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Best of 2009 Drag Racing Shots

I want to share a few of my favorite shots from this past season at Mooresville Dragway.  I am intrigued with pictures that tell a story and start you thinking about what the photographer is trying to tell you through the picture.  I always try to include something into a shot that will hold the viewers attention. In the shot below, Chris Rini and his crew chief go through this ritual before every run.  This shot reminds me of a matador teasing the bull.  They are in the arena with the spectators watching the dialog unfold to see who will be the final victor.  I especially like the way his crew chief is posed with his hands on his hips and tapping his foot impatiently. In the next shot I noticed how the roof line of Chris’ Dodge Avenger blended with the tire smoke.  Like vapor trails coming off a jet airplane wing.  I guess that would pretty well explain why Chris is always finishing first!  I shot this with my flash on rear curtain sync, which will most often produce a “ghosting” effect on background objects.  The young man to the right seems to be cheering Chris on in an eerie sort of way! Here’s a shot of Todd Howard and Rocky Rainor pairing off in the Mad Dawg Final Points Race.  It reminds me of the way super-hero’s suddenly appear out of a cloud of smoke. On this shot I did purposely positioned myself in an ideal spot as the sun was getting low in the sky.  I knew I could catch some cool shadows and as an added bonus – some pretty darn good “Rembrandt Lighting”  for “Car Portraits!”  I liked the way the light accented the translucent chutes too. I couldn’t leave out this shot of my favorite chopped ’57.  Reminds me of the “Batmobile” speeding through Gotham city chasing the Joker! I love to shoot pictures in the staging lanes.  It seems when I can include people and emotion into a shot it tells the story instead of just having another nice picture.  Here I caught this young lady ready to pull into the water-box sizing up her adversary out of the corner of her eye. I hope you enjoyed these pictures.  This cold (non-racing) weather sure makes me look forward to the start of next season.  Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See ya at the races, Jack

Outlaw Pro-Mods

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Chris Rini headed for the traps

After the Summit Pro Am last week I could hardly wait for this weekend to get here.  A lot of fantastic cars and people at Mooresville Dragway.  I was truely amazed at the recent technology in all of the cars and really enjoyed the show that the outlaw cars put on.  Chris Rini waded thru all of the contenders to take the final round win.

Explore the gallery and be sure and check out the cool slideshow of the race.   All of the images in the gallery are available for purchase, so make sure you look for your car!

See ya at the races.

Jack

Here is the link to the Gallery of more race pics!

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