The Alaskan Pig Races at the Orange...

The Alaskan Pig Races at the Orange County Fair draws a crowd every

year. Cute pigs leaping over hurdles and the sheer determination on

their faces to get the prize at the end of the race always produces a

good photo. It seems that nothing can deter the pigs from crossing

the finish line. But this year, the pigs actually did an about-face

and headed in the opposite direction; drawing boos from the crowd and

disbelief from the race announcer.

How did this happen? Photographer Kent Treptow’s camera with it’s

big lens was something the pigs must have never seen before because

the mere sight of it sent the little piggies packing. He was trying

to find a new angle of the races by using an ultra-wide angle lens.

-- Steve McCrank, photo editor