Sorry, but I disagree completely. Newspaper photo people shoot assignments. They don't have an agenda, they just shoot pictures. That system hasn't changed in over 100 years.
I've probably seen these views 1000 times in print and at least 100 times in person. These are truly excellent. Shot #2 is probably one of the best 2 or 3 I've ever seen of that view. Great stuff!
WOW, indeed. Specs on the shots....re Camera, lens, settings, etc.?
Now I know this is an old thread, but as someone who went through the Nikon vs. Canon controversy during the past 40 years, I think Ken Rockwell has a fairly good explanation of the ongoing "war" between the manufacturers. See if this makes sense to anyone:
" Nikon invented the world's first 300mm f/2.8 lens in 1971. It was a hog and no one bought it.
Nikon's first popular 300mm f/2.8 ED-IF came out in 1977. It added internal focusing, so a single fingertip could flick the focus. It was adopted immediately as standard issue for every news and sports photographer. These were extremely popular, but you had to have the skill of a pro to follow-focus manually on sports.
Nikon's first auto focus 300mm lenses from 1986 through 1996 had such horribly slow autofocus that pro sports shooters all moved to Canon, whose AF system and EF 300/2.8 L of 1987 focused much faster than anything from Nikon until 1996!
Nikon considered auto focus just a gimmick for amateurs, and didn't bother to develop it for professional use in the 1980s. Canon thought otherwise in the 1980s, and today we know who guessed right.
Nikon's 300/2.8s have had super-fast AF ever since the first AFS version of 1996, but few pro sports shooters had any reason to move back to Nikon until the D3 of 2007, after which Nikon and Canon have pretty much shared the pro market.".................
Now Ken is specifically addressing the 300mm 2.8 in this short explanation, but the same held true for all the fast tele's through the entire line. Nikon has since gotten to a level equal to the Canon high end zooms (in most cases), but changing camera brands is a tough choice for a pro. Working as a photo journalist for almost 30 years, I had to make that exact choice. Since only a portion of my work revolved around sports, I stuck with Nikon and never regretted it. Now I shoot only for pleasure, and don't have to worry about all that crap.
Because it's not just about the money, it's about doing the right thing! Simple!
I've been a Nikon user since 1964. I couldn't care less what their attitude is toward the NRA, nor do they care what mine is. See how well that works?