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On The Road
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#1 Keeneland Race Course ... Since 1936 Keeneland has been
one of America's premier thoroughbred race tracks. We attended
Keeneland twice during the Trek and had good access to track
side action, the paddock, and general facilities. I felt
right at home and managed to get some images of my own while
instructing the workshop participants in the finer art of
horse racing photography. In particular, the slow shutter
speed pan was of interest to our group. The recently remodeled
Keeneland featured a new Total Board just before the finish
line. Its close proximity to the inside rail created a perfect
background for panning. Nikon D2Xs, ISO100, 1/13 at f14,
Nikon 200-400mm G VR Lens with VR in Active Mode, WB 6300K,
Lexar 4G Flash Card, Hand Held while panning. The Nikon
VR mode is amazing. |
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#2 Labrot & Graham Distillery ... Home of Kentucky's finest
bourbon, Woodford Reserve. Beautiful grounds and wonderful
pictures. Our dawn arrival really set us up for perfect sunrise
light as we explored the distillery property and buildings.
A frosty morning caused my lens to fog up once I entered the
first building. Someone in our group offered me a cloth to
wipe away the condensation but I preferred to shoot through
the fogged lens for a wonderful soft light effect. Nikon D2Xs,
ISO320, 1/40 at f7.1, Nikon 17-55mm Lens, WB 7100K, Lexar
4G Flash Card. The condensation first cleared up from the
center of the filter that protects the front element of my
lens but remained around the edges creating a by gone era
scene of the old jar of corn that is used for making Woodford
Reserve Bourbon. ( NOTE: If were on my own or working on an
assignment I would have used a tripod and lower ISO setting,
but because my responsibility is that of instructing those
on the trek I rarely spend time setting gear up for a picture.
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#3 Kentucky Horse Country ... Our bus driver, Ronnie, took
our group through some beautiful country. Lexington is famous
for its thoroughbred horse farms so I photographed many
of the farms while on route to the next location. Many images
shot through a bus window do not work well but sometimes
I capture something I like. Our bus windows acted like giant
polarizing filters. The difficult part was keeping my own
reflection out of the picture so I put on my black coat
and black hat. Here is one of my more successful "Drive
By Shooting" images while riding on the bus. Nikon
D2Xs, ISO 200, 1/1000 at f4, Nikon 12-24mm Lens, WB 7100K,
Lexar 4G Flash Card ......... Bus Speed 45mph. |
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#4 Shaker Town ... One of the groups favorite destinations
was Shaker Town. A small community similar to the Amish
country of Pennsylvania. Beautiful grounds, farm houses
and fall colors. This spiral staircase in the old community
boarding house was magnificent and made a beautiful picture.
Nikon D200, ISO320, 1/25 at f2.8, Nikon 10.5mm Lens, WB
10,000K, Lexar 4G Flash Card, Hand Held. |
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#5 Kentucky Horse Park ... The Kentucky Horse Park was a great
wrap up our photographic Trek of Lexington, Kentucky. We were
able to wonder through the barn areas, stables, and competition
grounds and photograph all that we saw. I always enjoy the
barn areas for detail pictures and spent time with several
of the trekkers studying details of the horse racing industry.
This arrangement of grooming gear will be a fine addition
to my photographic archives of horse racing images. Nikon
D2Xs, ISO200, 1/160 at f7.1, Nikon 17-55mm Lens, WB 7100K,
Lexar 4G Flash Card. |
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Well, .... I hope you have enjoyed
this TREK to America's thoroughbred horse racing capitol of Lexington,
Kentucky. Attending a photography workshop like the American PHOTO
Magazine Mentor Series is a great way to learn more about photography,
your camera and how best to capture great images. If you would
like more information on the American PHOTO Magazine Mentor Series
log onto www.mentorseries.com Perhaps I'll see you on a future
Trek ...... like Egypt ...... come along and learn with me and
fellow mentor Tom Bol March 13-23 as we Trek to Egypt.
See you next time On The Road ..............Adios, Dave
May,
2008 (click here)
A Southwest Tour
April,
2008 (click here)
The Endless Winter
March,
2008 (click here)
PMA Show in Las Vegas!
February,
2008 (click here)
At the Ballet
January,
2008 (click here)
One Week of Work
December,
2007 (click here)
A Look Back at 2007
November,
2007 (click here)
Traveling
with the New Nikon D3
October,
2007 (click here)
High Country Journey
September,
2007 (click here)
Walking
On The Road
August,
2007 (click here)
Speedway
Thunder from PA
July, 2007
(click here)
"Arlington National
Cemetery"
June, 2007
(click here)
"Kentucky Derby Day"
May, 2007
(click here)
"Mexico Trek"
April,
2007 (click here)
"Egypt Trek"
March,
2007 (click here)
Transit Mix
"Images From the Air"
February,
2007 (click here)
Ice Climbing in Ouray
January,
2007 (click here)
2007 Year in Review
People of Willoq, Peru
Lexington, Kentucky TREK
Training for the Mr USA Title
"The International Golf Tournament"
"Tour of Champions Documentary"
"Northern California, the FBI and Clint Eastwood ..."
"The 2006 Kentucky Derby"
"Off the Road Picture Sales"
Ladies Olympic Figure Skating
Torino Italy and the 2006 Winter Olympic Games
"Hey Dave, are you going to the Winter Olympics in Torino and What Equipment Do You Take?"
The Holiday Tea with Tchaikovsky
presented by Colorado's Classical Youth Ballet
Landscapes at Pebble Beach:
a look back at 2005
Lightpainting Landscapes
NFL Football
3 Day Photography Workshop
Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, North Carolina
Michelle Kwan
International Gymnastics Camp
the Men's US Open Golf Championships
The Kentucky Derby
Nevada Photojournalism Day
John Bolin's "The Thorn"
Indoor Track and Field
UC Irvine's Paul Spittle and
the Sports Shooter Academy
with Nikon's new DX2
Broncos Football:
Denver vs Indianapolis
the US Figure Skating Nationals
Portland, Oregon
College Basketball:
Colorado State vs Air Force
Broncos Football:
Broncos VS. Dolphins
Assignment work:
Wrestling
A look back at 2004
Rich Clarkson's Photography at the Summit Workshop &
Moose Peterson's Digital Landscape Workshop Series
Whitewater Kayaking
Gymnastics and more
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
A look back at some wonderful Olympic moments
USAFA Graduation flyover
US Olympic Training Center - Swimming and Gymnastics
Last Month the Masters, this month The Kentucky Derby......I love my job
Masters at Augusta National
The American Cup Gymnastics
NIKON COLLEGE WORKSHOP
Indoor Track and Field
Women's Freestyle Wresting
Rhythmic Gymnastics Nationals
The Glass Flower Ceiling at the Belagio Hotel in Las Vegas
College Basketball
Women's Waterpolo
Olympic swimmers on their way to Athens
NFL Football
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Finals
A look back at The Greenbay Professionals
Monday Night Football the Sports Shooter Workshop and Luau in LA
Photography at the Summit workshop
Portraits to workshops to stock image sales
Lightpainting in Banf
The World Gymnastics Championships
International Gymnastics Camp
Thunderbirds
Gymnastics
The Sports Photography Workshop with Rich Clarkson
Velodrome Cycling, More
The 129th running of the Kentucky Derby
White water kayakers
The Champions on Ice tour
PBR Rodeo
Chris Shivers and Little Yellow Jacket ride for $1 Million
Nikon's featured speaker at PMA in Las Vegas
American Cup Gymnastics
USAFA Women's Basketball
USAFA Swimming
USAFA Boxing
NCAA Fencing Championships
USOC's Titan Games
Air Force Basketball
Pro Football Pre-Superball Stock Sales
Swimmers train at the Swim Flume at the USOC
Much more!
Diving at the Air Force Academy
Denver Broncos VS. The Arizona Cardinals
Olympic Hopefuls Lenny Krayzelberg and Tom Molchow practice at the USOC
