Given the large crowd, I didn't have much choice as to photographing location. So I went up to the top of the grandstands. I used a Canon 5D Mark III and the Tamron 28-300mm lens. For post editing, I used Lightroom and plugins from MacPhun (SnapHeal to erase annoying objects) and Aurora for the High Dynamic Range (HDR) look. I also used Topaz Labs "Simplify" for a watercolor painting look.
In addition to the action on both grass and dirt, I also photographed the fans. Turf Paradise must have made a mint on doodads like stuffed animals, as these kids demonstrate.
And many of the young people seemed more interested in their cell phones than the action on the track.
Until My Next Adventure,
See You On Down The Road!