"Dogzilla"

limeydal · 29 September 2008, 05:57

Seems the RIB population of San Diego has doubled overnight

Thanks to the BMW Oracle trimaran (aka Dogzilla) bringing its own support fleet with it from San Francisco.
4 Zodiac Open pro boats and 2 larger chase boats (sorry dont know the maker on those )
So just waiting for the sea trials to begin , so I have some RIB's to play with

cheers Dal

columbiachop · 29 September 2008, 06:05

the big rib could be an aquascan...you think?

dctucker · 29 September 2008, 22:07

Hey Dal,

I've been chuckling during your "initiation" over at Sailing Anarchy. Thanks for sticking with it over there, the Dogzilla shots will be getting better as you see that beast under sail. Some of the stuff that came out of Anacortes was phenomenal. Would you consider giving us some bigger, higher-res shots though?

Thanks!
Dan
aka RockHead on SA

BTW, some of my on the water stuff from the Paralympics is here.

Here are a couple of my favorites

1. My Wife's boat

2.

3. My wife's trinket

4. Her teammate & his bauble

RIB content!
5.

limeydal · 30 September 2008, 00:36

Hey Dan,
nice to know there are a few normal people on SA :

Sort of a tough bunch to please.
We take it for granted that generaly on the Ribnet forum,you dont get chewed up and spit out just for sport.
So taking a while to adjust to the sailing crowd

Must admit I dont get that "playful" feeling like when most of the ribnet guys mess with you.
It's as though the sail guys hate any outsider;especially driving a RIB.
That is of course until they want a camera boat capable of keeping up with Dogzilla !Now I have friends

Hope to get you some action shots .(If I can manouvre through the perimeter zodiacs )
Think I really need LimeyLindas boat for the intimidation factor

cheers Dal

limeydal · 30 September 2008, 00:38

Dan,
almost forgot; liked your shots!!
Especially the medal in hand image

cheers Dal

Jon · 30 September 2008, 10:59

Dal

I also enjoyed your initiation on SA but I think you got some good advice too!

Tough audience sometimes.

Regards

Jon
Jonbouy on SA

jyasaki · 30 September 2008, 17:58

Congrats to the wife.

jky

limeydal · 01 October 2008, 00:16

Jon,
yes, got some good advice and I knew when posting what the crowd was like

Needed some direction on "saily things" and certainly got it

Still think they are a differant breed though

cheers Dal

dctucker · 01 October 2008, 23:54

Don't know that I'm "normal", but it's a different culture over on SA. Amusing to watch, once you've been through it and are on the other side.

And you did get some good advice, I think. But look at some of the top sailing photogs, like Amory Ross, Tim Wilkes, etc. The bar is set really high, that's part of what drove your beating.

The medal in the hand is my favorite shot from China, needs a little post processing to remove some of the distracting elements, but I need to learn that. I'm an old film shooter, so composition in the viewfinder is more my bag. I could do it in a darkroom!

And thanks jyk!

More importantly, our soon to be 3 y.o.'s first post-cancer treatment MRI was clear, we learned today!

jyasaki · 02 October 2008, 07:05

As they say Down Under, Good on you, mate!

Give the kid a hug for me. Many, many more happy birthday wishes.

Take care;

jky

Left Coast STi · 09 October 2008, 07:50

Hi limeydal...I heard DOGzilla went saililing. Did you get any shots of her or the teams RIBs?

nice shots dctucker. that shot of nick holding the glod is rad! Congrats to your wife in bring home the gold!

Jon · 09 October 2008, 08:47

Here's one from SA....

limeydal · 11 October 2008, 05:31

Jon,
I love that shot and was right there that afternoon out with them.
They had a lot of sail issues and was well into the afternoon before she really got going. By that time, the waves kicked up and I was bouncing around way too much to grab many shots.
DZ was doing 20+knots when I gave up the chase. Thats when the BMW pro shot that frame. With the much larger chase ribs ,they cut through the chop and managed to keep up with her.
Its an amazing boat, that has a terrific turn of speed(that had me scurrying out the way ).
In the one enclosed image you can see two zodiacs steadying the keel while the main chase boat tows her out of dock.

So I need a bigger RIB ! Anyone lend me a 7m Scorpion

Lots more shots at
http://galleries/sandiegobayshots.com
Look through the two Dogzilla galleries.

limeydal · 11 October 2008, 05:42

[QUOTE=Left Coast STi;266876] Hi limeydal...I heard DOGzilla went saililing. Did you get any shots of her or the teams RIBs?

Oh forgot, heres the RIB the SA shot was taken from ,as we reached the open ocean from the Bay.
A touch more stable than mine

I should go around all the 6 BMW ribs and stick RIBnet stickers on them all

cheers Dal

dctucker · 15 October 2008, 01:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Left Coast STi

Hi limeydal...I heard DOGzilla went saililing. Did you get any shots of her or the teams RIBs?

nice shots dctucker. that shot of nick holding the gold is rad! Congrats to your wife in bring home the gold!

Thanks

I just got an 8x10 metallic print of that shot of the medal in Nick's hand. It looks AMAZING on paper, in a decent frame. Simply stunning. I think it just might be the best photo I ever recall taking. I have another print of it to send to Nick & MK. Might just be me, because I know the back story...

Siochair · 15 October 2008, 12:06

That medal in hand shot certainly lends itself to the metallic treatment. My photography technique is along the lines of the machine gun style - keep blasting away and the odds are you will get at least one decent shot out of the bunch so it's really nice to see what can be achieved with a little forethought!

Congrats on the MRI. You must feel like a lottery winner with that news.

jyasaki · 15 October 2008, 16:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Siochair

My photography technique is along the lines of the machine gun style - keep blasting away and the odds are you will get at least one decent shot out of the bunch

You and me both.

OTOH, I do most of my photography underwater, primarily so I can baffle the good topside photogs and make them think I know what I'm doing.

http://online.chabotcollege.edu/jyasaki

jky

Siochair · 15 October 2008, 18:45

Very nice stuff you have there JKY. How do you get the fish to pose like that?

dctucker · 15 October 2008, 18:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Siochair

That medal in hand shot certainly lends itself to the metallic treatment. My photography technique is along the lines of the machine gun style - keep blasting away and the odds are you will get at least one decent shot out of the bunch so it's really nice to see what can be achieved with a little forethought!

Congrats on the MRI. You must feel like a lottery winner with that news.

LOL! My two favorite shots from two weeks in China and 3K+ images were total grabs with no planning or forethought whatsoever! The medal in hand shot, and the medal on the flowers & flag. My goal in editing for posting is to save 10% of what I shot. I usually can't bring myself to toss that last 10% and wind up with 20%. Some situations lend themselves to more planning & forethought, sports & events ain't it though!

Stuff like this-

or

Of course, there are probably 10-20 throw-aways for each of those. Everything I save is on Smugmug.

Yes, the MRI news is WAY more important than the medal, that's just icing on the cake...

Some of those fishy shots are quite good jky!

jyasaki · 16 October 2008, 00:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Siochair

Very nice stuff you have there JKY. How do you get the fish to pose like that?

It's pretty easy if you spear them first. (In truth, someone did just that: Big ling, speared, posed, and the pic ended up entered in a contest. Go figure.)

The shots I've got on the site are a very, very small subset of frames taken. I figure I'm publishing (web publishing that is) about 1 in a hundred or so.

Thanks;

jky