Hi all,
For the first time, I got up early (for a Sunday in winter, anyway - it was 4c at 0630) to go and 'shoot' the annual City to Surf, held this morning (Sunday) in Perth, Western Australia. Yes, it really IS Winter still 
Here are some of the better shots:
The calm before the storm, the main street of Perth, St Georges Tce an hour before the start, not much of a sign of the 26,000 entrants:
Early morning sun, 45 mins before the start, among the thick of things at the start line. Gee, it was hard to walk against the flow:
Getting started early, this young lady stood out like the proverbial:
The 'competition' (I concede). I expect he works for one of the papers or running magazines, but maybe he's just a rich bugger:
They're off. A slightly frightening view of over 26,000 people on their way up the rather steep first hill to Kings Park:
I heard this described as one of the most scenic fun runs (but I guess they all say that), this is tha Barracks Arch, with the runners heading over the Kwinana Freeway and up towards Kings Park. Parliament House is behind me:
Better stop now! The rest are here:
http://www.pbase.com/simonb/city_to_surf_2006
All taken with a 20D and either a Canon 10-22, a 24-70L or a 70-200L with 1.4 extender.
Comments welcome!
Simon....
