A Day At A Derby

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Sometime last month, the photo advisor for my university newspaper invited the student photographers out to Keenland horse track to learn tips and etiquettes of capturing photos at a horse track (biggest one is to do your best to not spook a horse in any way). It's almost like Churchill Downs, only I learned from my first visit (which was this visit) that it is FAR more beautiful than Churchill Downs; more "cozy" as well with all of the foliage and open landscape on the opposite side of the track.
20140425 140706 by ccmm Keenland 3 by ccmm Keenland 5 by ccmm

While here, we met with other professional photographers who were there on assignment, and a few gave us the chance to utilize some of their higher-end equipment (lenses and/or bodies) for certain shots:
Keenland 1 by ccmm Keenland 2 by ccmm Keenland 4 by ccmm

I was very happy with many of the things I learned, and getting to spend the day out at the center of the track shooting photographs was wonderful! There's a certain amount of strategy in trying to find the right perspectives so that you can go home at the end of the day with a few "perfect" photographs.

Keenland 6 by ccmm
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