Supercross - *Cowboys* Stadium 2010

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Welcome to Jerrys World. Being one of his worst critics i'll say that SX in his house was right on par with the hype. Relaxed atmosphere, new amenities, hell even security was friendly!

A complete gallery can be found, a little higher rez photos (these on here suck) http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_sx_2010

You'll notice the track doesnt use the edge. Best guess, dont want bikes near all those high-priced, glass enclosed suites?
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/stadium.jpg

Subtle details like the * on the seats, no doubt where you are at.
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/seat.jpg

These guys will give anyone with ADHD a run for their money
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/ring_light.jpg

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Barcia looked to be having fun in practice
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/barcia_scrub.jpg

So did Hahn
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/hahn_whip2.jpg

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Regal makes his 450 debut
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/kyle_regal2.jpg

He likes sand
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/kyle_regal_sand.jpg

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Jason Langford jr maks the night show!
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/langford_heat.jpg

He didnt make it easy on himself, though
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/langford_crash.jpg

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Kdub had an off night but there's something about watching this guys effortless riding style. He'll give you a bad case of "i can do that". Dude is just a badass
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/windham.jpg

http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/windham_poetry.jpg

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Hahn, on the gas
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/hahn_slide.jpg

This was a good spot for roost action
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/honda140.jpg

[Neyhart198dad]

SWEEEEEEET pics Aaron

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KC had some really bum luck.
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/cunningham2.jpg

http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/cunningham_tearoff.jpg

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The start crash that took out 2/3rds of the lites class. Look at the position of Lemoines leg (#31). That's gonna leave a bad mark.
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/lites_start_crash.jpg

Isnt there a "no outside assistance" rule in SX? The frenchman collects himself in the aftermath.
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/pourcel_assist.jpg

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Dungey and Mudflaps locking elbows
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/dungey_milsaps_start.jpg

http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/rv_heat_start.jpg

http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/rv_heat_start2.jpg

http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/rv_dungey_regal.jpg

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I bet Sipes is gonna remember this
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/tyler_wharton.jpg

Canard
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/canard_heat2.jpg

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Dungey
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/dungey_slide.jpg

http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/dungey_tearoff.jpg

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Metcalfe holeshotted the LCQ restart. I feel bad for Cunningham as he caught the short end of a re-start.
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/metcalfe.jpg

RV action
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/rv_124.jpg

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Frenchman has bike skills
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/pourcel_sweep.jpg

http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/pourcel_slide.jpg

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Freestyle
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/backflip2.jpg

Nothing exceptional except he is going <------- that way.
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/ktm_whip.jpg

[SG Berm book]

Absolutely freakin killer shots ! How about Regal and that start !

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KC, lmao
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/cunningham_tunnel.jpg

And his sis who didnt want her pic taken.
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/kristin2.jpg

[Rage]

Good stuff Big A

[11kphotos]

An old friend of mine works the asterisks medical gig, for Doc Bodner, when the sx roles into town. we went to grade school and high school together back in Okla. Somewhere along the way he made better/right decisions and became a surgeon. before becoming a doc he was plenty damn fast on mini's. Several ponca appearances if memory serves me correctly, it's been 30yrs. Anyway, my buddy Jim Kennedy
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/jim.jpg

http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/jim_asterick.jpg

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Saw her hanging around Zeb Smith... good choice on both parts.
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/zebs_friend.jpg

Pre opening ceremonies
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/tunnel_guard.jpg

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A quick reference to the giant tv in the sky. Notice Tom Hahn in the bottom left.
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/tv_screen.jpg

So i'm upstairs wondering around the mezzanine looking for weird stuff to shoot. Those sections were closed until later in the evening so it was kind of like a ghost town up there. Anyway i hear a familiar voice over the PA, look through a hallway and see a 6story Wilbur! Didnt have time to bolt on the wide angle so this was shot with a 300mm prime. For reference, see the tiny people in the background, lower right.
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/wilburs_head.jpg

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Somehow i see VIking in this
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/sumo.jpg

Man one of the baddest mofo's to walk the earth and he looks nervous! Taken in tunnel just prior to opening ceremonies
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/roger_decoster.jpg

[SG Berm book]

Keep em coming reemermeout!

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I like this kids style
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/barcia_tearoff.jpg

He and Baggett went at it, Barcia was out of control in the sand. So awesome.
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/barcia_baggett_sand.jpg

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I'm whiskey tango SG!

Canard in the sand
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/canard_saylor.jpg

Dunno how he saved this!
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/carnage.jpg

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Bud Moores bike
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/buds_bike.jpg

This guy told me he can beat the Vikings ASS.
Crazy beer selling dude..
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/crazy_beerguy.jpg

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We sure were bummed $mith didnt make the big show however after seeing the crash he endured at Oakhill on Thursday, that dude gets props for getting out of bed! Good effort Aaron, we love ya man!

http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/aaron2.jpg

Langford Jr
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/langford_heat2.jpg

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Milsaps, LA sag
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/milsaps_sweep.jpg

Pourcel and Wharton
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/pourcel_wharton.jpg

[SG Berm book]

Thanks for throwing props to young $mith - he was on the bad end of a straight-up vicious crash on Thursday at the GNC which involved ems getting him off the track, another ems visit later that day, and a bout of spitting up blood for an hour. He wanted to use Dallas as some practice for Houston, and did not have high hopes after the crash less than 48 hrs before hand.

MSR MX http://www.facebook.com/MSRMX - quick shot of Aaron on the podium and reference to his going down hard!

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before moto
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/hill_helmet.jpg

During moto
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/hill_tower.jpg

And getting passed (-;
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/hill_brayton.jpg

[DPW]

awesome pics! What happened to Regal in the main?

[zookrider62]

went down and couldnt get it restarted

[mxjeff2]

Bummer race for Kyle- other than he proved he has speed. He cased the last jump of triple triple in the middle and took Tedesco with him.

[russerbe]

Good pics here Aaron. I saw you several times on Saturday. You kept coming to my section in the stands and shooting the triple. I didn't want to bother you while you were shooting, so I just hoped to see you walking around. Never did, but I did happen to run into Mxjunk, Viking, Shand, AR616 and DonkeyPunch, but I didn't find out it was him until he walked away and Shand told me so.

Saturday morning MickeyMeanie and I made a trip to Arlington Camera to get myself a new set of strobes. I cancelled the order I placed with B&H after it had been a month and still no strobes. That camera store is nothing like I expected. I was thinking it was going to be this big superstore type place from all I've heard about it. They did have alot of stuff though and their staff seemed to be pretty konwledgable. It looked like they've outgrown that building for sure. It was nice though, they've got alot of stuff.

[twoboysdad]

These are from my Nikon Coolpix..........from the BIG Screen!
874
875

[Rage]

Regal had silencer packed with dirt like RV did a couple weeks ago

[11kphotos]

Damn Russ, you should've let me know the night before. i would've met you there. we pass that shop on the way to the stadium. Yes, its an old worn out store but that's why i like it. That shop rules, the 300 you saw me with belongs to them. i'm too poor to afford a 300 f2.8 but hopefully by summer i'll have one. Glad they hooked you up, i could've referred you in btw... that place is my D&S of the camera world.

Believe it or not, i was shooting mostly this stuff from your section. i shot a few of that triple but it was a sweet spot that first corner
http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/brayton_canard.jpg

http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/cunningham_blocks.jpg

http://www.11kphotos.com/dallas_2010/heat_start.jpg

Rage, will you txt me about houston. i need to know something ASAP.. make hotel reservations and all that.

[dirtfarmer]

Aaron your photos continue to amaze me.

[Rage]

Rage, will you txt me about houston. i need to know something ASAP.. make hotel reservations and all that.

Txt you what? Ive already told you - we swap in houston - done deal.

[11kphotos]

Txt you what? Ive already told you - we swap in houston - done deal.

fair enough sir. i wasnt aware i was already on the list. i didnt ask john to submit that request so if it hasnt been done... then it might be an issue?

[russerbe]

Yea, I thought that was your shop. I didn't think to see if dropping your name would have saved any $.Crap, I dropped almost $3,000 so any kind of discount would have been great. Oh well, its just money right. Luckily most of the members here donate to me so I don''t have to charge people at the tracks to take their pics. Haha

Yea, I was thinking a 300 or 400 would have been awesome from our seats. Good luck on getting a 300 by Freestone. You do know all you have to do is ask for donations right on here right? Everyone will send you whatever funds you need. It's awesome!! I'm going to get a long prime by the first football game in the fall. I'm going to try and find a barely used 400 2.8 for just a bit more than a new 300 would be,hopefully anyway. I think if I had Arlington camera in my town, I wouldn't bother buying one and just rent one though. You're a lucky guy to have that store local for sure.

Hopefully you can still get credentials for Houston. I missed out on shooting A1 last year because I didn't get on John soon enough and Denny said no to him because he asked 2 weeks out and they have a rule of applying at least 3 weeks out.

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Yea, I thought that was your shop. I didn't think to see if dropping your name would have saved any $.Crap, I dropped almost $3,000 so any kind of discount would have been great. Oh well, its just money right. Luckily most of the members here donate to me so I don''t have to charge people at the tracks to take their pics. Haha

Yea, I was thinking a 300 or 400 would have been awesome from our seats. Good luck on getting a 300 by Freestone. You do know all you have to do is ask for donations right on here right? Everyone will send you whatever funds you need. It's awesome!! I'm going to get a long prime by the first football game in the fall. I'm going to try and find a barely used 400 2.8 for just a bit more than a new 300 would be,hopefully anyway. I think if I had Arlington camera in my town, I wouldn't bother buying one and just rent one though. You're a lucky guy to have that store local for sure.

Hopefully you can still get credentials for Houston. I missed out on shooting A1 last year because I didn't get on John soon enough and Denny said no to him because he asked 2 weeks out and they have a rule of applying at least 3 weeks out.

oh man, i made the mistake of taking a 400 to freestone last year. i was whipped by that thing. great images but my god they are heavy. at least for 100 degree weather. man if i had that $3k i would have damn sure bought a 300 prime. strobes arent a bad choice though. Rage has some kickass little slave/strobes that are portable. coolest thing ever.

yup Arlington Camera is really cool! they have a competitor.. Ft Worth Camera, lol, that has very similar stuff. Equally nice to deal with and you cant go wrong with either. I'm spoiled.. two camera shops within 20 mins of my home.

Sorry i missed ya Saturday. would've been cool to say "hi". next time, throw something at me. preferably large sums of cash for that 300! lol

[jpw002]

Nice images, it really was a goodtime

[russerbe]

oh man, i made the mistake of taking a 400 to freestone last year. i was whipped by that thing. great images but my god they are heavy. at least for 100 degree weather. man if i had that $3k i would have damn sure bought a 300 prime. strobes arent a bad choice though. Rage has some kickass little slave/strobes that are portable. coolest thing ever.

yup Arlington Camera is really cool! they have a competitor.. Ft Worth Camera, lol, that has very similar stuff. Equally nice to deal with and you cant go wrong with either. I'm spoiled.. two camera shops within 20 mins of my home.

Sorry i missed ya Saturday. would've been cool to say "hi". next time, throw something at me. preferably large sums of cash for that 300! lol

Yea, I remember that 400. I took a shot with it in the media tent. I couldn't believe how you had to hold it. I bought the strobes because I'm getting into portrait photography (where the money's at). I got really really good set of strobes that have built in wireless triggering, so no pocketwizards for me! Wo Hooo. I'm going to buy a Vagabond so I can take them on location anywhere I want. I'm pretty excited to start doing something different with photography. I'm starting to do senior portraits, proms, etc.. It's like everything else, you gotta spend money to make money.

I'll see ya at Freestone for sure. I'm shooting Hangtown and Freestone for someone else this year. I'll be sure and talk to Reed and tell him to keep an eye out for you because you were talking smack about him again so he can pepper your ass with roost again!! hahahaha, that was hilarious!!



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lol yes, that one hurt!

what kind of strobes did you get? thats badass that you dont need triggers. i've managed to break 2 of my 3 pocketwizards!!

[The_VIKING]

sweet K-Dub pics!!!

[11kphotos]

sweet K-Dub pics!!!

Taken specifically for you, no BS.

[russerbe]

lol yes, that one hurt!

what kind of strobes did you get? thats badass that you dont need triggers. i've managed to break 2 of my 3 pocketwizards!!

They are ProFoto D1 Air's. Here's a link to them. They are freakin awesome!

http://www.profoto.com/D1/index.php

[11kphotos]

They are ProFoto D1 Air's. Here's a link to them. They are freakin awesome!

http://www.profoto.com/D1/index.php

oh hell yes Russ! Good job. I have one profoto and one JTR. that profoto is a gnarly mofo, built in slaves and all that good stuff. You did your homework, well played.

[russerbe]

oh hell yes Russ! Good job. I have one profoto and one JTR. that profoto is a gnarly mofo, built in slaves and all that good stuff. You did your homework, well played.

Yup, It's a great kit. I got this bad boy as well. I'm all done up and ready shoot portraits now.


http://www.sekonic.com/products/Sekonic%20L-758DR%20DIGITALMASTER.asp

[MICKEYMEANIE]

You know, I was quite proud of myself... Russ got me to go with him to Arlington Camera and I managed to walk out of there without spending a dime... Oh the temptation was there but I kept my wallet in my pocket. That store was amazing for sure... They have merchandise stuffed in every nook and cranny! I was even more surprised at how busy they were... No sign of a struggling economy in that shop!

[Rage]

Question is what photog doesn't have strobes that are slaves? You need alot more than strobes and a light meter to take portraits (properly). Strobes are only a small portion of what you need. I suggest you join ppa and start going to conferences if you wanna jump start your senior and portrait business. Many successful photogs give their secrets, marketing and business plans away.

Oh and pocketwizards - how about my chic lost 4 of them at a shoot - just left them behind - glad i don't count on them.

[11kphotos]

Did you guys ever find that backdrop Rage?

One of my strobes shoots trigger only, does not have slave capability. Its fast and good power but it was my first strobe and it was CHEAP. ironically it outlasted my prophoto rig which was kinda weird as that JTL has been dropped, kicked, stepped on.. hell the modeling lamp has been broken for 3 yrs but that sucker fires every time.

[Rage]

no - she's good at losing shit - i heard she lost a D3 recently with several lenses (actually twice) - but managed to get it back

[russerbe]

Question is what photog doesn't have strobes that are slaves? You need alot more than strobes and a light meter to take portraits (properly). Strobes are only a small portion of what you need. I suggest you join ppa and start going to conferences if you wanna jump start your senior and portrait business. Many successful photogs give their secrets, marketing and business plans away.

Oh and pocketwizards - how about my chic lost 4 of them at a shoot - just left them behind - glad i don't count on them.

Oh yea, I know it takes alot more than just owning good equipment to take good portraits. I've been buying books on it and I recently took an all day class on off camera lighting from a local pro that I'm friends with. We got to use his strobes and meter with our camera's. We learned what different lights do what and the effects they have. Later this week or early next week, he is giving me a half day private training session with my equipment in his studio. That's going to be great.

As far as PPA, I've already taken that step. My buddy that is teaching me is also one of the directors of our local PPA. I've already attended one event and plan on going to all of them that I can.

I can't imagine how pleasant it was around your house when your wife left 4 pocketwizards on location!! That is one very expensive mistake.

Hey, thanks for the advise Tim, I'm always down to have some knowledge thrown my way. I know you don't generally give too much, so I appreciate it when you do.

[11kphotos]

no - she's good at losing shit - i heard she lost a D3 recently with several lenses (actually twice) - but managed to get it back

damn, that's all i'm gonna say about that.