It was a seriously windy day when I took this - there was no-one on the platform and I didn't feel like venturing out on it myself:
I’m just back from visiting The Brother in the US for the first time in a long time (pre-Covid days, remember then?). He waved Indy500 tickets at me and it seemed mean not to accept, so off I went. Race Day will be remembered for years to come - the venue itself is huge and I think half of America were there that day. That’s how it felt, anyway. It was too busy for me - sure I can barely deal with the crowds in Portstewart on a sunny day. The racing was good - those guys have nerves of steel, driving at speeds over 200mph in close proximity to each other as well as concrete walls. I took a few shots, but only a few as I was well out of my comfort zone. We’ll see how they turn out.
I look forward to seeing them! I hope Indianapolis treated you well other than the huge crowd stress.
ReplyDeleteIt did-although some serious price gouging by the hotel took the shine off. Still, a great weekend was had!
DeleteNice photo. I'm looking forward to seeing how a lad from the Liberties photographed a car race. Black and white, I assume? Or did you pick up a nice digital for the trip? :)
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteB&W yes, that other thing, no :)
Country boy from the Liberties felt very out of sorts at the Indy500 and it was a struggle to cope, to be honest, let alone take photographs. Anything decent comes out I’ll blog them.