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<title>BC&#x27;s Photostories Blog RSS Feed</title><link>http://www.bcpix.com/index.html</link><description>Brian Cleary&#x27;s Photo Blog</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>Brian Cleary</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2007 Brian Cleary</dc:rights><dc:date>2008-03-28T22:59:22-04:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:43:33 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>Accidents Happen: A Crash Course in Racing Photography</title><dc:creator>Brian Cleary</dc:creator><category>Technique</category><dc:date>2008-03-28T22:59:22-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/d94fd8bf6684d0e3cb57edd625b8dadc-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/d94fd8bf6684d0e3cb57edd625b8dadc-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Keep in mind that accidents are more likely to happen when the cars are bunched up right after the start of a race or after a restart following a caution flag, so this is the time to keep your shutter speed high an dyour camera at your eye!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The picture that launched a career (mine)</title><dc:creator>Brian Cleary</dc:creator><category>Story Behind the Picture</category><dc:date>2008-03-09T18:36:36-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/06e4df18163de9c57d153e5207c74e8e-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/06e4df18163de9c57d153e5207c74e8e-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[One day at lunch I grabbed my old Canon AE-1 (which was actually my new Canon AE-1 at the time) with a DeJur 135mm lens and drove the mile or so from the college campus to Daytona International Speedway, where practice for the annual Supercros motorcycle race was going on. I've always enjoyed all forms of motor racing and I figured that this would be a good way to spend my lunch hour and maybe good a good photo or to for my photojournalism class.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Earnhardt Memories</title><dc:creator>Brian Cleary</dc:creator><category>Story Behind the Picture</category><dc:date>2008-02-16T18:37:43-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/e14d016d6a79bbf89ecfbbedaae1d48d-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/e14d016d6a79bbf89ecfbbedaae1d48d-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I was there when he cut a tire down on the last lap at Daytona, handing Derrike Cope a Daytona 500 win, I was standing on Daytona's turn 4 tunnel as he zoomed past trailing shreds of seagull after striking the unlucky bird on the backstrecth ending another gallant, but ill-fated Daytona 500 bid.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Twice Around the Clock to Start the New Year</title><dc:creator>Brian Cleary</dc:creator><category>Assigments</category><dc:date>2008-01-31T19:05:32-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/fcecbd6fe62e7b409f421000277d724c-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/fcecbd6fe62e7b409f421000277d724c-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After I'd had my fill of shooting, and before I got too tired to do it, I had to post some race photos on the web site, and then I unrolled my sleeping bag in my photo room ini the media center and, for the first time in years, spent the night at the track.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>When You Gotta Go&#x2c; You Gotta Go</title><dc:creator>Brian Cleary</dc:creator><category>Story Behind the Picture</category><dc:date>2008-01-18T15:59:55-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/0b712a3ed725cb352f28528df1375252-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/0b712a3ed725cb352f28528df1375252-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I was covering a pro-am motorcycle event at Daytona International Speedway many years ago. Stationed out at the chicane, which is a pretty remote location on Daytona's road course, out of sight of the spectators and kind of a pain to get to for photographer, I was the only person in the area, other than a few corner workers out at their station.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Testing . . .testing . . . </title><dc:creator>Brian Cleary</dc:creator><category>Assigments</category><dc:date>2008-01-16T14:16:08-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/d59473d8b6ef55592c1dc731ba7fe50b-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/d59473d8b6ef55592c1dc731ba7fe50b-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After that there is a string of NASCAR tests, each 3 days long: The first group of NASCAR Sprint Cup cars goes first, then comes the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series followed by the second group of Sprint Cup cars(the above photo shows the cars of Scott Riggs, 66, Michael Waltrip, 55, and Sam Hornish, 77 in action at this test session) and finally the NASCAR Nationwide Series.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Half-A-Lifetime taking pictures</title><dc:creator>Brian Cleary</dc:creator><category>Freelancer&#x27;s Life</category><dc:date>2008-01-09T23:51:06-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/0d825b8fde72a27e0ddb74c3bace49cf-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/0d825b8fde72a27e0ddb74c3bace49cf-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Years ago we'd be frantically twisting the focus ring on our lens back and forth trying to keep a moving subject in focus, while today we are often just as frantically mashing a button on our camera and cursing the autofocus system for being too slow.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Bowling in Florida</title><dc:creator>Brian Cleary</dc:creator><category>Freelancer&#x27;s Life</category><dc:date>2007-12-30T08:23:59-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/Florida%20Bowl%20Games.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/Florida%20Bowl%20Games.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[First, its a chance to start the year off on the right foot, with a decent payday on the very first day of the year, there is also the opportunity to get good play in the media if you can capture good shots from these high profile, high energy events, you also get the chance to fill your files with photos of potential future NFL superstars (the above photo shows Ohio State running back Eddie George in action at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando in January 1995), and finally you get to see some good, fun college football firsthand, from the sidelines rather than planted on your couch in front of the TV.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Christmas in Outer Space</title><dc:creator>Brian Cleary</dc:creator><category>Story Behind the Picture</category><dc:date>2007-12-22T17:51:21-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/5cfcc60c34abf34ac176bcd8d6304575-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/5cfcc60c34abf34ac176bcd8d6304575-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I was monitoring the launch on my radio , and knowing that I would have to drive 10 or 15 minutes east after leaving the interstate and still find a suitable site from which to photograph the launch, I made the decision to exit I-95 and drive east near Melbourne, FL at about 8:30.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Shooting Race Cars in the Snow?</title><dc:creator>Brian Cleary</dc:creator><category>Story Behind the Picture</category><dc:date>2007-12-17T17:48:40-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.bcpix.com/photostories/files/eabf02d2772d3772dfb047134a581c40-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid 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