Sharptown, MD Photos from Mark 72@E Coming Soon

[Mark 72@E]

When I post a thread about photos "coming soon" it's more than a teaser. It's really an exercise in goal setting. I figure if I publicly announce I'll post my photos soon, I'm more likely to do so.

This week is particularly tight because I only have two days to do the work to get everything online before I leave for Williamsport, PA early Thursday. If you're really good with a calendar you'll figure out that it's really three days since I'm posting this Sunday night. But since I have s-l-o-w internet at home (dial-up) it's pointless to do anything Monday.

So that leaves Tuesday and Wednesday to do the posting at work. But the funny thing about work is that they actually expect me to work when I'm at work so that even leaves me less time to do the work that I want to work on while I'm at work. Get it?

So all this is to say that I may only post "the best of Sharptown" and not all 375 photos. Not only due to a lack of time, but because the regular photo contributers to hydroracer.net have "raised the bar" of what a good racing photo should be.

What I used to think was a good photo is now only "average". So about every 20 average photos I see one that I >>now<< think is "good".

I'll leave the race results to someone else to post, except to say that we ran Saturday only because Sunday was a blow-out. No flips, no dumps, no drivers even got wet. It was a safe weekend.

And Buddy Winemiller got his first boat ride in 5 years, even though it was only one test lap on Sunday.

[PopPop]

Sharptown Photo

Mark,
Excellent shot that you posted as a thumbnail !! I love your lens!
See you in Williamsport.
Phil Doerle

[Mark 72@E]

Best of Sharptown, Maryland 2005 photos are posted online!

Best of Sharptown, Maryland 2005 photos are posted online! Please go to:

http://www.highpoint.photoreflect.com/

Matt Gallagher and Jimmy Parker -- I’m waiting for your orders! Check out the air under your boat! This ain’t no Photoshop retouch, this is the real deal!

Visitors don’t need to create a slide show to view the pictures, but it gets a little tedious to zoom each photo individually. And you may pass over a great photo because the thumbnail looks average. Photoreflect is the same website used by Cory Moran, Extreme Sports Photography, so it’s worth registering to create slideshows of his photos too.

So if you spend a little time to register a name and password on the website, you then can create an album by “Selecting All” the photos. Once the album is created you click “Slide Show” and it will process and then play the slideshow. You only need to register once on the website. Once registered you just login, add future photos to a new album, then run the new slideshow.

I have 375 photos from Sharptown and these 40 are what I consider to be the best. Some teams have requested to see all the photos of their boats in action so they can make their selections from the entire set and I will be posting requested photo sets later. Email me at highpoint@championhotrod.com if you would like me to post all the photos of your boat.

I prefer to sell the digital photo files (JPEGs) rather than prints. I reserve the online publishing rights such as posting to hydroracer.net. After you buy the $15 JPEG you’re free to make as many prints, coffee mugs, or t-shirts from the image as you like to give away to friends and family.

Digital files are $15 each. Buy 5 and get 1 free. Purchases can be made via the website. I’m not trying to make a killing on these photos, just recoup some of the $$$$$ I spent on this great camera.

Photos by Austin Ritchie and Mark Ritchie, 72@E

Cheers!