Wednesday, October 31, 2012

My weekend with a legend

Ok well maybe not quite a legend but highly sought after. This past weekend I rented a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM from borrowlenses.com . Things have been a bit hard for me lately and I needed to take my mind off stuff so I had planned with some co workers to go with them to the famous glamis sand dunes. I chose this lens because of its versatility shooting action. Action shots are one of my favorite type on photography so naturally I was excited about the challenge to get great photos. The main challenge would be to working against a highly unstable terrain and extremely dusty conditions. I was lucky enough to be able to ride along with a friend in his Yamaha rhino to make getting close easier. I feel happy with the way I approached and accomplished my goal of getting the photos that draw you in and make you feel as if you were there. A lot of the vehicles on display were some truly stunning pieces of machinery. Overall I feel extremely satisfied with the way the 70-200mm f/2.8L lens performed and handled everything glamis had to throw at it. Not only was this lens excellent at keeping up with the fast paced action. It did very well when I took it out for a night of street photography. Canon truly has a stunner in their fast telephoto line up. As always hope you enjoy the photos and let me know what you think.

The quads we brought with us

Legendary Honda 250R engine



Being towed

Trevor ripping it up on his Honda 450R


My personal favorite. Processed in Photoshop CS5

You like them spinnin tires?



Oldsmobile Hill

Yamaha Banshee



Eat my dust

Probably the nicest rail I encounted

Beastly bi-turbo V8



Doing wheelies up the hill no problem

Random kid playing in the sand

Exhausted


Ridiculous Yamaha Banshee

Having a bad day




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Natural colors. No Photoshop




Drunkie being thrown out of The Rialto

Protecting the gear from the harsh enviroment

In the end I was so impressed with the performance of this lens. I'd say probably the only thing more enjoyable than a weekend with this beauty, is a weekend with a beautiful woman.

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