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gmen
15th of May 2005 (Sun), 16:28
...by all accounts. These guys were leading and lapping pretty quickly. Here they are simultaneously checking their watches as they complete another lap...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/bq001.JPG
skade
16th of May 2005 (Mon), 02:27
Neat shot! They look exhausted!
Croasdail
16th of May 2005 (Mon), 14:02
oddly interesting....
spud159
16th of May 2005 (Mon), 14:33
your photos are always so well exposed - far lighter than I would produce by eye but always seem to work - how much 'processing' do you do at the computer?
I've read before that you use a hand held light meter - does it ever get it wrong?
gmen
16th of May 2005 (Mon), 15:15
oddly interesting....
I know what you mean. What initially drew me to the image when I was reviewing my pics was that the guy on the right is wearing his watch on his right wrist and vice-versa!There's a kind of odd symmetry going on... Hmmm....
blinking8s
16th of May 2005 (Mon), 17:21
power walking is freakin intense, i never knew it was a sport till i went to the NAIA track finals and had to photograph it, i swear it looks painful
gmen
17th of May 2005 (Tue), 02:25
your photos are always so well exposed - far lighter than I would produce by eye but always seem to work - how much 'processing' do you do at the computer?
I've read before that you use a hand held light meter - does it ever get it wrong?
I deal with quite of a lot of images often on fairly tight deadlines, so I try to do the minimum possible post-processing!! That's why I like to get the exposure as close as possible first time round. I use an incident reading from the handheld meter for my base setting - I may tweak this slightly once I've taken a test shot and looked at the histogram. The lightmeter reading is generally pretty close though and I'm only likely to adjust by 1/3 of a stop or so.
Croasdail
17th of May 2005 (Tue), 05:30
gmen - thanks for the advice. Always trying to shorten the learning curve through otheres experiences. Those two still look like twins from parrallel universes.... cheers!
BobL
17th of May 2005 (Tue), 07:30
Well, I'm a walker but not for sport. Someone once described walking as a sport a bit like " a whispering competition in which the winner whispers the loudest".

BTW : Excellent shot!
gmen
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 05:57
Well, I'm a walker but not for sport. Someone once described walking as a sport a bit like " a whispering competition in which the winner whispers the loudest".

BTW : Excellent shot!Thanks BobL! It has to be said that these two guys were moving a fair bit faster than some of the runners I saw!
Incomplete Pete
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 06:01
Gmen, which light meter do you use? Been looking to buy one lately, any recomendations?
gmen
20th of May 2005 (Fri), 13:20
Gmen, which light meter do you use? Been looking to buy one lately, any recomendations?
Pete... I use my trusty Gossen Variosix F (now replaced by the Variosix F2) wich does a good job for me - you can pick them up on e-bay from time to time for under £100.

Another solid choice would be the Sekonic L358, which can be found for under £200 and has had some excellent reviews.

Hope that helps.