A Day at the (Boat) Races

[Marie Hass]

Today I spend my time at the boat races. This event is a big affair in New Martinsville, WV.

In addition to the races and race related activities, several things were also going on in the village itself.

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C&C welcome.

'Rie

[deetheturk]

Very nice series Marie, my favorite is #2 the medals, but all well captured

David

[Donald]

In addition to the races and race related activities, several things were also going on in the village itself.

The great thing about having a 'photographer's eye' is that you see them (as you have demonstrated here). So many of these other things just become background blur for people who aren't looking, but are of themselves interesting.

[Shadowman]

Nice series, I like #8 and 9, shame about the direction of light but you worked through it very well.

[IzzieK]

I like #4 best...!!! I'd like to meet whoever wrote that Pain is hilarious! thingie. You have a knack of seeing things and your composition is superb. Love all of them.

[FootLoose]

The 2nd shot is my favourite of the set, Marie, but the boat pictures are really well done. You have captured the sense of speed very well. I have looked at this set a few times today, wondering why they are so successful because I can see no motion blur in the boats. So it has to be because of the way you have captured the plume / wake.

[bnnrcn]

Nice series, my favs are #2 and #9

[Marie Hass]

David (the Turk) thank you.

Donald, our dear mod, thank you, too for the high complement. I feel that I am coming into myself bit by bit. While I may not have to skills required to capture the image properly, I can at least start to show others a little bit of my vision.

John, agreed about the light. It was starting on early evening, and the sun was laying across the water. Difficult to manage.

Izzie, lols, I was thinking of you when I took that picture. You impress me as having a warped sense of humor - like me. {fade to muffled giggling}

Greg, at speeds of 155mph, it was tough to do these boats justice.

Binnur, as always, thank you. I loved how #2 turned out as well.

And, although Mike has not commented here, I do need to thank him as well, for he was the first to encourage me to pursue a vision, which may not have necessarily have been what the camera faithfully recorded, but what my mind's eye saw.

'Rie

[Kaye Leggett]

A lovely series - you really have captured the whole event. I particularly like the 4th shot and agree with Greg regarding the boats - very well seen.

[Marie Hass]

Thanks, Kaye. I thought shooting the boats would be easy, but it was just the opposite.

'Rie