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sGu
6th of January 2005 (Thu), 15:57
Today was the last training session before the start of world cup track cycling here in Velodrome, Manchester. I'm covering the entire event till Sunday the 9th, here are some training shots.

Played with Canon 15mm fisheye today, hours of fun! :lol:

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Team Great Britain in action!

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First fishy shot!

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Panning with fisheye is something i need to work on ... a lot!

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Can't have enough of fisheye!

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Great Britain cyclist caught in fisheye :D ... okay, I'll stop ... :oops:

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I'll fire flash next time to enhance the colour ...

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Have to finish with a fisheye shot ... hehehe :p
PeterTaylor
6th of January 2005 (Thu), 16:11
Nice work. You have given some of the shots a good expression of speed and also they have a good atmospheric style to them.
Peter
IncompletePete
6th of January 2005 (Thu), 16:21
Kick ass shots! Can't wait till I'm there on Saturday, will have to play with that 15mm! :D
sGu
6th of January 2005 (Thu), 16:35
Thanks Peter, now I feel much more confident as this is my first cycling shot :p

Pete, get your a*** down here quick, you'll love the 15mm!!! :D

Hopefully I'll improve my techniques and be more creative throughout the next 3 days, and I sure will post more shots.

Btw, I have to mention this, there were 6 shooters today, 5 Canon shooters, 1 Nikon D1H shooter. :D Funny thing is, the official photog for British Cycling Org shoots a 1D MK II+24-70mm+70-200mm and Nikon D1H+80-200mm VR ... how odd???
iwatkins
6th of January 2005 (Thu), 17:29
Those are nice shots. It really brings out the atmosphere of velodrome cycling.

That last shot reminds me of the Olympics TV coverage, they would put that sort of shot on to show progress in pursuits.

I actually think the fisheye is actually very useful at that venue. Good job your zoom hadn't turned up yet or you might not have tried it :D

Have a good weekend and post some shots up from the competition.

Cheers

Ian
Moppie
6th of January 2005 (Thu), 22:14
I like the panning fisheye shots, theres definitly some potential in that for that for a really great photo!
wintoid
6th of January 2005 (Thu), 23:48
Those are all great shots with tons of impact!
Ian_H
7th of January 2005 (Fri), 07:17
Great shots, the fisheye give some great perspectives, really like the last one.


Cheers
Ian
neil_r
7th of January 2005 (Fri), 11:31
OK so you didn't need to borrow my lens :lol:


Fabulous shots.....

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aam1234
7th of January 2005 (Fri), 12:25
World class shots :shock:
IncompletePete
7th of January 2005 (Fri), 13:28
Looks like there will be a battle between me 'n Gu as to who gets the best shot :D
neil_r
7th of January 2005 (Fri), 14:27
Looks like there will be a battle between me 'n Gu as to who gets the best shot :D
Dangerous talk.........................

Roll Up, Roll Up... Place your bets :D

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sGu
7th of January 2005 (Fri), 15:26
LOL

Thanks for all the kind comments, just got back from Velodrome, got 16GB of images to go through!!! It filled my 4 x 2GB cards twice!

Hopefully there would be some keepers, and will post more images once I go through them ... if ever :s

Btw, just received my 16-35mm today(Huge thanks to Larry Casey from this forum), wooohooooo :D
transcend
7th of January 2005 (Fri), 15:33
If you can get some shots of the canadian pursuit team, that would rock. I have a few friends there.
sGu
7th of January 2005 (Fri), 17:58
Certainly will keep an eye out for you ;)
gmen
8th of January 2005 (Sat), 01:22
Looks like there will be a battle between me 'n Gu as to who gets the best shot :D

I'm looking forward to handbags at dawn!

Nice shots Gu btw...
cmM
8th of January 2005 (Sat), 02:40
very nice shots. Fisheye is awesome. I wish I had a chance to shoot some indoor cycling
Jonny
8th of January 2005 (Sat), 12:02
Nice pics dude, looks like i will be saving up for a fisheye now!
sGu
9th of January 2005 (Sun), 09:58
Tell you what, if we manage to sort out a night out here, i'll bring my fisheye so you can play with it, then you'll definitely need to save up for it!
Jonny
9th of January 2005 (Sun), 10:10
sGu,

I was watching some of the cycling today on the TV and was wondering if i could spot you trackside. I think i did too!

Have you been sitting (kinda crossed legged) on the inside of the track ( the green bit ) just into a bend?

I was looking for a guy remotely like ur old avatar.
sGu
9th of January 2005 (Sun), 10:22
That's unbelievable! I think i was the only shooter ever sits down cross legged, if the person you saw was near the "British Cycling" sign on the track, then yes, that's me :D shooting a 1D MK II + 70-200mm and 1D + 16-35mm side by side ;)

Oh, I was in a yellow bib :D
Jonny
9th of January 2005 (Sun), 10:26
Yup the yellow really suits you!! You looked really laid back sat like that :-)

I was a bit jealous being sat here watching the TV wishing it was i sat there getting some decent action for a change. Who was you shooting for?
sGu
9th of January 2005 (Sun), 10:34
Yup the yellow really suits you!! You looked really laid back sat like that :-)

I was a bit jealous being sat here watching the TV wishing it was i sat there getting some decent action for a change. Who was you shooting for?

I was laid back, well, kind had to, it really aches your back when carrying them gears on you walking n shooting for 5-7 hours :(

I was shooting for papers also in a hope of submit images on spec to different websites, magazines and agencies if any.