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Old 10-26-2009, 08:04 PM
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went up to the dragon with some Z's this weekend, here's the album:

Fall Z Dragon Run '09 - JPMcG Photography

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Old 10-26-2009, 09:19 PM
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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thum bup:
Old 10-27-2009, 04:53 AM
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very nice pics as always
Old 10-27-2009, 05:37 AM
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thanks guys! i wasn't trying to shoot "artwork" just event pics so bear that in mind, plus the weather/lighting never seemed to be on my side. i wasn't ever in the right spot at the right time to get the most out of a pic but such is life. i can't wait for ZdayZ '10!!!
Old 10-27-2009, 06:49 AM
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Wish I could have been there
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Nice! I wanted to go too but I can only justify once a year... It looks like this is the perfect time of year to go up there!!
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pic 2 = epic mounds of desktop background win. thanks.
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Great pics!
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thanks everyone!
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Good job sir, I like the colors. Were you using a filter?
Old 10-27-2009, 03:04 PM
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yessir, i used my 28-70 f/2.8 L for all the pics and had my polarizer on the entire time iirc
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wow great pics!
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thanks!
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Awesome. I hear great things about the "dragon".
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^ Tackling it with the Z is one of the best experiences of my life. I had a smile from ear to ear the whole drive.
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It's definitely worth the trip.
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I wish I lived close to the dragon
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I hear it's similar to the 211 part of the mountain up here, but many more turns packed into a short distance, is that correct?
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318 curves in 11 miles on the dragon itself. plenty of other good driving roads like the skyway where the pics above were taken. i didn't take any pics on the actual dragon because it was all i could do just to hang on lol. then the 2nd time i was driving my friend's nismo
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Right. 211 meets skline up here, and skyline is the only place I get a chance to take pics.

318 in 11 miles! Yeah, that's the one I heard about. I need to make a trip there next spring!


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