PHOTOS- Madison Regatta, H1 Unlimited Hydroplanes
 

Here are a variety of H1 Images from both the Final Heats & the Final Race for the Governor's Cup @ Madison, on 4th of July weekend.

Sunday Gallery: http://www.eatonphotos.com/sun_mr_h1

Miss Madison & Spirit of Qatar, head to head before the Crash.
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Thanks for sharing..I understand Steve bruised a rib in the crash and missed the Gold Cup.

Happens amazingly fast at those speeds..check out the video below....scroll to bottom of page.

http://www.h1unlimited.com/category/...-madison-2011/

Nice stuff, James. :drink:

Hope to shoot some of those bad boys one day.

Yep, Steve bruised a Rib & sat out the Gold Cup. :(

I caught the after accident images. I was watching, but changing lenses, when Miss Madison launched over Qatar.

Here are a few more pixs.

http://www.eatonphotos.com/img/v20/p320838817-4.jpg

http://www.eatonphotos.com/img/v26/p46691725-4.jpg

Jay,

Thank you. :)

The only East Coast places you'll find Unlimited's is either Madison or Detroit. Then they swing Westward for the remaining of the season, till they head to Doha, Qatar, for the World Championships.

Here is the Miss Madison/ Oh Boy Oberto, in the setting afternoon sun.

http://www.eatonphotos.com/img/v24/p256704678-4.jpg

Nice work on the slow shutter speed panning. That's tough with the up and down motion of the boats.

Here are a few more for the evening.

Damage to Brian Perkin's Hydro, from colliding with a Safety boat.
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Great Pics!
 

James, outstanding Pics! Man, I miss seeing those boats in person, they only have a few races per/year now. I used to watch them every year in Mission Bay.

Pics/boats look amazing! Great work James..!!!!:drink:

Swede,

Thanks for the props on my panning skillz :drink:

Panning with Hydro's, sure does make for a very small keeper ratio. I have deleted 75% of what I shot on Sunday @ Madison. I didn't pan on every pass, but panning truly does convey motion, especially with Hydro's. I'll post some more in the next couple of days.