Track day. Now my daughter would just go crazy with so many horses about her. For whatever reason when one is blessed with two X chromosomes for some reason a love of horses goes along with it. For her this would have been one amazing day, but she would have wanted to touch and grab and be apart of the fun. Now as far as the whipping, I don't know how that would have went.
I am not a gambler. I will purchase photography equipment like there is no tomorrow and frequently for some reason I think there is where that is concerned. Ask me to place a bet on most anything and I can't. Not that I think it's wrong or not moral, I literally can't place a bet. I had a buddy who got married and took a trip out to Vegas to do it. I flew out to be his best man and also to get some pictures of Bryce Canyon. He gave me $50 because in all of the years since preschool he has known me he had never seen me gamble. There would be big games in his basement with people all over and I would watch. Some would think it's not fun to watch, well I am amazed. I just couldn't spend that $50...it seemed wrong. I could have however purchased something with it or even ate it, but to gamble it away! I can walk through Vegas and not drop a quarter in a slot or even a penny. I just don't have it in me.
Horse racing is like that as well, but the Million! Well that is different. Until I had a run in with a bad machine I was gearing up to spend my vast little fortune on some horses...since that time in 2007, well now I'm back to I just can't. I still love going. Crowds were down this year though. Maybe racing has gotten a bad name or maybe just the price of Gas and Milk has gotten us down, but it wasn't even close to as busy as past years.
The park looked great and who couldn't love sitting out on a sunny day dressed up and ready to drink an eat. I purchased a liquid refreshment the Millionaire, the signature drink and got down to taking pictures.
I have been stretching some recently. I have been trying to take more people pictures...or people in public pictures. This is something I just started, I've also wanted to see what I could do with a wide-angle lens to show more of an environmental portrait. The lens was the Tokina 11-16 and other than the photographer gelling his flash a bit too much. (I took it out in post) I really liked the results.
You can look at the photos here.
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2 comments:
Hi Chris.
Love your blog. I am with you with respect to the gambling issue. I do not know how to place a bet if my life depended on it. Some friends think I am boring, but I, like you would prefer to spend my money on things more meaningful, like family or photography.
I can barely pick a horse, let alone a Trifect, Exacta or Superfecta. Too confusing.
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