The Truck

S7, f1.7, 1/1000, ISO 50, RAW

Accidents on the Hai Van Pass

Driving on the Hai Van Pass is never the same, no matter how often you do it.

There's always something new, whether it's the view, always different weather, a double rainbow, a fire or accidents.

Despite the tunnel being built, some trucks aren't allowed through the tunnel or just don't fit through so they take the long road up and down the Hai Van Pass.

Most of the time they just spill some oil on the road but at times, they spill their cargo, too.
This time there were two almost identical accidents on two of he hairpin corners on either side of the pass.

Stranded

LC1, f2.4, 1/40, ISO 200, JPG, 90mm

LC1, f2.1, 1/40, ISO 200, JPG, 52mm

Another day with the LC1. This time I got the chance to use it for documentary/reportage pictures. Then again, any street photography is documentary style anyway. While walking around central London I came across this accident and decided to stick around and take some pictures. It was very interesting since people thought I am a reporter. This and the bus driver got annoyed when I took some pictures of him :). Very pleased how the LC1 worked in this situation, the zoom ring is great although the auto focus could be faster and more reliable.
While I still shoot mostly jpg with it the RAW quality is impressive. A quick comparison with an M8 jpg shows that while there is a difference in the pictures it is not a difference to be worth almost 20x more in price.