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It has been a while since I last shot the 300mph cars of the NHRA so I decided that I had to hit up their annual visit to the wine country of Sonoma, CA. Flights and rental cars were rather expensive for the weekend so I decided to make it a road trip and drive up to the San Francisco area. Lets get on to the racing.
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Jul 22, 2010 | Categories: California, Drag Racing, NHRA, Racing, San Francisco, Sports | Tags: airborne, Angie Smith, Antron Brown, Bob Tasca, Bob Vandergriff, Brandon Bernstein, Brandon Huhtala, burnout, California, comp eliminator, Cory McClenathan, Crash, Cruz Pedregon, David Grubnic, Dean Carter, destroyed body, Drag Racing, dragster, explosion, finish line, Fire, flip, funny car, Gary Densham, Greg Anderson, Hector Arana, Infineon Raceway, Jack Beckman, Jeg Coughlin, John Force, Larry Dixon, Melanie Troxel, Michael Phillips, Mike Strasburg, motorcycle, NHRA, parachute, pro stock, Racing, Robert Hight, Ron Capps, Sears Point, shutdown area, Sonoma, staging lanes, starting line, Tim Wilkerson, Tony Pedregon, Tony Schumacher, Troy Buff, Warren Johnson, water box | 3 Comments »
For most people the July 4th weekend is spent with family, friends and fireworks. Not for me, the July 4th weekend means one thing to me. Daytona. While the summer time temperature in Florida is ridiculously hot the action on the track is usually hotter. Lets get on with it.
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Jul 09, 2010 | Categories: Daytona, Florida, NASCAR, Racing, Scenic, Sports, Sports Illustrated | Tags: #3, A.J. Allmendinger, accident, auto, autographs, big one, Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski, clouds, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, dale earnhardt sr, Daytona, Daytona Beach, Denny Hamlin, DIS, Elliott Sadler, fans, Fire, flames, Florida, garage, grass, Greg Biffle, helmet, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Ken Schrader, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Michael Annett, motorsports, NASCAR, Nationwide, number three, Parker Kligerman, Paul Menard, pile up, pit road, plate race, practice, qualifying, race, Racing, Rain, Reed Sorenson, Regan Smith, restrictor plate, Richard Childress, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, sam hornish jr, smoke, Sprint Cup, stock car, sunset, Tony Stewart, tri oval, turn four, victory lane, weather | 1 Comment »
Usually when I know I am going to Utah I start to cry. This time though I was excited to get there as I would be shooting high flying Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) as they would be making their first ever stop at the Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, UT.
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Jul 03, 2010 | Categories: LOORRS, Me, Off Road Racing, Racing, Sports, aerial photography | Tags: Aaron Daugherty, accident, Adrian Cenni, aerial, airborne, barrell roll, Brandon Ward, Brent Fletcher, Brian Deegan, buggy, Carl Renezeder, Cory Freeman, Crash, dirt, dust, endo, Fire, flip, front flip, Greg Adler, Jacob Person, John Harrah, Kevin Probst, Kyle LeDuc, lawn dart, LOORRS, lucas oil, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Mike Johnson, Miller Motorsports Park, moguls, mud, off road, official photographer, pit, Preston Roben, pro 2, pro 4, pro buggy, pro lite unlimited, Rick Huseman, Rob MacCachren, Robby Woods, rocks, Rodrigo Ampudia, Ron Duncombe, Salt Lake City, Sean Geiser, superlite, Tooele, trophy truck, unlimited, Utah, UTV, water barrier | 4 Comments »
As most of you guys know I shoot several NASCAR races every year. 34 of the 36 races races take place on various oval tracks but two occur on road courses where the drivers have to make left and right turns. Thats where things get fun. On top of seeing top level drivers look like confused amateurs it also is great to shoot unique photos that you cant get at any other tracks.
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Jun 24, 2010 | Categories: California, Me, NASCAR, Racing, San Francisco, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, accident, airborne, bay, Bobby Labonte, Camry, Carl Edwards, champagne, city, Crash, crowd, curb, Dale earnhardt jr, David Gillialnd, Denny Hamlin, downtown, fans, Ferris wheel, Golden Gate Bridge, heatwaves, hill, Infineon, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, jump, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, Marcos Ambrose, Mattias Ekstrom, mountain, NASCAR, Paul Menard, practice, qualifying, Raceway, road course, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, sam hornish jr, San Francisco, Scott Speed, Sears Point, skyline, Sonoma, spectator, stock car, Tony Stewart, Toyota, Travis Kvapil, turn right, two wheels, victory lane | 1 Comment »
One thing I am always keeping an eye on in my job is the next up and coming superstars. Getting good quality images of athletes before they’re famous typically will lead to sales of the images for many years to come. About a year ago I read a story about a high school baseball player, Bryce Harper, who appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated. After reading the story I made a mental note to cover him before he went to the majors.
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Jun 07, 2010 | Categories: Baseball, Me, Sports | Tags: Baseball, baseball draft, Bryce Harper, bust, catcher, celebration, circle, CO, college, collision, Colorado, Coyotes, draft pick, eye black, Faulkner State, first round, future star, Grand Junction, high school, home run, HR, hype, interview, jube, juco, junior college, Las Vegas, media, MLB, Nevada, NV, on deck, outfielder, pitcher, play at the plate, prodigy, prospect, RBI, right field, Rookie, scout, silhouette, slide, smeared, Southern Nevada, steal home, Stephen Clarke, Stephen Strasburg, stole home, stolen base, Sun Chiefs, Suplizio Field, Washington Nationals, winner, world series | 1 Comment »
Every year when May comes around I get excited to go cover my favorite race of the year, the Indianapolis 500. Nothing can compare to the history and tradition of the 500. Off to the races!
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Jun 04, 2010 | Categories: IRL, Indy Cars, Me, Racing, Sports | Tags: 500, airborne, Ashley Judd, balloons, biggest race, Borg Warner Trophy, Brickyard, carb day, catch fence, celebrities, Crash, Danica Patrick, Dario Franchitti, Davey Hamilton, David Letterman, delta wing, deltawing, Ed Carpenter, fans, finish line, Freedom 100, fuel hose, funpix, grandstands, Guy Rhodes, helicopter, Helio Castroneves, history, Indiana, indianapolis 500, Indy, Indy 500, Indy Car, Indy light, IRL, Jeff Simmons, Jewel, Justin Wilson, Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Marco Andretti, Mario Andretti, Mark J. Rebilas, Mark Rebilas, Mark Wahlberg, Mike Conway, milk, open wheel, pagoda, penalty, photographers, Pippa Mann, pit road, pit stop, practice, Raphael Matos, red carpet, reflection, Rupert, Rupert Boneham, scoring pylong, Sebastian Saavedra, smoke, softwall, sparks, spins, sunglasses, Survivor, Tony Kanaan, trophy girl, turn one, two time winner, Ty Murray, victory lane, Wade Cunningham, wall, Will Power, winner circle, yard of bricks | 2 Comments »
After a year off from shooting the two races in Dover, DE I decided to cover the spring race this year at the “Monster Mile”….by the end of the weekend I promised myself I would never cover this track again!
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May 26, 2010 | Categories: Dover, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: Aric Almirola, Austin Dillon, big one, bridge, burnout, Camping World Truck Series, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, celebration, Clint Bowyer, concrete, confetti, Crash, crossover, Delaware, Dover, Dover 200, Dover Downs, fans, first career win, flagman, front stretch, garage, grandstands, Green flag, in car, jack, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, kyle busch, Mark Martin, Miles the Monster, monster mile, motorsports, multi car crash, NASCAR, oval, Paul Menard, pit stop, port-a-potty, practice, qualifying, race, Racing, Ricky Carmichael, Rodney Wise, Ron Hornaday, sam hornish jr, stock car, Terry Jones, Tony Stewart, track, Trevor Bayne, victory lane | 1 Comment »
The major league baseball season is about a quarter of the way over already so I figured I would do a post highlighting some of my favorite images from the season thus far.
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May 18, 2010 | Categories: Baseball, Diamondbacks, MLB, Sports, Sports Illustrated | Tags: Albert Pujols, Alcides Escobar, Arizona Diamondbacks, Augie Ojeda, Baseball, bat, batter, catcher, Chase Field, Chicago Cubs, Chris Robinson, Craig Counsell, Dan Haren, David Eckstein, Delwyn Young, double play, doubletruck, dugout, Esmerling Vasquez, general view, Gerardo Parra, home run, Joe Inglett, John Hester, Josh Ellis, Justin Upton, Kelly Johnson, leading off, light pocket, light shaft, Manny Ramirez, Mark Reynolds, Michael Brenly, Mike Reilly, Milwaukee Brewers, MLB, multiple exposure, overall view, pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates, play at the plate, Prince Fielder, reflection, Rickie Weeks, rim light, Russell Martin, Ryan Church, silhouette, slide, St. Louis Cardinals, stadium view, Stephen Drew, triple exposure, umpire, walk, wide angle | 6 Comments »
Ever since the beginning of the year when NASCAR officials made the now famous quote, “Boys have at it” in regards to relaxed rules with bump drafting and drivers self policing the garage everyone has been waiting for the drivers to get on track at the biggest and baddest track on the circuit. Talladega. The racing would more than live up to the hype. Strap in tight, its gonna be a bumpy ride!
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May 01, 2010 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports, Talladega | Tags: accident, Alex Kennedy, ambulance, ARCA, big one, Bill Baird, Bobby Gerhart, Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski, Brendan Gaughan, Brian Vickers, burnout, Carl Edwards, catch fence, catchfence, celebration, Clint Bowyer, collision, Crash, Dakoda Armstrong, Dale earnhardt jr, dale earnhardt sr, David Stremme, Dennis Setzer, Denny Hamlin, drafting, drunk, Elliott Sadler, explosion, F-15, fan, fighter jet, Fire, fireball, flame, fly over, flyover, grass, green flag pit stop, Greg Biffle, helicopter, incident, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Johnny Sauter, Justin Allgaier, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, last lap crash, Matk Thompson, Matt Kenseth, Mike Bliss, Morgan Shepherd, NASCAR, national anthem, Nationwide Series, Paul Menard, photo finish, pile up, pit stop, plate track, restrictor plate, Ricky Carmichael, Rob Jones, Roof, Ryan Newman, Scott Lagasse Jr, sequence, skid marks, spectator, spoiler, Sprint Cup Series, Steve Arpin, stock car, Talladega, tattoo, three wide, tow truck, TSS, victory lane, winner | 6 Comments »
Last year I was fortunate enough to cover a couple of off road races and I loved it. Prior to this season I was lucky enough to be offered the position as the official photographer for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS). After some brief negotiating it was a done deal. Here are some of my favorite images from my first weekend working for the series.
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Apr 26, 2010 | Categories: LOORRS, Me, Off Road Racing, Racing, Sports, aerial photography | Tags: 2, 4, 4x4, aerial photography, Az, baja, Brent Fouch, Brian Deegan, buggy, Cary Hart, caution, Chad George, checkered, cockpit, Colton Greaves, corr, Crash, desert racing, dirt, dune buggy, dust, endo, finish line, Fire, flip, four, green, helicopter, helmet, Jacob Person, Jeff Geiser, Jeremy McGrath, Jerry Daugherty, Josh Merrell, Josh Merrill, jump, Kevin Probst, Kyle LeDuc, Larry Job, limmited buggy, LOORRS, loser, lucas oil, Matt Loiodice, Metal Mulisha, Mike Dondel, Mike Halliday, moguls, off road, practice, qualifying, R-44, Racing, Randy Minnier, Rich Ronco, Robby Woods, Robinson, roll, score, Sean Geiser, Speedworld, stadium truck, super lite, Surprise, The General, two, unlimited, unlimited light, winner | 7 Comments »
