Gaze upon this photo. Study it closely. It is a magic photo, for it has turned itself into a VIP ticket package for next year's Breeders' Cup World Championships. I entered the Breeders' Cup Facebook photo contest and this is the winning photo. It was actually good luck that got me the shot. The spot that I had staked out on the rail turned out to be right in front of the starting gate for the Dirt Mile. Right before the horses loaded into the gate, a professional photographer (on the other side of the fence) took up position directly in front of me. I remember thinking, "Oh, great, there goes my shot," and just then he got down on the ground to shoot up at the gate. The horses loading into the gate, I locked focus on the doors and when the bell rang I pressed down the shutter release, snapping off 4 or 5 shots. This one was the best of the lot.
So, next year, instead of standing at the rail in the hot sun for two days, I will have seats (my sister was very pleased to hear that) and even get to attend a VIP party. I might even run down to the rail and snap a few photos during the day --- a picture may be worth a thousand words, but this one was priceless.
1 comments:
Hey congrats! I liked that one too...don't know why I didn't comment on it. Actually, all your pics were great...maybe you should think of going into photography. Imagine if they sent you all over the world to take pictures of horse races...now that would be cool.
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