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That first turn, i expect my stomach to do cartwheels and to get into a fistfight with the urge to throw up everywhere. My adrenaline spikes thinking of what’s about to happen, which makes what actually happens a glorious surprise, because we don’t lurch to a stop or encounter a nauseating change in altitude.

What we do, instead, is drift around the corner, the tires burning and squealing, I’m feeling the soreness in my right forearm two days later, holding onto that little strap comes from the roof, it’s keeping me in my seat, I’m elated, I’ve never done THIS in a car before, except for that one time in an ambulance and that was terrifying because it was raining and not on purpose and I had zero control of the vehicle and it’s a miracle we didn’t crash into anyone.

Whereas here, this drift is actually On Purpose.

Shea had invited me a month ago, right after he’d posted some photos from a drift event. I’d seen the Fast & Furious movies, I like driving fast, he said I could come through if I wanted, and it sounded like fun, something different. I’d take pictures, it’d be low-intensity.

Instead it's an addictive rush, struggling to take Good photos while also making sure I don't get whipped around the inside of the vehicle, trying out different cameras, stuffing them under my butt when it was time to switch, don't want to destroy these little antiques, also have to figure out what to DO with Polaroids, not even sure they won't get sucked out of the window with every exposure.

(I'm saving those for Polaroid week, they're coming, they're coming soon)

I occasionally hear a cackling while we're on the track, a laugh of unbridled joy...only to realize that's my cackle, that's my laugh.

Tags: 3.29.25 Garagespeed.jp Shea Terpening Antelope Valley Speedway DRIFTING

Tranquility
by Jim Patterson Photography

Tranquility

by Jim Patterson Photography

A Sony Alpha 7R Mark V — 1/15s ƒ/11 ISO 100 at 600 mm

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The air was so still on this evening. How still? I was shooting at 840mm on my Sony A7R V and could shoot at 4 seconds (on a tripod of course) and still have sharp images. Atmospheric distortion can wreak havoc at this location, but the tranquility on this evening was unmatched.

Tags: California Death Valley Inyo County National Park USA United States arid beauty desert dry grandeur landscape nature outdoors outside scenery scenic sand dunes Mesquite Sand Dunes Stove Pipe Wells Jimpattersonphotography.com Jim Patterson Photography sunset soft glow pastel