Picture of the day - February 24, 2008

Monster trucks going head-to-head

Photo courtesy of Glen Rouse. My brother Glen and sister-in-law Tonnie recently traveled to the eastern coast of Virginia to visit their daughter Amanda and grandsons "Little Glen" and Jason, and while they were there they all headed over to the Hampton Coliseum to take in a "Monster Truck" show. This was the boys' first experience with monster trucks, and needless to say they both had a ball even though the noise was a bit loud for Jason's sensitive ears. Of course the event was filled with the usual spinning wheels, flying dirt, and flying & flipping trucks, but no one got hurt and a great time was had by all. I'm just glad I didn't have to help clean up the mess! The show provided Glen the elder with a prime opportunity to put his new Tamron 18-250mm zoom lens to the test, and as you can tell from looking at today's picture it performed rather well. By the time it was all over Glen had created a nice collection of great images, and the boys had created a bunch of wonderful childhood memories. It turned out to be a fantastic family outing that left these "kids" of various ages longing for more. The camera and settings used to capture this image were as follows: Camera: Nikon D70s Lens: Tamron AF18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II LD Zoom Focal length: 38mm Shutter speed: 1/60 of a second Aperture: f/4.5   Visitor Comments... Name: Phyllis Helton Town: Bristol, VA Delightful, good picture too :-)   Click here to comment on this picture.   Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!                                 Place the "Picture of the Day" on your website, for free! Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"