Spider223

Took this photo in August 2010. Wife just ran a few "semi" hot laps of the track. Can't wait for Summer, or at least a hint of Spring!

The second photo, is the same one, just cleaned up with Elements 15, and cropped to get rid of the top of the bleachers.

Bunkershot Loc: Central Florida

Nice job with #2...

don4u Loc: Southern California

I love the shot. If you ever tire of her. Let me know. The car guys. lol

Spider223

Thanks, I'm pretty sure she'll get tired of me before she gets tired of the car!

RS Loc: W Columbia, SC

Very nice shot - location and subject matter(s).
I like how you got the name of the track in the picture.
It doesn't overly add-to nor detract-from the quality.
I've been going through a bunch of my very old prints,
and there are so many times that I wish I could recall just
where so many of them had been taken. We all must have
that tendency to think that there is no way we'll forget
something as simple as where such pictures were taken.
Again, nice photo and keep 'em comin' - photos, that is.
(Sorry, but I had to mimic Don's comment above . . . )

Spider223

That's what I've been doing also, even scanning in old negatives and slides, I should have cataloged them thirty-five years ago when they were taken now I have to double check images with my wife to see when, what, and who the pictures are of. The Michigan International Speedway was easy, the camera kept track of the date and time. I did find a way to batch rename files in Windows, that has helped me a lot when I have more than one session of copying that I want to join together. Control-A, then Function-2. Rename the one that allows you to, and they all have the same name, ie: "1980_Aug", the pictures will all be renamed "1980_Aug" with the number in parenthesis, "1980_Aug (1).jpg". This can be used on any file type. Link here: http://www.howtogeek.com/111859/how-to-batch-rename-files-in-windows-4-ways-to-rename-multiple-files/

RS Loc: W Columbia, SC

Thanks! I'll have to look into that. A big part of my problem, however, is that
a vast majority of my old photos are in the form of prints and slides and not on
the computer. Just for something to do, I scan some of them into files on the
computer; but again, the when's, where's and who's are the trouble-makers
much of the time.
I almost fell over when my brother told me about a year ago that he took many
of his old pictures out and dumped them into the trash, because they didn't mean
anything to anyone but him and he was 'cleaning house'. At 75 years of age, I am
regretfully finding myself almost looking at that same situation.
Heck, let's face it - any more everyone, at every occasion, is taking their own
pictures with their phones, etc. As opposed to how it was years ago, not many
people are interested in looking at my photos any more, so . . .
Sorry for the rambling. Take care, and all the best to you and yours . . .

Spider223

You'd be surprised at the interest old pictures generate with the kids and even the grand kids. My kids aren't real interested in my pictures of Super-Cross races, they have no idea who Bob Hannah is (Motocross champ back in the day), but pictures of them, even just around the house eating dinner really interest them. My old 'artsy' pictures really don't do a thing for them. I'm soon to be sixty, and know what you mean about camera phones. When we were kids, the cameras usually came out for special occasions, not every day happenings.

The majority of my pictures are slides and color negatives, my mom use to take slides of everything. I had a HP scanner that would let me put sixteen slides in a tray, and come back in forty minutes to reload the tray. My siblings really liked the almost 1000 slides that are now easily looked at on computer. This picture my mom took in 1959 has no real relevance to anyone, but my brother Dave (walking in the door), my sister Brenda holding my hand, and me at two years old, on a trip to Phoenix AZ.

When I updated to Windows 10, the scanner no longer worked properly, so I am relegated to a scanner my wife bought me for Christmas (Jumbl 126PK). it doesn't scan nearly as well as the HP slide scanner did, but man is it fast. I can scan in between 100-180 (negatives) an hour. My kids (youngest is twenty-seven), really like the blast from the past, and they each get copies of everything (one less thing for them to fight over). I have probably ten thousand slides and negatives that I have been working on scanning since Christmas, and I've scanned about a tenth of them since Christmas.

Living in Michigan, and being retired (working part time to pay for my hobbies), give me lots of time during the Winter months to sit at the table and scan pictures in. And seriously, every time I send a batch out to my kids or siblings, I get the same, "Keep em coming!" from everyone.

Take care!

philden Loc: Victor, NY

Nice crop. Well done.

kschwegl Loc: Orangeburg, NY

Great shots. I love corvettes, used to race one (70-74) when I was young, single, and had money to burn. Do they have driving experiences at the raceway? (YOU drive hot laps in a sprint cup car). I did 8 hot laps at Pocono a few years ago. Had it up to 165 down the front straight. Cost $500. Did it with my son, priceless.
Ken S.

Spider223

That would be too cool. Yes, MIS does have a driving experience starting a few weeks before each of the two races at MIS. Not sure of the costs, but would be a blast. My wife is certified for AutoCross, but she hasn't actually competed, only when we get on the highway, and I'm sitting unexpectedly in the passenger seat does she have her burst of exuberance on pushing the pedal.....

She did some "semi" hot laps at Indy a few years ago also. They were only supposed to do fifty-five or so, but a friend of ours slowed way down in his corvette, and let the pack get way ahead, then off we went playing catch up at speed. Felt really nice, but we were no where near 165, I can imagine that would be a blast!

sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA

Nice shot, Spider!