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By HILARY S. GERHARDT
Practice, persistence and patience is the prescription for successful snapshots as well as professional photography. And with the introduction of “point and shoot” cameras into today’s market, everyone now has the capability to take a picture. Unfortunately, it still doesn’t assure the photo will be a good one.
The real keys: the proper knowledge, the right equipment, the correct skills and the knack of being in the right place at the right time.
Area steeplechase meetings are excellent photo opportunities. The rolling, picturesque countryside, sleek thoroughbreds, fancy tailgates and an array of people create colorful, powerful outdoor images.
If you scan any Virginia or Maryland race course, you’ll probably spot master ’chase photographer Douglas Lees with an armful of cameras, vying for the best photo shot of the day.
The Warrenton resident, who is a real estate and insurance agent for D.H. Lees Company, spends many a spring and fall weekend on the race course capturing the memorable moments.
Lees has been published in more than 15 regional and na
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