Category Archives: Personal On 8 January 2012 I had the pleasure of shooting an event for the Sierra Sports Car Club here in Sierra Vista, Arizona. I hadn’t shot a SCCA Solo event before so I was excited to get the chance to come out and shoot, learn something new about a racing series I have never...  There are a ton of images I am going to share in this post but whoever said there has to be a limit, besides, the La Crosse area and Coulee Region have a lot to offer a photographer. This past summer, my family and I traveled back to La Crosse, Wisconsin for vacation; my Dad...  One of the cool things about living in Sierra Vista, Arizona is the historic area we live in. Just north of us we have Benson with Tombstone and the historic mining town of Bisbee to the east. Bisbee, Arizona was founded in 1880 with the explosion of mineral mining such as copper, silver and...  It’s sad to think that Tucson Raceway Park is now closed, especially considering what this track has meant to me since I was a kid. In 1968, the clay oval race track was built on land owned by the Pima County Fairgrounds and was originally named Tucson International Raceway, soon after the name...  Just exactly what is a Man Cave? Most of you may have already read about one or heard about one, chances are good nowadays that you either own one yourself or know someone that has one but just exactly what is a Man Cave? The source of all knowledge www.Wikipedia.org says…. A man cave (also...  On April 11th 2009, one year ago today Phoenix, Arizona’s Manzanita Speedway, one of the top 3 dirt tracks in the country was sold and subsequently closed after 58 years of operation. Also known as “Manzy” this track was instrumental in the early careers of Al Unser Jr., JJ Yeley, Billy Boat to include Hall...  Here is my toy, my ever changing pride and joy… a 1974 Chevy Blazer; now before my fellow motor heads beat up on me I am fully aware that this will never roll across the blocks at Barrett Jackson’s Car Auction as a collector car but I didn’t pick it; it picked me....  We spent a couple hours this afternoon in the Ghost Town of Fairbank, Arizona about 10 miles NE of Sierra Vista, Arizona and about 80 miles SE of Tucson, Arizona. Maria has been here several times but this was my first trip and I was really impressed with how the Bureau of Land Management has...  Here is a shot I took with my new Canon 400mm lens, it’s a fairly heavy piece and it’s never a good idea to hang that much glass off the end of your camera body, so I mounted it up to my Manfrotto Monopod.I am not used to using a monopod but found out quickly... 
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