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 [...]
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 | 5 Comments »
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.
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 | 5 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 [...]
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 »
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!
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 »
With the opening week of Daytona out of the way all eyes would be on the biggest race of the year, the Daytona 500. Oh and Danicas first Nationwide start. Both races would live up to the hype and then some.
Feb 20, 2010 | Categories: Daytona, Florida, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: #3, A.J. Allmendinger, accident, airborne, Austin Dillon, big one, bird, Brad Keselowski, burnout, Camping World, celebration, Clint Bowyer, clouds, Colin Braun, concert, Crash, crashed car, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, damage, Danica Patrick, Danicamania, David Gilliland, david ragan, Daytona, DIS, doughnuts, Elliott Sadler, F-15, f-5, F5, fans, finishline, flip, fly over, flying, garage, grass, hans device, helmet, infield, Jamie McMurray, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, John Borneman III, Josh Wise, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Larry the Cable Guy, Mario Gosselin, Mark Martin, media, Michael Waltrip, NASCAR, Nationwide, photo finish, photographers, pileup, pit road, pit stop, plate race, practice, pretty, qualifying, race, Regan Smith, restrictor plate, Ricky Carmichael, Robby Gordon, roll, Ron Hornaday, sam hornish jr, seagull, sky, softwall, Speedway, spin, Sprint Cup, spun, stupid, sunset, Terry Cook, Tim McGraw, Timothy Peters, Tony Stewart, Trevor Bayne, tri oval, truck series, victory lane, winner | 2 Comments »
A few months ago I went all out with remotes while covering the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) in Lake Elsinore but I was feeling too lazy this time so I instead tried to get a decent variety of images without trying too hard. Keep reading to see what I came up with.
Dec 24, 2009 | Categories: California, Me, Off Road Racing, Racing, Sports | Tags: 2, 4, airborne, Brandon Bailey, Brian Deegan, buggies, buggy, Carl Renezeder, cartwheel, Chris Brandt, Corey Sisler, Crash, crowd, dirt racing, Evan Evans, fans, flip, front flip, Greg Adler, helicopter, Jacob Person, Jeff Geiser, Jennifer Stewart, Jimmy Stephensen, jump, Justin Davis, Kyle LeDuc, Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex, LOORRS, loser, Lucas Oil Challenge Cup, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Metal Mulisha, money, mountain, mud, off road, Pro, pro four, pro two, puddle, reflection, Rob Naughton, short course, shourtcourse, spectators, spin, spotter, super lite, table top, Tim Herbst, Todd Cuffaro, Travis Coyne, truck, unlimited, unlimited light, water, winner | 3 Comments »
Next to racing, football is my favorite sport to shoot. Due to some pending legal issues I am reluctantly excluding NFL images from this year in the blog (so a lot of my best shots are missing) but here is the best of non NFL football from 2009. Enjoy!
Dec 21, 2009 | Categories: ASU, California, Football, Las Vegas, NCAA, Sports, UFL | Tags: Adam Bergen, airborne, Andrae Thurman, ASU, Bennie Brazell, Blake Gideon, Buckeyes, BYU, California Redwoods, Casa Grande, Casa Grande Training Facility & Performance Institute, Champion, championship game, clouds, Colt McCoy, Cougars, Daryll Clark, defensive end, Devin Aguilar, Fiesta Bowl, Florida State, Football, Foswhitt Whittaker, helmet, Husky Stadium, J.P. Losman, Jim Fassel, Kyle Moore, Las Vegas Locomotives, LaVell Edwards Stadium, Longhorns, LSU, Marcel Shipp, Marco Thorson, Mark Sanchez, Maurice Crum, NCAA, Ochuko Jenije, Ohio State, O’Neill Chambers, Patrick Peterson, Penn State, Quan Cosby, quarterback, Ronnie Prude, Rose Bowl, running back, safety, Sam Boyd Stadium, Samson Szakacsy, Seminoles, shoe, sky, smoke, Southern California, Sun Devils, Terrelle Pryor, Texas, Tigers, touchdown, Trey Brown, Trojans, UA, UFL, United Football League, University of Phoenix Stadium, USC, UW, victory, Washington Huskies, wide receiver, Wildcats | 8 Comments »
Next up in my recap of 2009 is my Best of Drag Racing photos. As most of you probably know I basically grew up at drag strips as I followed my father, Gil Rebilas, to tracks around the country shooting drag racing. Perhaps thats why its my favorite sport to cover. Regardless, I present to [...]
Dec 15, 2009 | Categories: California, Drag Racing, Firebird International Raceway, Las Vegas, NHRA, Pocket Wizard, Racing, Remote Camera, San Francisco, Sports | Tags: 2 car crash, airborne, alcohol, Alexis De Joria, Antron Brown, Ashley Force, Ashley Force Hood, Bakersfield, bike, body, Brandon Bernstein, burnout, Chip King, collision, comp, Cory McClenathan, Crash, Cruz Pedregon, Dan Horan, Dan Wilkerson, Drag Racing, dragracing, dragster, eliminator, explosion, Famoso, finish line, Fire, Firebird, Firebird International Raceway, flames, front engine, funny car, Gil Rebilas, header, header flames, heat waves, heatwaves, helmet, Infineon Raceway, Jack Wyatt, James Generalao, John Force, Justin Lamb, Ken Webster, Larry Dixon, Las Vegas, LVMS, March Meet, Mike Chrisman, Mike McLennan, Mike Neff, Morgan Lucas, motorcycle, motorsports photographer, NHRA, nitro, nostalgia, parachute, Peter Adams, pit, practice, pro mod, pro stock, qualifying, reflection, Robert Hight, Ron Capps, Sears Point, smoke, Sonoma, staging lanes, starting line, stuck throttle, sunset, test n tune, The Strip, Tom Padilla, Tony Schumacher, top end, Topeka, two car crash, Warren Johnson | 10 Comments »
With how busy I have been covering NASCAR during this years Chase for the Cup I gotta admit I was starting to get bored with the repetition of covering several races. I haven’t shot an NFL game in well over a month and really miss shooting it, however a weekend in Talladega was more than [...]
Nov 03, 2009 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Pocket Wizard, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports, Talladega | Tags: 20 mile remote, A.J. Allmendinger, airborne, Alabama, ambulance, Amp Energy 500, backstretch, big one, bump draft, burnout, campers, campfire, Carl Edwards, catch fence, celebration, Chase for the Cup, clouds, cockpit, Colin Braun, costume, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, drafting, drunk, F-15, fans, fisheye, flip, fly over, fog, garage, Goodyear blimp, grandstands, Hallodega, Hallow dega, Halloween, how to, infield, Jamie McMurray, jared fogle, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, Lance McGrew, last lap, magic arm, Mario Gosselin, Mark J. Rebilas, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr, Matt Kenseth, moon, motorsports, Mountain Dew 250, multi car crash, NASCAR, photographer, pile up, pit road, pit stop, plate track, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, puddle, Rain, Remote Camera, remotes, restrictor plate, Rick Crawford, Robby Gordon, Robert Benson, roof flaps, RV, Ryan Newman, safety cable, Scott Speed, sequence, set up, single file, smoke, sparks, spin, Sports, subway, sunset, super clamp, super speedway, Talladega, Talladega Boulevard, Tayler Malsam, tent, Todd Bodine, Traffic, tri oval, upside down, wall, water | 6 Comments »
After shooting random press conferences and practices leading up to the first season of the United Football League (UFL) it was finally time for the real thing. The UFL really hadn’t done much in regards to marketing and promotion for the season so nobody knew what to expect as kick off time approached at Sam [...]
Oct 13, 2009 | Categories: Football, Las Vegas, Me, Sports, UFL | Tags: Adam Bergen, airborne, attendance, bench, Brian Hernandez, California, celebration, coach dunk, coin toss, commissioner, Cory Ross, crowd, Dede Dorsey, Denny Green, Denzel Washington, Derrell Hutsona, fans, fireworks, first game, first points scored, first touchdown, game ball, gatorade, gatorade bath, Graham Gano, handshake, head coach, helmet, highlights, history, inaugural game, J.P. Losman, Jennifer Stewart, Jeremy Parquet, Jim Fassel, Joe Porter, Jon Bible, kciker, Las Vegas, Locker room, Locomotives, Locos, logo, luxury seats, Marcel Shipp, Maurice Crum, Michael Huyghue, owner, Parker Douglass, Paul Pelosi, photo vest, pre game, premiere season, pro football, quarterback, Redwoods, referee, running back, sack, Sam Boyd Stadium, Shane Boyd, sidelines, UFL, United Football League, Versus, visiting team, wide angle | 5 Comments »
As a sports photographer most of my time is spent covering the major pro sports such as MLB, NFL and NASCAR. While that gives me a good variety of events to cover it still gets redundant always shooting the same top level sports. One thing I do to take a break from those sports is [...]
Jul 06, 2009 | Categories: California, Desert, Me, Pocket Wizard, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports | Tags: accident, aerial photography, airborne, Brandon Bailey, Brian Deegan, Carey Hart, Chad Leising, Chuck Dempsey, corr, Crash, dangerous, David Reyes, debris, dirt, dirt track, dune buggy, endo, flip, front flip, Greg Adler, helicopter, high speed, how to, Jerry Whelchel, Joey Granatelli, John Harrah, jump, Kevin Davis, Kyle LeDuc, Lake Elsinore, Leroy Loerwald, LOORRS, lucas oil, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Metal Mulisha, mud, nose dive, off road, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, R-22, R22, Remote Camera, remote photography, risky, rocks, Rodrigo Ampudia, scary, score, sky, step by step, trophy truck, water, water truck, wreck | 15 Comments »
Every once in awhile a crash occurs that has the sports world talking for days. Carl Edwards experienced one of those crashes when he went airborne on the last lap of the Aarons 499 at the Talladega Superspeedway. With its location in the tri-oval plus occuring on the last lap it would be one of [...]
Apr 30, 2009 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Pocket Wizard, Racing, Sports, Talladega | Tags: 20 mile remote, A.J. Allmendinger, airborne, american flag, ARCA, big one, blown engine, Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, broken jaw, BTLS, Bubba the Love Sponge, bump draft, burnout, Carl Edwards, catch fence, caution, Champion, checkered flag, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, david ragan, debris, drafting, empty seats, fan, finish, finish line, Fire, flip, garage, grand marshall, Greg Biffle, hospital, injury, instructions, Jamie McMurray, jeff gordon, Jeremy Mayfield, jimmie johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Justin Lofton, Kasey Kahne, Ken Weaver, Kevin Harvick, kyle busch, last lap, long range remote, magic arm, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Mark Rebilas, massive, Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, motorsports, NASCAR, national anthem, Nationwide Series, pace lap, pieces, pileup, pit road, plate track, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, qualifying, red neck, Remote Camera, restrictor plate, Richard Petty, Robert Benson, roof flap, Ryan Newman, Scott Riggs, sparks, spectator, sports photographer, Sprint Cup, step by step, stretcher, super clamp, Talladega, tech, The King, Tony Stewart, tri oval, upside down, wild, yellow line | 11 Comments »
Every March nostalgia drag racers from around the country make the pilgrimage to Bakersfield, California for the March Meet, the most sacred of nostalgia drag races. Whenever my busy schedule allows it I also make the trip out to the race because there is always some wild action going on as people race at speeds [...]
Mar 11, 2009 | Categories: California, Drag Racing, Me, NHRA, Pocket Wizard, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports | Tags: airborne, airplane, blown, body, clouds, collision, Crash, Dan Horan, dragster, driver, explosion, Famoso, finish line, Fire, flames, fuel altered, funny car, heatwaves, helmet, impact, light pocket, light shaft, magic arm, March Meet, Mike Chrisman, Mike McLennan, moon, nitro, nitro methane, nostalgia, parachute, pieces, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, reflection, Remote Camera, shutdown area, sky, Southwest, sunset, super clamp, Tom Padilla, top fuel, tripod, two car crash, wall, Winged Express | 58 Comments »
Just three months ago NASCAR closed out their 2008 season down in Miami. At that time I was close to burned out after a pretty rough schedule of races and was glad to see it end. As it always works, after a few weeks off, I was ready for it to come back. The 2009 [...]
Feb 10, 2009 | Categories: Daytona, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, accident, airborne, Alli Owens, ARCA, big one, Bill Baird, bird, Bobby Gerhart, Brett Butler, Bryan Silas, Bud Shootout, Budweiser Shootout, caution, checkered flag, crashes, crew member, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, david ragan, David Reutimann, David Stremme, Daytona, Daytona 500, Denny Hamlin, DIS, egret, fans, Frank Kimmel, garage, grass, Green flag, Greg Biffle, hospital, hot pass, infield, injury, J.R. Fitzpatrick, James Buescher, James Hylton, jaws of life, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Jimmy Elledge, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, Larry Hollenbeck, Michael Phelps, moon, NASCAR, Nur Ali, Patrick Sheltra, Paul Menard, pile up, pit road, Racing, red flag, restrictor plate, Robby Gordon, Ryan Fischer, Scott Speed, smoke, sparks, spin, stock car, super speedway, superbowl of nascar, Tony Stewart, tri oval, victory lane, yellow flag | 12 Comments »
The Friday ARCA race in Talladega isn’t a race I am required to shoot but as someone who likes to shoot wild action its a race you couldn’t pay me to miss (seriously). Once again the race proved why I love it so much as it was total carnage at every point on the track.
Oct 04, 2008 | Categories: NASCAR, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports, Talladega | Tags: airborne, ARCA, big one, Crash, Fire, flip, motorsports photographer, multi car accident, NASCAR, pile up, sports photographer, sports photography, Talladega | 2 Comments »
