As part of a Sam Abell workshop in Santa Fe, the class travelled to Albuquerque to shoot the race track. I was told that the upstairs had a very old seating area that was closed. Intrigued by seeing the decaying spectator seats, I persuaded a security guard to let me in to photograph them. Once there I noticed I had a great view of the horse race so I carefully composed my frame making sure I included the “fast” sign. As soon as I saw the horses in my periphery I clicked, getting the image in one frame.

As part of a Sam Abell workshop in Santa Fe, the class travelled to Albuquerque to shoot the race track. I was told that the upstairs had a very old seating area that was closed. Intrigued by seeing the decaying spectator seats, I persuaded a security guard to let me in to photograph them. Once there I noticed I had a great view of the horse race so I carefully composed my frame making sure I included the “fast” sign. As soon as I saw the horses in my periphery I clicked, getting the image in one frame.