Africa and things

RallyX_22Aug2009_114830, originally uploaded by jdepould.

I’ve been back from Africa for about two weeks, just getting situated with classes starting last week. The return trip from Sierra Leone was eventful. I missed my original flight. With a little luck (and a lot of help from American Express), I got on the next flight out. Spent the night in Chicago, and was back home in Syracuse the next day.

The trip itself was pretty good, at times frustrating, but I think I got what I needed. No pictures on the web yet, they’re embargoed until February.

You’re probably wondering what all this has to do with a blue Subaru. Well, nothing. I shot the SCCA rallycross at Black Rock Speedway in Dundee, N.Y. the day after I got back. I was testing a Nikkor 500mm f/4 VR for Jared at prophotorental.com. Unfortunately, monsoon season in West Africa killed my D700, so all I had was my D300. The 500mm lens on a crop sensor was actually too long at times. There was a Toyota Tacoma that I could barely fit in the frame. Image quality is typical for a long Nikkor prime. Sometimes I think I’m spoiled, because I’ve become accustomed to spectacular image quality every time.

This entry was posted on Saturday, September 5th, 2009 at 11:48 pm. It is filed under syracuse and tagged with automotive, cars, racing, rally, scca. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.