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This is my contribution to Scott’s Assignment 15: Competition. It is one of the hardest assignments for me, and one that I enjoyed the most so far. I thought it would be interesting to photograph car racing, a sport that I knew nothing of. We visited the Hickory Motor Speedway on Sunday, the race usually held on a Saturday night and since this is the 35th Annual Bobby Isaac Memorial, it was held on a Sunday afternoon.
I quickly learned what each flag stands for.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Aperture Priority, f/4, 1/1600sec, ISO 400, Exposure Bias 0 step, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
The Speedway looks very busy taken as is. My intention was to do panning, a technique that a camera is panned to follow a moving race car, the background is blurred while the car remains sharp.
Green-flag racing means go.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Aperture Priority, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 800, Exposure Bias 0 step, focal length 29mm, evaluative metering
The first race was the Limited Late Model, race info source.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/50sec, ISO 400, focal length 163mm, evaluative metering
Lead by #75 Landon Huffman and right behind him was #11 Matt Piercy.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/50sec, ISO 400, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
During lap 42, (69) Trevor Hignutt made contact with the outside wall. I noticed some would get excited watching this.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/11, 1/160sec, ISO 400, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
Back under green flag conditions (75) Huffman and (11) Piercy continued to battle for the lead. The two ran side-by-side until the end making contact sending both cars across the finish line sideways.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/32, 1/15sec, ISO 400, focal length 70, evaluative metering
(75) Huffman crossed only inches ahead of (11) Piercy grabbing the win.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/32, 1/40sec, ISO 400, focal length 154, evaluative metering
(75) Huffman
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Aperture Priority, f/4, 1/1600sec, ISO 400, Exposure Bias +0.3 step, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
(11) Piercy
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Aperture Priority, f/4, 1/800sec, ISO 400, Exposure Bias +0.3 step, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
The second race was more intense. It’s the Bojangles Late Models 150-lap. (43) Jesse LeFevers lead the first 149 laps.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/60sec, ISO 800, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
Another accident.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/60sec, ISO 800, focal length 118mm, evaluative metering
With 10 laps remaining in the feature, (12) McDaniel gained ground in the corners, but (43) LeFevers continued to inch ahead on the straightaways.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/40sec, ISO 800, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/40sec, ISO 800, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/40sec, ISO 800, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/40sec, ISO 800, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
The two were side-by-side on the final lap heading out of turn four when (12) McDaniel crossed the finish line only inches ahead of (43) LeFevers grabbing the win.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/40sec, ISO 800, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
(12) Austin McDaniel won the 150-lap Late Model Feature and crowned Rookie of the Year.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/40sec, ISO 800, focal length 168mm, cropped, evaluative metering
(12) Austin McDaniel
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Aperture Priority, f/5.6, 1/800sec, ISO 800, Exposure Bias 0 step, focal length 70mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Aperture Priority, f/5.6, 1/640sec, ISO 800, Exposure Bias 0 step, focal length 154mm, evaluative metering
(43) LeFevers’ second-place finish kept him first in the Track Champion point race making him the 2011 Hickory Motor Speedway Track Champion.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Aperture Priority, f/5.6, 1/1000sec, ISO 800, Exposure Bias 0 step, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
It is a very noisy sport, some came prepared.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Aperture Priority, f/5.6, 1/400sec, ISO 800, Exposure Bias 0 step, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
Lee was there for the food, it was 1/2 price towards the end of the race.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Aperture Priority, f/5.6, 1/320sec, ISO 800, Exposure Bias 0 step, focal length 70mm, evaluative metering
Bo enjoyed watching the race, second time for him and first for Lee and I.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/25, ISO 800, focal length 26mm, evaluative metering
Last race for the evening was the Sportsman Racing Classics.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/30sec, ISO 1600, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/30sec, ISO 1600, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
The Sportsmen Racing Classic division capped off the 35th Annual Bobby Isaac Memorial with the No. 99 of Todd Bradberry leading the field to the green for the 25-lap race.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/30sec, ISO 1600, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
(99) Todd Bradberry
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, AV, f/5.6, 1/400sec, ISO 1600, Exposure Bias 0 step, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
This is the most photos I took for an assignment, thank you Scott for this opportunity.
Click here to view this video on YouTube
It looks like it is snowing in the aquarium, the tiny particles are food for Fry. Bo bought the Hikari First Bites, and the ingredients are Fish meal, wheat flour, krill meal, soybean meal, brewers dried yeast, dried seaweed meal, rice brand, garlic, …calcium iodate. A lot of the ingredients sound like it could pass for human food.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/40sec, ISO 3200, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
The Fry are 6 week old, and some are bigger than others. They come in various shades from dark to light color.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/40sec, ISO 3200, focal length 200mm, closeup cropped, evaluative metering
These are lighter in color.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/50sec, ISO 3200, focal length 159mm, closeup cropped, evaluative metering
I’ve not seen the second batch of Fry that recently hatched. The mother and father Jack Dempsey are hiding and hopefully the Fry are in a nearby nest.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/50sec, ISO 3200, focal length 159mm, evaluative metering
We can’t deny that Autumn is finally here, as for us the weather is getting cooler and the leaves start to change colors. It has been a while since I updated my dad’s garden, it’s nice to wake up and see it in the early morning hour.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/160sec, ISO 400, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/250sec, ISO 400, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
And not everything is pretty, but the attraction is definitely there.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/320sec, ISO 400, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
This is some hot stuff, no pun intended.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/160sec, ISO 400, focal length 135mm, evaluative metering
It is time to harvest.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/200sec, ISO 400, focal length 70mm, evaluative metering
And also time to collect seeds for next year planting season.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/200sec, ISO 400, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/250sec, ISO 400, focal length 126mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/400sec, ISO 400, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
And late bloomers.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/250sec, ISO 400, focal length 140mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/125sec, ISO 400, focal length 163mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/500sec, ISO 400, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/250sec, ISO 400, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
The end of a Summer garden, but the beginning of Fall planting season. My sister planted a variety of Fall vegetables this year.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/400sec, ISO 400, focal length 109mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/320sec, ISO 400, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/400sec, ISO 400, focal length 91mm, evaluative metering
I do miss seeing the horse farm. It seems like a long time ago when I saw them roaming beyond that fence, and it is a “once upon a time” story when things are plentiful and all sins were forgiven.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/7.1, 1/200sec, ISO 400, focal length 154mm, evaluative metering
It was the third Saturday in September and it finally feels like the real Apple Festival, for one thing the weather was a lot cooler this year in comparison to last year’s Apple Festival. It was 56 degrees Fahrenheit (about 13.33 degrees Celsius), my sister and I weren’t dressed for the cooler weather and had to buy sweatshirts there.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/320sec, ISO 400, focal length 140mm, evaluative metering
We got there early and by 10 am the place was packed. It was a grey day and we were expecting some rain in the afternoon. This is truly a local community event, all food vendors and craft vendors must be from the Lincoln county area.
According to the Lincoln Times, this is the 39th year for the seasonal event, and there’s no doubt that Lincoln County’s much-anticipated annual staple has increasingly ripened over the years from a meager crowd of only 8,000 attendants in 1978.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/20sec, ISO 400, focal length 70mm, evaluative metering
Crape Myrtle trees are planted on the street and begin to bloom in mid-Summer.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/250sec, ISO 400, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
Lee bought their French fries as soon as we got there.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/250sec, ISO 400, focal length 70mm, evaluative metering
Then had her hair colored, as you can see blue is her favorite color. She also had blue feather piece clipped on to her hair, that’s what she was admiring in this photo.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/125sec, ISO 400, focal length 40mm, evaluative metering
My dad and sister waited patiently since the line was long.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/16, 1/80sec, ISO 400, focal length 23mm, evaluative metering
It’s obvious that we were there for the food, next was the funnel cake.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/6.3, 1/160sec, ISO 400, focal length 17mm, evaluative metering
The Can Art is really neat, I like to learn making something like this.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/800sec, ISO 400, focal length 29mm, evaluative metering
Lee bought a black hummingbird, and I bought 2 angels.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, AV, f/8, 1/320sec, ISO 400, focal length 135mm, evaluative metering
It’s amazing what people can do with recycle material, and in this case Can Art proves that you can turn anything into art.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/6.3, 1/500sec, ISO 400, focal length 17mm, evaluative metering
This is real neat also and homegrown from their own backyard.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, AV, f/4, 1/640sec, ISO 400, focal length 126mm, cropped, evaluative metering
There were school marching bands playing.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, AV, f/8, 1/400sec, ISO 400, focal length 70mm, evaluative metering
We bought our apples from Knob’s Creek.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/11, 1/250sec, ISO 800, focal length 35mm, cropped, evaluative metering
It was $10 per bag, and we got 3 bags for $24. I didn’t dare bargain for 4 bags since it was very heavy. We parked our car at the nearby school and had to walk back with the apples.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, AV, f/16, 1/160sec, ISO 400, focal length 78mm, evaluative metering
It started to drizzle but it didn’t last very long.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, AV, f/16, 1/125sec, ISO 400, focal length 149mm, evaluative metering
I didn’t get to try the southern food, the lines were too long. We bought domino pizza instead and it was only $10 per tray.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/11, 1/200sec, ISO 800, focal length 40mm, cropped, evaluative metering
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