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You might just be wondering where I’ve been today. Well, to be honest, asleep! The Reno Air Race experience is an amazing one, also amazingly tiring. With an average of less then five hours of sleep a day, it’s go, go, go and I’m not talking about the planes. I came back with 12788 images which came in bursts of panic amidst hours of waiting. I know of no other experience like it and love every moment of it which includes sleeping in after the wrap up party!
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Each and everyday of the races began with being on the tarmac, literally, before sunrise. Some mornings we would arrange for a warbird pulled out to photograph. Other mornings we would simply work with the planes pulled out for early morning flights. Other mornings we’d work the static displays. Above is Rare Bear being prepped for flight. I was literally lying on the tarmac (making sure to no lie down in a oil slick) with the camera resting on the tarmac, shutter speed is 1/6. I went for both blurred and sharp silhouette of the crew chief at work. Then I simply turned around and make a quick click of the C-17 in the static display.
I’m way behind in finishing images and telling stories so back to the files I go. I look forward to sharing more, the climax is HUGE!
Photos captured by D3x, 24-70AFS on Lexar UDMA digital film