Well, it poured most of the night and was still drizzling pretty steadily when we left the house a bit before 6 in the morning. I kept expecting things to start drying out, but the windshield wipers kept on going all the way to the race.
When I got there, the rest of my photo team were there and although they wished it would be drier, were ready to take care of business. We took care of business by talking about the race plan and headed off to our jobs.
Right away, things changed. These races usually start with the kids race and after they finish, the adult race start. Today though, just before the start, I found out they were starting with the adult race and would have the kids races later in the morning after the adult race. That was a bit of a surprise as we usually regroup after the kids race and tweak our plan before the busier and longer adult race. This is especially handy when we are shooting at a new location (3rd time here for Flowing Desert) or when we are shooting with a new shooter (we had a new team member today).
Everyone adjusted fine to the new schedule and with the exception of the rain that never quite stopped, we all managed to carry on. Now the rest of the team has resumed their normal lives and I have started the fun, but sometimes long, process of reviewing the pictures and adding the keywords so that all today's racers can quickly and easily find their pictures.
I love pictures from the finish line and I usually start my review with those pictures. The smiles on many faces and the visible effort on others shows their pride at their accomplishments. I am most of the way through with the finish pictures and so far the "Flying Finisher" is my favorite photo of this race.
Talk about celebrating your finish! So what do you think? Have you tried the flying finish in a race or are you a "clock-watcher" at the finish line?
