Looking Back: Clouds of Rubber
I was sifting through all of the 44,000 pictures I’ve taken since the end of 2008. I wish I still had the pictures I took before that, but they were lost years ago to hard drive failure. Food and drifting have been the main things that draw My lenses into action. The first sideways driving event I went to outside Minnesota, Drift Day 14(I think) in Joliet, Il, seems so long ago. So many good times spent around the midwest drift scene. Here’s a little blend of memories for all of You who are itching to get back out there this spring! These first 3 are courtesy of Opposition Keith at Kaizo Photo, from 2006-07. Leegro in the old ‘pink panther’ and Ryan Clemens in the last two incarnations of His s13. I just had to squeeze these in, since I did most My travelling with the TMFOpposition crew…
The rest of these I took at various events around the midwest. Thanks to all the people from around the scene for letting Me share in on the fun! What a great way to learn how to use My camera and become a photographer.
Drift Day 42 @ Shawano, WI
Ah,yes. Another journey to My favorite race track has occurred! I had never had a bad time at ‘UsaIR’. This time however, it was cold and perpetually raining. There was a lot of driving time for the 50+ entries. I’m sure they all saved some money on tires as well! For those of us standing out around the track, it was quite crappy. Just as the rain let up a bit, the wind kicked in. Drenched and wind-chilled, some of us tried to get some coverage of the action. Certainly the worst conditions that I have ever tried to ‘do photography’ in. I had to create a make-shift rain cover for My camera out of a trash bag and elected to use My old 450D, instead of risking the new 650D.. The majority of My shots came out terribly bad, like this. .. …
To Simba, Maggie and the rest of the Clubfr crew, as well as the drivers in attendance. Sorry, I didn’t get much worth looking at! It was just too bleak for Me! See You all in the spring!
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