: Dear John,

: again, you've showed us all what great work this photography can
: be.
: GRAZIE. Que bello lavoro!
: What I noticed, and must say I was surprised hardly anyone else had
: mentioned yet (except for L. so wonderfully - Merci!),
: is how you manage, in between all these loud, fast and exciting
: races, to prove your patriotism is such a quiet, pleasant and
: beneficial way. ...
: Outstanding! ;-)
: But seriously: I'm quite impressed by the quality of those pics.
: Thinking about it, I'm wondering a little ....
: Capturing such high speed is fascinating, isn't it ?! (the faster,
: the more)
: Saluti, and regards from the ol' continent,

Olaf, Grazie anche a te. The high speed of IndyCar is really a trick. I have shot F-1, Moto GP, and the sports prototypes and they are all different. With IndyCars the trick it the raw speed. Nothing on a track goes that fast. Anyway, The big trick is to find something different once in a while because after a while shots of cars all look alike. Thats why I lower the shutter speed once in a while and why I get patriotic from time to time.

Saluti da Indianapolis.

JohnCote