This is gonna be good.

Way too many photos from a long, cold weekend in Utah:

Love that second shot and the ones in the mountains, Rubenz!

First thing to do is get a Giottos Rocket Blower and do a dry cleaning. This will get most of what's on there. I've only had to wet-clean the sensor on any of my cameras a total of twice in all my years of shooting.

If that doesn't work, I like the Copper Hill Method: http://www.copperhillimages.com/?pr=Tutorials2

If you do a wet cleaning like the one above, my best advice is to be conservative. It's easy to get too aggressive and scratch something by accident. So take your time, be careful, and breathe deeply. You know: measure twice, cut once.

You gotta clean your sensor, Intrepid.

Thanks dude!

Dino, I love that Yashinon. I had a Tomioka 60/2.8 macro that was also amazing. Suggest you grab one up if you can find it.



http://www.pentaxforums.com/fo ... oka-60mm-f-2-8-macro.html

Some from travels in Japan...

Great onboard!

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Oh how I loathe the internets ability to overreact to literally everything.

For real.

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His attempted lap to get into Q3 was pretty spectacular to watch on board. Shows a bit more visceral driving than the past.

Yeah, looked pretty ragged in that fast left-right. Pretty unusual for Seb.

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You are.

Nah. I'm not happy that he failed because of car problems. I want to see what he does with a less-than-best car, but I don't want to see him kneecapped by mechanical issues.

Force India is pretty gorgeous, IMO.

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(source: McLarenF1 Twitter)

Looks a bit like when you slap one of the default sponsors on a stock iRacing skin. Could be worse, though!

Set of Enkei RPF1s (18x8) w/ Continental ExtremeContact DW.

Traded my stock FR-S rims/tires + $400. Pretty sick deal IMO.

1. Who will win the drivers' world championship? Hamilton
2. Which team will win the constructors' world championship? Mercedes
3. Who will be the last finisher in Australian GP including people who: DNF, retire, get disqualified or are last to drive over the s/f line? Gutierrez
4. Will 13 or more cars finish the Australian GP race within two laps of the winner? Yes
5. Who will score more points in 2014? Bottas or Massa? Massa
6. Who will score more points in 2014? Grosjean or Maldonado? Grosjean
7. Who will score more points in 2014? Räikkönen or Alonso? Alonso
8. What will be the best race finishing result for Magnussen in 2014? 1st
9. Do you think Ricciardo will win at least one race in 2014? No
10. Who will be the first driver to lose his drive (or miss a race) during 2014? Chilton
11. Will Caterham or Marussia score points in 2014? Yes
12. Who will qualify on pole position on the Sochi qualifying? Magnussen
13. Which driver from the four 'midfield' teams (Sauber, Force India, Toro Rosso and Williams) will score the most points during the season? Hulkenberg
14. Which team from the four 'midfield' teams (Sauber, Force India, Toro Rosso and Williams) will score the most points during the season? Force India
15. Do you think Simona de Silvestro will drive a 2014 spec F1 car during the 2014 season at any time? No
16. Who will win the Australian GP? Hulkenberg
17. Who will Win the Monaco GP? Hamilton
18. How many points will the DWC winning driver have at the end of the season? No ****ing idea

Herta signs Jack Hawksworth. Filippi out of a ride. :[

Simona de Silvestro gets development role at Sauber...

Quote from sinbad :

Nowhere did Moose say there's nothing wrong with doing drugs.

This really a cascade of ignorant bullshit. Do you live in some fairytale world where only bad people do bad things or have vices, and good people only do good things? You don't know this man, you don't know what his problems were or what good he did for others or for charity, yet you just judge him as completely worthless because he, apparently, overdosed on a drug?

qft

The cars are still faster than they were in 1999-2000, and they have less downforce and harder tires, which should theoretically result in closer, more driver-centric racing. I'm perfectly happy to sit back and see how this all plays out.

Hoping to see what Luca Filippi can do with a full season.

http://www.racer.com/imsa-cras ... malucelli/article/331564/

http://www.motorsport.com/tusc ... y-with-a-long-road-ahead/