...!

AutoMotoPhoto (http://www.automotophoto.com) and BLOG (http://automotophoto-andrew-wheeler.blogspot.com) have been updated...You have been so patient! :rofl

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[TassieD]

Hi Andrew,

So we get to see the lunch of champiions ....:rofl another great set, now i'm off to stock up on snags and chips...;)

[DoctorIt]

Those are some seriously flash boots on Chaz. Oh to be a pro racer, the things a bloke can get away with! :lol3

[NomadRip]

I had hoped I'd see you at dinner after or something. Now I'm especially sad after seeing your hospitality weiners. Nice shots, as usual! :thumb

[rich56k]

Andrew,

As always....WOW :thumb :bow :thumb

Fav is #2... :D

also noting the 'andrew issue' of P/Shop User in #1 :wink

(I finally found it in Burbank....had hoped for mega 'wheeler workflow' secrets :cry but still a pleasure to see you featured - :deal - and just your settings were worth the cover price!)

rich56k

[sle39lvr]

Love that 2nd shot. Panning, angle, lighting...its all workd out..

[maczippy]

I had hoped I'd see you at dinner after or something. Now I'm especially sad after seeing your hospitality weiners. Nice shots, as usual! :thumb

Hey there...it's kinda hard to meetup afterwards as I'm either editing, or getting as far away from the area as possible...I rented a house 30 minutes away this year and for me it made going to Daytona tolerable. I didn't have to listen to people making noise just for the sake of it. In fact I slept from the time I went to bed until I had to get up. Total bliss.

If you come again next year do say hello....

Andrew

[maczippy]

Andrew,

As always....WOW :thumb :bow :thumb

Fav is #2... :D

also noting the 'andrew issue' of P/Shop User in #1 :wink

(I finally found it in Burbank....had hoped for mega 'wheeler workflow' secrets :cry but still a pleasure to see you featured - :deal - and just your settings were worth the cover price!)

rich56k

Cool Rich!

That feature certainly brought some extra work, along with meeting some new people along the way. To think the original email that I received from PS User I thought was spam! I was quiet thrilled that they found and contacted me to be honest. Plus, the one thing that totally thrilled me was the shot of Hayden standing up on his bike at Laguna carrying the Stars and Stripes FINALLY getting into print. I personally love that shot, however, Honda couldn't use it because he didn't have his helmet on!

But still, it gave a lot of people something to be proud of that day....I'm British and felt a certain thrill about it!

Andrew :)

[amadeus]

you seem predisposed to add extra angles onto motorcycle shots on a regular basis. I think you need to try to put yourself into the racers mind and try to become more familiar with the subject becasue from my perspective these pictures become a blur of repetitiveness clouded by abstract faux viewpoints that just seem to come across as so much white noise.

[gus]

As always andrew...great photos. Love #3....lowish setting on the flash ?

[Kenny]

you seem predisposed to add extra angles onto motorcycle shots on a regular basis. I think you need to try to put yourself into the racers mind and try to become more familiar with the subject becasue from my perspective these pictures become a blur of repetitiveness clouded by abstract faux viewpoints that just seem to come across as so much white noise.
Not to add fuel to the fire... but I actually like the angles. They add something different, together with the pano shots and "periphery" shots, other than tight in crops of any motocycle leaning around what could be any track.

There's plenty of room for different styles in my opinion ... Vive La Différence! :thumb
Cheers,
Kenny

[ian408]

As always Andrew, every time I see your stuff, I feel like I learn something
not only about photography but the place you're shooting. Tres Cool.

[maczippy]

Ian Gus and Ken...thanks for the comments. Ian, I'm so envious of your GS in the "show us yer bike" thread. I love that machine. I toured Europe, and North Africa for two years on my trusty old BMW 800/6 (with California package) and only sold it when I moved to the US. I still miss that bike, even with the ZX10R we have here at home. The Beemer is a gorgeous machine and is on our shoppping list (either here in the US or if we move to Spain)

If you all get the chance check out the current issue of BIKE magazine (it's in Borders right now) and a feature I shot for them on Kenny Roberts #1 TZ750 flat tracker...it's pretty cool.

If you like I can post some images from that shoot here...

Andrew :)

[ian408]

If you all get the chance check out the current issue of BIKE magazine (it's in Borders right now) and a feature I shot for them on Kenny Roberts #1 TZ750 flat tracker...it's pretty cool.
You'll appreciate the bike I saw today. It was a custom Harley in the old
flat track style. Beautiful bike. Guy said he though the owner might have
a big chunk of change invested in the work. Everything rebuilt. Top drawer.
And not a drop of oil below it. Really beautiful.

I'd have taken a couple of shots but it was wedged in between a number of
others at Alice's.

[maczippy]

You'll appreciate the bike I saw today. It was a custom Harley in the old
flat track style. Beautiful bike. Guy said he though the owner might have
a big chunk of change invested in the work. Everything rebuilt. Top drawer.
And not a drop of oil below it. Really beautiful.

I'd have taken a couple of shots but it was wedged in between a number of
others at Alice's.

We have to meet.

This week I'm doing some assignment work for BIKE, here locally tomorrow and then day splitting testing with some work in SFO and down to Big Sur but anytime you want to come meet I'm game Ian.

Andrew

[ian408]

We have to meet.

This week I'm doing some assignment work for BIKE, here locally tomorrow and then day splitting testing with some work in SFO and down to Big Sur but anytime you want to come meet I'm game Ian.

Andrew

OK. I'll PM you shortly.