After a few years of not shooting NASCAR at Charlotte I decided I wanted to cover the fall chase race at the Lowes Motor Speedway. It is a great track to shoot at and usually is an action packed race. The one thing I wasn’t expecting though was the low temperatures (40s) or the high [...]
Oct 22, 2009 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, accident, betting, big one, Bill Elliott Kyle Busch, blown engine, Bobby Labonte, bottom out, breast cancer, burnout, Carl Edwards, celebration, Charlotte, Clint Bowyer, CMS, cold, Concord, Count Chocula, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, Dave Blaney, David Gilliland, david ragan, Dollar General 300, Elliott Sadler, Erik Darnell, fans, fisheye, garage, Green flag, Greg Biffle, infield, jacket, Jamie McMurray, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, John Wes Townley, JPM, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Hamlin, LMS, Lowes Motor Speedway, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr, Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, Mike Bliss, NASCAR, NASCAR Banking 500, Nationwide Series, pace lap, paint scheme, pile up, pink, pit crew, pit road, pit stop, quad oval, qualifying, Reed Sorenson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ryan Newman, sam hornish jr, SMI, smoke, sparks, special paint job, spin, Sprint Cup, Steve Wallace, Tony Stewart, transformers, tri oval, wide angle | 6 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 »
Last week I was shooting a boring race in overcast weather in California, this weekend I found myself in sunny Las Vegas shooting NASCAR on the much more exciting Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Although anything would have been better than last weekend, Vegas would prove to be a great weekend with lots of cool photos.
Mar 04, 2009 | Categories: Las Vegas, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: 98 Degrees, accident, Airforce, best man, blown engine, Brad Keselowski, burnout, Carl Edwards, clouds, Crash, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, Damon Landry, david ragan, dustin snipes, Elliott Sadler, finish, flag stand, fly over, garage, Green flag, Greg Biffle, Heather Landry, impact, interview, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, last place, light pocket, light shaft, loser, LVMS, marriage, Matt Kenseth, Michael Annett, motorhome, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Nick Lachey, Paul Menard, Pete Rose, pit stop, race fans, Roof, RV, Ryan Newman, Scott Speed, shadows, SMI, spectators, spin, Sprint Cup, start, Steve Addington, sun, sunset, tech inspection, Thunderbirds, Tony Eury Jr, tunnel, TV, victory lane, wedding, winner | 6 Comments »
Nikon D3, 600mm, 400iso, f7.1, 1/3200th
Ended up in the popular tourist destination over Dover, Delaware for the second race of the NASCAR Chase for the Cup. Normally Dover is pretty good for some action but some weekends can be duds. This weekend was one of them.
Sep 23, 2008 | Categories: Dover, NASCAR, Pocket Wizard, Portraits, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports | Tags: Alex Kennedy, Aric Almirola, blown engine, burnout, Camping World Series, Carl Edwards, Champion, Chase for the Sprint Cup, crashes, crowd, Delaware, Dover Downs, Dover International Speedway, Elliott Sadler, fans, fisheye, garage area, goodyear tires, Greg Biffle, Jeff Anton, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, kyle busch, Landon Cassill, last place, Matt Kenseth, motorsports photographer, NASCAR, Nascar Scene, Nationwide Series, off camera flash, Patrick Carpentier, Paul Menard, photographs, photography, photos, pit stop, pocketwizard, Pocketwizard Plus, Racing, Remote Camera, Richard Petty, Ricky Carmichael, sam hornish jr, spins, Sprint Cup, Steve Wallace, Tim Andrews, victory lane, wide angle lens | 17 Comments »
