We left at 7:20 and headed towards the Power 2 the Pavement race in Medicine Hat which was two hours away. We stopped for an egg mac muffin at mac Donalds in Taber and then headed on to Medicine Hat. WE arrived before 10 as that was being told, but it turned out it started at 12! Gaah. I only stared for two hours because I couldn't do anything. I only set up the camera and had to wait till 12. We were in a nice small building though on the top floor so I could look down and my supervisor could announce.
When things started I was ready with my camera. I filmed the first few cars, but then decided it would be fun to change things around and zoom in on the light or zoom in on the cars. I zoomed in one a tire and guess what. The other car crashed against the wall and I missed it AGAIN.. Just like the motorcross.
The only part I do have filmed shakily is that he bounces back from the wall and people start running towards him. Luckily the man was alright, but was shaking on his knees for quite a time. He also dropped out the race. Can't blame him as you race with more than 100 km / hours in a small distance.
The supervisor even announced that the cameragirl missed the crash and that I zoomed in on another car. But that it happened in videoland. Still I felt stupid, but on the other hand I couldn't have known that it would happen.
I paid more attention and filmed more than an hour. I went down a level where it was quiet and you could hear the announcing through the speakers. In the end I filmed the burnouts too, the cars coming closer and I got quite some shots. A few hours later I got my supervisor and I a bag of chips so I had to walk around the track which was a perfect opportunity to film on the other side. I joined the stand and walked passed the vehicles that were lined up. These were shakily though as I didn't have my tripod.
The whole day took quite long. I was done filming at 4 because my batteries were nearly dead and 1+ hours of the same footage is enough, but I didn't want to miss a crash this time. You can guess it didn't happen again.
At 8 everything was finally done. I can't help but say that ut started to become so boring after 5.
Being hungry and getting tired didn't help much either. There was also oil on the track so that delayed the race for another 30 minutes.
The prizes got handed out after 8 and we could finally go. It was a fun day, but too long. Because we had to wait two hours prior it lengthened the day quite a bit.
We stopped at Mac Donalds and I got two hamburgers and small fries. It was storming so bad on the way back! So much rain, it got creepy as the car slipped away a few times. But we made it back at 10.
The next day I had to get up early for church, so I went to bed a bit earlier than normally.
When things started I was ready with my camera. I filmed the first few cars, but then decided it would be fun to change things around and zoom in on the light or zoom in on the cars. I zoomed in one a tire and guess what. The other car crashed against the wall and I missed it AGAIN.. Just like the motorcross.
The only part I do have filmed shakily is that he bounces back from the wall and people start running towards him. Luckily the man was alright, but was shaking on his knees for quite a time. He also dropped out the race. Can't blame him as you race with more than 100 km / hours in a small distance.
The supervisor even announced that the cameragirl missed the crash and that I zoomed in on another car. But that it happened in videoland. Still I felt stupid, but on the other hand I couldn't have known that it would happen.
I paid more attention and filmed more than an hour. I went down a level where it was quiet and you could hear the announcing through the speakers. In the end I filmed the burnouts too, the cars coming closer and I got quite some shots. A few hours later I got my supervisor and I a bag of chips so I had to walk around the track which was a perfect opportunity to film on the other side. I joined the stand and walked passed the vehicles that were lined up. These were shakily though as I didn't have my tripod.
The whole day took quite long. I was done filming at 4 because my batteries were nearly dead and 1+ hours of the same footage is enough, but I didn't want to miss a crash this time. You can guess it didn't happen again.
At 8 everything was finally done. I can't help but say that ut started to become so boring after 5.
Being hungry and getting tired didn't help much either. There was also oil on the track so that delayed the race for another 30 minutes.
The prizes got handed out after 8 and we could finally go. It was a fun day, but too long. Because we had to wait two hours prior it lengthened the day quite a bit.
We stopped at Mac Donalds and I got two hamburgers and small fries. It was storming so bad on the way back! So much rain, it got creepy as the car slipped away a few times. But we made it back at 10.
The next day I had to get up early for church, so I went to bed a bit earlier than normally.
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