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04/25/2015 07:15:42 AM · #1 |
Our good friend  skip made the news today. Thought you guys would want to know.
Richmond Times-Dispatch article
My guess is it got picked up nationally, but I haven't looked for it yet. |
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04/25/2015 07:35:52 AM · #2 |
Awesome!!! Congrats Skip
Just proves another being there at the right time.
I have not seen this in my area yet, but I am sure to know about it soon
Thanks for the link and sharing, cool |
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04/25/2015 10:44:10 AM · #3 |
Remarkable shots, Skip.
Glad to see you are still "on the job".
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04/25/2015 11:20:57 AM · #4 |
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04/25/2015 01:07:57 PM · #5 |
| That's our boy! WTG Skip! |
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04/25/2015 09:12:20 PM · #6 |
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04/26/2015 03:48:15 AM · #7 |
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04/26/2015 08:17:36 AM · #8 |
thanks for the shout,  Sam! and thanks for the dpc-love :D
you can read my fascinating, in-depth account, if you are so inclined ;-)
or you can click the image below to jump right down to the slideshow
Worth Noting
it's very easy to be so focused on what is right in your face that you don't see what's going on in the background until much later. this thumb is what i was shooting, just about 10 seconds before the explosion. click it to see an outcrop of what was going on in the background...
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04/26/2015 08:50:47 AM · #9 |
Wow! The fuel-man has some explaining to do. Right place at the right time, but keeping your wits about you to get the shot is crucial. Well done my friend.
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04/26/2015 09:28:52 AM · #10 |
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04/26/2015 01:28:41 PM · #11 |
| Cool (exciting & scary) story Skip. I know you have a press pass, obviously, to get on pit row ... I'm curious, how many other photographers are on-site? |
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04/26/2015 02:36:28 PM · #12 |
| Wow! That's really being in the right place at the right time. Awesome Skip! |
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04/27/2015 04:12:52 AM · #13 |
| Its amazing the stuff that goes on unnoticed in the background of what you are framing sometimes. Great catch of the moment before. |
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04/27/2015 09:09:40 AM · #14 |
thanks!
Originally posted by glad2badad:
I'm curious, how many other photographers are on-site? |
too many!
not kidding. i'm guessing there are close to 135 credentialed photographers, in addition to writers, radio, and tv media people. to clog it up even more are the people given pit passes by the sponsors.
as for the photographers, getty has a contract with nascar and they have over 20 shooters. the track has at least 10. the ap had 3 or 4. the paper i shoot for typically has 5 for the race. unfortunately, there are a lot of web-pub shooters that get credentialed, then try to shoot with cellphones and low-end consumer cameras. rarely do they get anything of quality; they mostly just take up space. for me, it's just part of the challenge, working around others, trying to stay in bounds and getting good shots without getting in anyone else's way.
all in all, it was a good weekend. i got plenty of stuff in the paper, more online. you can see some of it here.
cheers,
skip
Message edited by author 2015-04-27 09:10:18. |
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04/27/2015 01:49:58 PM · #15 |
| The shot of the 62 car during tire change is a beauty, the perfect amount of motion blur to indicate the controlled frenzy. |
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