Courtesy of Nick Didlick,
David Burnett and his Speed at the Games.
Courtesy of Nick Didlick,
David Burnett and his Speed at the Games.
It is great to see a hand held Speed Graphic being used to photograph sports. There have been many classic sports photos made with this camera. I would like to see link where we could view his results. I would wager that they hold up well in comparison to the results of the digitals.
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His website is http://www.davidburnett.com/ Nothing from the current Olympics is up yet, but plenty from previous sporting events to give you a hint.
His quote on my buddy's (who took that picture) Facebook page was,
A little worried about the 2 degree angle of the camera, we will see NEXT WEEK when the film is ready.
(caps are mine).
Must be nice not to have a deadline in 2 minutes!
Good on him for sticking to his preferred work flow. The guy is a work horse and loves what he does as much today as ever.
He is a really nice guy too, I've talked to him online and he suffers fools gracefully.
I really could not agree more with him on his most recent blog post. Have a read.
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