Some of the photographer gear heads may get this, others won't but it's all good. This is a copy and paste from a photography forum I belong to, so ignore the initial gay banter and check out the pics and tell me what you think......I know Mr. Matt will have something to say..... :

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I'm a firm believer that too much talk and not enough action is kinda gay.....

After much talk and salivating, I went out and got me a REAL lens that may help me keep up with a few of you guys.......I got me the 70-200 2.8L lens everyone always talks about. :woohoo: It is as good as advertised. I love it. Later today, I'll get to play with it at Jacqueline's football game (we made the playoffs) too.

I got it on Thursday, and low and behold my little brother calls me Friday to come down and hang out with him at the NASCAR races at AMS. Perfect time to play with the new toy. His company has a suite coming out of turn 3 into the start/finish line. Beautifully perfect spot. It took about 1/2 a sec for me to decide to play hookie from the office, check my son out of school, and do a father/son day at the races.

My brother got us what they call "cold" passes, which let you get into pits, but not into the paddocks where the driver teams are. Good enough for me. Luckily, I got mistaken for a "press" guy and got to go all the way up to the wall for a little while during practice.

My son had a great time, I had a great time, and I have some new found respect for NASCAR racing and how fast they truly are (and LOUD!).

Here are a few of the shots I got, some were taken with the new toy: