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In the paddock Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky Today's the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. I'll be watching on television, not in person as I did in 2016.

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Composition Fundamentals #5 -- Room to Move

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Composition Fundamentals #4 -- Rule of Thirds

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Composition Fundamentals #3 -- Horizontal & Vertical

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Summer Photo Classes Start May 4, 2026

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Composition Fundamentals #2 -- Picture in the Picture

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Composition Fundamentals #1-- Fill the Frame

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