The Vanderburgh County 4H Fair

  So we went to the fair the other weekend, about 2 weeks ago I guess and I took some images. Couldn't take as many as I wanted, we got there just as the sun was going down so I couldn't really use my flash without annoying people and that sucks. I did get images of the animals there, well not the horses as we didn't see them until we were leaving and everyone was in a hurry, and the horses really just wanted to be petted and not have some bright flash blinding them.
  Here are a few of the images I shot.

Along My Running Routes

   Pretty soon I am going to have to charge my P&S so I can take it along on runs, because I come across a lot of really fantastic sights that I should photograph. Here are just a few along some of my routes.

  I will try to post whenever I take these images, rather than waiting weeks and months before doing so. I really need to start being as devoted to my photography blog as I am to my running blog.

Ellis Park Horse Racing - My Second Time Shooting

   Back in 2008 I got to go to Ellis Park with my Sony Advanced P&S, and I've wanted to go back since. Just a couple weeks ago I finally went, with my T2i and got some really good images. I hope to go back again before Labor Day, when they stop the live racing though right now I also hope to have my weekends full of family portraits here soon. It was pretty hot, and due to a 25 minute break between each race, having Dorian (and my mom) there with me we only stayed for 2 races. 
  Here are a few of my favorite images from the track, I love horses and I love photographing them so what better way then capturing them galloping down a track?

Colon Screening for Life 5k - back in June

  The week following the mud run, I went and shot a road race called Colon Screening for Life 5k, and I really enjoyed that one that it got me wanting to race immediately. I wish I had blogged about it right afterwards, but I am getting it in here now and that is all that matters lol. I got quite a few images that I like, but I'll post my favorites on here.

  I wanted to get more pictures of her, but her mom and someone else kept getting in the way. I really like this image.

  Seeing the kids running and finishing with their parents was really awesome, I can only hope that Dorian is as enthusiastic about joining me in running. Photographing races is something I really enjoy as I also really love running races too, so I feel that I can capture images of emotion better than most because I know from experience when those emotions are showing best.

I've got a few pics that I should really blog about

  It is sad to say that I have been slacking since my last blog about the Mud Run, I shot another race the week after that and never posted any of my fave pictures, I shot a horse race at Ellis Park, I've got images from around the house and on my runs that I've never posted. My main reason is because every time I make a blog with images, all those images show up on my phone because of Google + I think, and it is taking up a lot of space and if I delete them then they are gone even from the blog posting.... so annoying but anyways I am going to spend the day adding those blogs that I should have added weeks ago.

Daily Assignments

   I am going to start disciplining myself and assigning daily subject to photograph, whether it is just out back behind the shop, in the shop or wherever I might be but I really need to start doing it. I might just start tonight or tomorrow, but I also need to go ahead and charge my little point and shoot so that I can carry it everywhere around me. A point and shoot is much easier to carry around with me than my T2i DSLR. Most likely the first assignment will be either scenery, machine shop life, home life, etc...  and once I get to taking Dorian on more and more walks and to the park more, I'll be able to take other photos.

Get Dirty Mud Run 4 Miler June 8, 2013

  This was my first race event to shoot, and it was a bit disorganized on my part, I ended up having to take Dorian with me and so I didn't get to race around and take photos of everywhere I wanted to but for my first time I got some good photos.
  It was held at Angel Mounds, a small obstacle course with mud at the end (actually mud everywhere). I managed to get a lot of pictures at the finish, Dorian did really well for an hour and then he was pretty much bored and tired so we went home. It was a little discouraging at first, having to leave and there were still more people not finished yet but I will be more prepared for this Saturday's upcoming race in downtown Evansville. It's just a 5k and so I should be able to hit at least 3 key points, I'll definitely focus on the fast people first, and then if I can move to the middle part if it is a couple blocks from the finish. And then I will go back to the finish, it shouldn't take too much longer than 40-50 minutes and I should hopefully get some great photographs. Cameron says as long as he has a heads up, he can watch Dorian that morning. Here are some of my pictures from Saturday's race.