Maxwell Kruger

Discovered Panoramic Images

Maxwell — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:12:33 +0000

In my efforts to update my photography portfolio, I discovered a few panoramic images which I shot years ago but never processed. Some of them weren’t processed due to lack of time or I didn’t have the technical capability to process them back then. Here they are. You can click on them and use the image viewer to explore each in high detail.

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New Photography Portfolio Website

Maxwell — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 22:06:04 +0000

I am pleased to announce the launch of my new photography portfolio on photomaxwell.com.

After several years of a custom Flash-based portfolio I wrote, I decided it was time for an update. Out with old technologies, in with a new HTML5 site. The site is based on an HTML5 image viewer, which means it’s mobile-capable, which always bothered me about my old site. It also integrates with Lightroom, so updating it with new images is completely painless. Take it for a spin!

Elk Neck State Park Star Trails

Maxwell — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:56:15 +0000

This past weekend I went camping. Usually when I go camping, it’s far enough away from a big city that light polution is minimal. I like to bring my camera on these occasions to get some sort of star photo; whether it’s an image of the Milky Way or a star trail photo. This time, I tried for a star trail photo. I set the camera on an intervalometer to capture 29 second exposures repeatedly. The camera ran for 3 hours (346 images) before the battery died. I then combined the photos into a single image you see below that demonstrates the rotation of the earth in relation to the stars. Apparently we were right above an airport approach path, which you can see the many plane streaks across the center of the image. To see a higher resolution version or purchase prints, please click here.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 16 mm, 346 29s exposures, f/2.8, ISO 1250)

Album Art for Matt

Maxwell — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:41:16 +0000

I’ve been collaborating with my longtime friend, Matt, on some art for his new CD. We had fun with different wardrobes and scenes as we tried to find a variety of images he could use on the album and in different marketing scenarios. Below are some of my favorite images. All were lit with a single Paul C. Buff White Lightning X1600 and large Octabox. We’ve been using the Vagabond Mini power source, which has been awesome in the field.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 24 mm, 1/250, f/9, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 24 mm, 1/250, f/11, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 40 mm, 1/250, f/5.6, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 16 mm, 1/13, f/8, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 16 mm, 1/25, f/8, ISO 200)

2013 Ravens Super Bowl Parade

Maxwell — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:33:12 +0000

After a successful playoff run, the Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. Ed Reed and Terrell Suggs among many others got their first Super Bowl ring, while Ray Lewis got his second ring playing the last game of his career.

On Tuesday following Super Bowl Sunday, the Ravens traveled back to Baltimore to celebrate with fans in the city. A parade procession began with a celebration at City Hall and made its way down Pratt St, eventually ending in M&T Bank Stadium. You can buy photo prints here.

Terrell Suggs, Anquan Boldin, and Ray Lewis stand at City Hall with the Lombardi trophy.

(Canon EOS 40D, 300 mm, 1/800, f/4, ISO 640)

Coach John Harbaugh has a moment with Baltimore City mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.

(Canon EOS 40D, 300 mm, 1/640, f/4, ISO 640)

Ed Reed sings Two Tickets to Paradise to the fans, while Terrell Suggs laughs.

(Canon EOS 40D, 300 mm, 1/640, f/4, ISO 640)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 16 mm, 1/640, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Continue on for more photos of the event.

Ray Lewis holds the Lombardi Trophy while addressing fans.

(Canon EOS 40D, 300 mm, 1/400, f/4, ISO 640)

(Canon EOS 40D, 300 mm, 1/640, f/4, ISO 640)

Fans cheer for the Ravens.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 70 mm, 1/1000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome (left), President Dick Cass (center), and Owner Steve Bisciotti (right) wave to fans.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 200 mm, 1/640, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Ravens Coach John Harbaugh celebrates with fans.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 200 mm, 1/1000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Ravens fans watch the parade from a parking garage.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 115 mm, 1/1000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Kicker Justin Tucker (right) waves to fans during the parade.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 170 mm, 1/1250, f/2.8, ISO 400)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 70 mm, 1/640, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Joe Flacco signals “Number 1″ to fans during the parade.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 200 mm, 1/1600, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Ray Rice waves to fans. I heard he fell off the float at one point.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 200 mm, 1/800, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Marshall Yanda and Michael Oher celebrate.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 70 mm, 1/800, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Ed Reed smiles and waves to fans.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 200 mm, 1/1600, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Terrell Suggs films fans during the parade.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 70 mm, 1/1600, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Hundreds of fans jumped over the parade barriers to run with Ray Lewis during the parade convoy.

(Canon EOS 40D, 16 mm, 1/2000, f/2.8, ISO 640)

Ray Lewis waves to fans.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 70 mm, 1/1000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

(Canon EOS 40D, 16 mm, 1/2500, f/2.8, ISO 640)

Coach John Harbaugh cheers with his family.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 70 mm, 1/1000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

M&T Bank Stadium was filled to capacity.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 16 mm, 1/500, f/2.8, ISO 100, HDR)

You can buy photo prints here.

And some clippings below.

Conowingo Dam Eagles

Maxwell — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:08:49 +0000

A few weeks ago, I learned that Conowingo Dam in Maryland is home to dozens of bald eagles from October-December every year. Not being very experienced in bird photography, I decided to see what I could capture. Unfortunately, I missed the peak of the season and there weren’t too many eagles left during my visit. I’ll be sure to visit the dam more than a few times next year!

An eagle with a freshly-caught fish.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 800 mm, 1/800, f/5.6, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 560 mm, 1/4000, f/5.6, ISO 400)

Eagles fight over a fish. It was awesome watching them tumble in the sky fighting for fish they had caught. I was disappointed I didn’t see any mid-air fights close enough to photograph.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 560 mm, 1/4000, f/5.6, ISO 400)

After catching a fish, they would often fly right over me and land on a nearby tree to eat.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 560 mm, 1/1250, f/5.6, ISO 500)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 560 mm, 1/1000, f/5.6, ISO 500)

And all of the turkey vultures waiting below the trees to get the leftovers.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 560 mm, 1/80, f/5.6, ISO 640)

Israel

Maxwell — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:45:50 +0000

I recently returned from a trip to Israel. I had an amazing time. We swam in the dead sea, spent a night in the desert, climbed Masada, and spent a few days in Jerusalem among many other things. Overall, it was one of my favorite trips that I’ve ever been on.

Some of my images are below. You can see the full gallery here.

As a plus, all my photos were geotagged using the Canon GP-E2. You can see the map of where I went here.

(Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 16 mm, 1/1, f/23, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 16 mm, 6s, f/2.8, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 16 mm, 1/1250, f/5.6, ISO 100)

Sunrise from Masada.

(Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 200 mm, 1/800, f/5.6, ISO 500)

From the top of Masada.

(Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 16 mm, 1/100, f/5.6, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 16 mm, 1/500, f/11, ISO 400)

The dead sea.

(Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 35 mm, 1/200, f/5.7, ISO 100)

Jerusalem

(Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 200 mm, 1/640, f/5.6, ISO 100)

Prayer at the Western Wall.

(Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 200 mm, 1/500, f/2.8, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 200 mm, 1/320, f/2.8, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 200 mm, 1/125, f/5.6, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 34 mm, 1/250, f/5.6, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 35 mm, 1/800, f/5.6, ISO 100)

Full gallery here.

Jefferson Memorial – New 5D Mark III

Maxwell — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 03:57:33 +0000

Picked up a new 5D Mark III in preparation for my trip to Israel next week. Took a walk around the monuments in DC to test out the new GP-E2 GPS module. With that, I leave you with an image I liked of the Jefferson Memorial. Boy does that 16-35 II vignette.

(Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 16 mm, 1/3200, f/2.8, ISO 100)

I’ll Have Another Wins Preakness by a Neck

Maxwell — Tue, 22 May 2012 01:51:46 +0000

As usual for the last several years, I covered the Preakness Stakes this past weekend. Preakness is one of the more difficult assignments I cover as it requires a lot of pre-planning, multiple camera positions, and running around. It’s an extremely long day that if everything comes together can pay off with great images and a lot of published images. This year was no different – I ended up making the front page of Yahoo Sports and Fox Sports and was also published on the first and second pages of USA Today’s sports section (in print). Click the link below to read on for some of my images from the weekend.

(Canon EOS 40D, 16 mm, 1/3200, f/5, ISO 640)

This year was no different for hats and there were many out and about.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 200 mm, 1/1250, f/2.8, ISO 200)

A B2 bomber flew over right before the race. It was practically silent and you could barely see it until it got really close. It looked like just a line in the sky. What an awesome piece of American engineering.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 70 mm, 1/4000, f/2.8, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 200 mm, 1/1600, f/2.8, ISO 200)

Maroon 5 performed in the middle of the day. I was covering another infield event with only one telephoto lens as I’d left my other cameras in the press box. I was so upset that I didn’t have a wide angle lens or a fisheye when Adam Levine got within 2 inches of me.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 70 mm, 1/1250, f/2.8, ISO 640)

Whiz Khalifa came onto the stage to perform with Maroon 5.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 88 mm, 1/1000, f/2.8, ISO 640)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 200 mm, 1/2000, f/2.8, ISO 640)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 70 mm, 1/800, f/2.8, ISO 640)

And now for the actual racing photos…

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 400 mm, 1/6400, f/2.8, ISO 800)

This is one of my favorite angles. This is shot with a remote camera under the inside rail of the track. Tiger Walk during the first pass of the horses.

(Canon EOS 40D, 16 mm, 1/3200, f/5, ISO 640)

I’ll Have Another pulls ahead of Bodemeister at the finish line.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 145 mm, 1/1000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Here are my remote camera images of I’ll Have Another pulling ahead of Bodemeister. This is the one that ran in USA Today.

(Canon EOS 40D, 16 mm, 1/3200, f/5, ISO 640)

(Canon EOS 40D, 16 mm, 1/2500, f/5, ISO 640)

I’ll Have Another crossing the finish line in front of Bodemeister.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 120 mm, 1/8000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

I’ll Have Another assistant trainer Jack Sisterson jumps onto the track immediately after the win.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 70 mm, 1/1600, f/2.8, ISO 400)

I’ll Have Another jockey Mario Gutierrez is congratulated after the win.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 200 mm, 1/2500, f/2.8, ISO 400)

I’ll Have Another owner Paul Reddam holds a replica of the Woodlawn Vase celebrating the win.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 135 mm, 1/2000, f/2.8, ISO 200)

I’ll Have Another jockey Mario Gutierrez holds a replica of the Woodlawn Vase celebrating the win.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 125 mm, 1/4000, f/2.8, ISO 200)

Some of the clippings from after the race.

Fox Sports home page:

Yahoo Sports homepage:

Last Goodbye to Space Shuttle Discovery

Maxwell — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:09:39 +0000

Today was the last time Space Shuttle Discovery will fly. As a sendoff to Discovery and the Shuttle program, the Shuttle was loaded onto its carrier 747 jet and made the final trip from Kennedy Space Center to its final resting place at the Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (National Air and Space Museum Annex). The shuttle made several low passes over the DC metro area, where viewers could watch it in the air for the last time.

As soon as I heard about the plans for this last week, I immediately arranged access to the roof of a building in the area. My father, who owns a window cleaning company, was able to coordinate getting me on top of a building in Crystal City. Turns out the building had an awesome view of DC and I was able to get some great photos.

A full gallery with more photos and prints is available here: photos.maxwellkruger.com/Airplanes/Discovery-Flyover/.

Bonus: Here is a first clip from Ian’s video footage, who was also on the roof with me.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/4000, f/4, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 800 mm, 1/2000, f/5.6, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/6400, f/4, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/8000, f/5.6, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 70 mm, 1/8000, f/2.8, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 200 mm, 1/5000, f/2.8, ISO 200)

More photos and behind the scenes after the jump.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 200 mm, 1/6400, f/2.8, ISO 200)

One of the T-38′s that was following Discovery.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/8000, f/6.3, ISO 200)

Everyone went outside at the ATC tower at Reagan National Airport.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/1600, f/4, ISO 200)

Gravelly Point Park was packed.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 200 mm, 1/4000, f/2.8, ISO 200)

A little behind-the-scenes action:

(iPhone 4S, 4.28 mm, 1/4600, f/2.4, ISO 64)

Octabox Fun

Maxwell — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:16:20 +0000

I don’t get much time to shoot anymore but I’ve decided to focus my free time this summer on improving my lighting skills. To that effect, I’ve been playing around with some new lights and a big octabox. Here are some images of my friend Amanda from last weekend.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 65 mm, 1/30, f/11, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 105 mm, 1/30, f/13, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 47 mm, 1/80, f/8, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 24 mm, 1/30, f/13, ISO 100)

Rest in Peace, Joe

Maxwell — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:43:52 +0000

Joe Paterno, you will be missed.

Belgium

Maxwell — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:21:35 +0000

I visited Belgium a few weeks ago for work. I didn’t have much time to shoot, but I bought a Canon 7D for the trip so I wouldn’t have to lug around a 1D. Below is a collection of a few shots. The whole gallery can be viewed here.

(Canon EOS 7D, 34 mm, 1/800, f/2.8, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS 7D, 200 mm, 1/800, f/2.8, ISO 400)

The atomium is an structure built for the 1958 World’s Fair that represents the structure of iron.

(Canon EOS 7D, 16 mm, 1/1300, f/5.7, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS 7D, 16 mm, 1/1000, f/5, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS 7D, 35 mm, 1/2000, f/2.8, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS 7D, 200 mm, 1/200, f/2.8, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS 7D, 16 mm, 1/800, f/2.8, ISO 400)

(Canon EOS 7D, 16 mm, 1/200, f/2.8, ISO 100)

Yosemite 2011

Maxwell — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:16:52 +0000

Got back from California a few months ago, but I’m just getting around to posting the photos. We visited San Fransisco, Redwoods, and Yosemite. Overall, it was a great trip and I got to spend time with some old friends I hadn’t seen in a while. You can see my whole album of photos here.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 35 mm, , f/5.7, ISO 100)

Hit the jump for more.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 16 mm, 1/500, f/5.6, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 300 mm, 1/500, f/5.6, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 24 mm, 1/800, f/5, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 16 mm, 1/2000, f/2.8, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 35 mm, 1/1600, f/2.8, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 34 mm, 1/6400, f/2.8, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 16 mm, 1/1250, f/2.8, ISO 640)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 16 mm, 1/2000, f/4, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 17 mm, 1/800, f/4, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 17 mm, 1/500, f/4, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 16 mm, 1/500, f/4, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 35 mm, 1/2000, f/4, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 24 mm, 1/400, f/5.7, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 16 mm, , f/5.7, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 16 mm, , f/2.8, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 35 mm, , f/5.7, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 50 mm, 1/250, f/2, ISO 1600)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 16 mm, , f/5.7, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 32 mm, , f/4, ISO 100)

Grand Prix Hits Baltimore

Maxwell — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 03:31:31 +0000

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 35 mm, 1/8000, f/3.2, ISO 400)

This weekend was the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix in Baltimore City. When I first heard there was going to be a race through the city, I couldn’t be more thrilled as I’m a huge car enthusiast. I’d planned to attend for the past year and I was fortunate enough to get credentials to photograph it. My credentials gave me great access trackside and I was able to get extremely close to the cars flying by (sometimes literally) at over 160mph.

The racing occurred throughout Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. On Friday, my plane from Vegas (for work) landed around 3:30am and I had to be downtown at 6:30 for a photographers meeting…that was a rough day. I spent it mostly walking around to gain familiarity with the track.

Saturday was the American Le Mans race, which I photographed mostly from the east side of the track.

Sunday was the IndyCar race. I planned to spend most of the time on the west half of the track, but also wanted to see if I could get to a high vantage point. I looked for the tallest building I could find over the track and knocked on the front door. The concierge let me in and said she would call her boss to see if I could shoot from the roof. She hung up the phone and said “he’ll call back in 10 minutes” – not the most promising response. A few minutes later a man came out of a back door, shook my hand, and said “come on up.” We took the service elevator to the top of the building and exited onto a terrace. The view was awesome and overlooked the whole track. I was able to shoot wides of Baltimore and really tight stuff of the track. The guys on the roof could not have been more helpful and accommodating. I ended up spending over half the IRL race shooting from the roof because there were so many cool possibilities.

Below is a mix of American Le Mans Series and IndyCar Series race photos. A big thanks to Nikon Professional Services for lending me a 600mm lens and a D3S – lighter and longer than my Canon 400! Also thanks to the guys for letting me up on their building – some of my better images couldn’t have been done without their help.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 190 mm, 1/3200, f/2.8, ISO 200)

This car got damaged within the first minutes of the ALMS race.

(Nikon D3, 600 mm, 1/2000, f/4, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 26 mm, 1/8000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

I saw the sun setting and it produced a gorgeous glow off the pavement. I was challenged to find a spot to shoot from where I could get cars coming at me with the sun in the background. Took me over 45 minutes to walk to this location but the photos were worth it.

(Nikon D3, 850 mm, 1/2000, f/5.6, ISO 500)

Three wheel action:

(Nikon D3, 850 mm, 1/1600, f/5.6, ISO 500)

(Nikon D3, 850 mm, 1/1600, f/5.6, ISO 500)

These photos are from the Sunday IRL, when I was up on top of the building.

Pre-race flyover:

(Nikon D3S, 850 mm, 1/8000, f/5.6, ISO 800)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 200 mm, 1/40, f/32, ISO 400)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 200 mm, 1/8000, f/3.2, ISO 400)

(Nikon D3S, 600 mm, 1/5000, f/5.6, ISO 800)

(Nikon D3S, 600 mm, 1/6400, f/5.6, ISO 800)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 35 mm, 1/8000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

(Nikon D3S, 600 mm, 1/1250, f/4, ISO 400)

(Nikon D3S, 600 mm, 1/2500, f/4, ISO 400)

I talked to this DHS officer for a while. He was there in case of any bomb incidents but brought his radar gun and was having a blast clocking the cars down the straights. The particular straight we were at had cars going 142mph. During a yellow they were going 120.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 102 mm, 1/2000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 32 mm, 1/5000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

At the end of the race, I was shooting by the turn near the pits. I wanted to shoot down the straight so I kept walking down to the runoff area where the safety truck sat ready until there was an incident. Not 30 seconds after leaving the turn, a yellow came out and the safety truck left. I saw it stop immediately after pulling out and figured there was a crash. I rushed back to the turn where I discovered that JR Hildebrand crashed his car into the wall RIGHT where I was standing. Don’t know if I’m lucky or unlucky that I wasn’t there photographing.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 16 mm, 1/4000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 16 mm, 1/3200, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Here are some shots from the Winner’s Circle.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 135 mm, 1/1000, f/2.8, ISO 800)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 70 mm, 1/800, f/2.8, ISO 800)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 70 mm, 1/1000, f/2.8, ISO 1000)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 110 mm, 1/2500, f/3.5, ISO 400)

Here’s a collection of some other famous people I saw:

Danica Patrick signs autographs.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 90 mm, 1/400, f/2.8, ISO 200)

Michael Phelps presents the 2nd place IRL trophy to Oriol Servia.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 135 mm, 1/3200, f/3.5, ISO 400)

Colin Powell conducts the opening ceremonies Sunday from above. The Nikon 600mm lens really has reach and is insanely sharp.

(Nikon D3S, 600 mm, 1/5000, f/4, ISO 400)