Troy Bayliss from the 2009 MotoGP at Phillip Island

[mugget]

hey all,

I just thought i'd share this photo here, took this on Sunday morning of the MotoGP. my shoulder had gotten so sore that i had given up with the shoulder strap and was just carrying the camera by hand. my feet were just about dead from all the walking and standing, and i probably lost a bit of weight after that weekend due to not having enough time to eat!

but this photo pretty much makes it all worthwhile to me. I previewed it on the camera just after i got it and had to smile. then when i got back home and had a chance to see it full size i was even more impressed. :D

enjoy, let me know what you think. :cool:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2495/4033827701_45eb79f89a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugget/4033827701/)

i have a whole bunch of other photos to sort through yet, i'll post here again if i have anything else that stands out. :)

[300Daz]

Very nice. Good to see him back on 2 wheels.

Daz

[Cyclop]

Excellent shot of Troy on the Duc, well done.

[wrxyboy]

clean shot, well done.

[Alexsi]

nice shot

[Racer46]

Great shot!

Wonder how exciting it would have been to be at Portimao with Bayliss and Spies going head to head!

[frizzle]

Nice shot.
Lovin the sparks getting kicked up from the toe of his boot.

[lpryor]

yeh troy needs to stay on 2 wheels... i don't want to see another wayne gardner in a V8 supercar. :)

Nice pice mate... it might be my monitor but it may be a little underexposed but great shot!!

[MDJAK]

love the trailing sparks under his leg. Nice work.
mark

[pixelbasher]

Nice shot, bummed out I missed it this year. Troys da man!

yeh troy needs to stay on 2 wheels... i don't want to see another wayne gardner in a V8 supercar. :)

I agree, but if he's going to V8's fulltime I really hope he finds a team that can build a decent car. :rolleyes:

[Evo-L]

Very nice

[mugget]

cheers all.

i've been looking at this one... i agree maybe a little bit underexposed - the whites are not really a bright bright white. also i've had others comment that maybe cropping the top and bottom wouldn't go astray.. i will have a play with that for the print. (i usually upload the full size un-cropped pics to Flickr though, just as a kind of online backup.)

[pablito]

No Bayliss No Party!

:)

Nice one!

[coalcliff]

The more effort that goes into the shot, the sweeter it is! Well done, now edit it up ..print and hang!

[Jimil]

Thanks for posting that pic of Troy! My all time favorite rider! Was he doing a parade lap on the Ducati Bayliss replica? I've heard that supercar racing isn't panning out for him and that he wants to come back to WSBK. You see it all the time when these guys retire at the top of their game. They think they are done and it's time to move on to other things, but they just don't feel right till they are back racing again. I can just imagine Troy just moping around the house wondering what he'll do that day.

Back to your pic. Like others have said, it's a little under exposed and could use a crop both top and bottom. I love that you captured the sparks off the toe sliders, or maybe that could be the footpeg.

Philip Island is such an awesome track! Looking forward to more of your shots!

Cheers mate!

[mugget]

hey Jimil, this was actually taken during the Legends of MotoGP display. they had Bayliss, Wayne Gardner and Mick Doohan all out there doing a few laps. and yep that's the road-trim 1098R Bayliss replica.

you are right - it's hard to believe that Troy has finished up racing and now spends his day around the farm in Taree. :lol:
but yes, i've heard whispers about him scoping out the WSBK paddock for a ride next year... well we can only wait to see what happens...

it's taking me ages to sort the rest of these pics from PI. maybe i'll get a chance this morning. :eek:

[4g63]

damn that ducati is really nice.

[OCcME]

fantastic shop....

[Panda_stunter]

yup thats the street duc...and the sparks are the feelers on the foot pegs...not the boot slider (sliders are plastics, wont spark)

nice shot!

[Jimil]

hey Jimil, this was actually taken during the Legends of MotoGP display. they had Bayliss, Wayne Gardner and Mick Doohan all out there doing a few laps. and yep that's the road-trim 1098R Bayliss replica.

you are right - it's hard to believe that Troy has finished up racing and now spends his day around the farm in Taree. :lol:
but yes, i've heard whispers about him scoping out the WSBK paddock for a ride next year... well we can only wait to see what happens...

it's taking me ages to sort the rest of these pics from PI. maybe i'll get a chance this morning. :eek:

mugget, looking forward to seeing your other shots. I think the Bayliss replica looks much better than the Hayden rep.

What a treat to have those 3 guys out there doing laps!

Ducati already has Haga and Fabrizio, I don't think they could field a 3rd bike, unless he goes to a satellite team.