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Feb 25, 2008 02:17 | #1

After seeing all the nice, sharp photos from previous stages, I thought I would try my luck. These were taken at today's stage, which ended at the Rose Bowl, in Pasadena. (I was on the circuit).

Unfortunately, I was not blessed with things like decent light, dryness, etc. In other words, it was "not ideal" as far as photography conditions go. You know what? I had a blast anyway!

Here are a few that caught my eye:

First, to set the "weather stage"

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The Mavic "good samaritan-mobile" which helps riders of all teams if they are in need of a speedy tire change. (And that's not noise, those are raindrops!)

As the breakaway hit the Rose Bowl circuit, Tom Zirbel immediately attacked.

(see attached image #1, below)
Although I was going for "motion blur", I think I may have moved into the "abstract art" regime with this shot. Obviously, it is FAR from sharp. I suppose that is what happens with a 1/80 sec shutter, 10 feet of separation from a subject moving 30 mph, and no IS!

Closely following Zirbel was the rest of the breakaway group.

(see attached image #2, below)

Here, Jason McCartney (CSC), Michael Creed (Rock Racing, foreground left), and George Hincapie (HighRoad, behind Creed) carefully observe the posted sign, which cautions "NO STOPPING ANY TIME". (The sign is sharp enough to read in full res, but turned illegible in the downsized shot, I'm afraid.)

A few seconds later, the peloton zipped by, charging hard!

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(sorry for the broken link, I am working on fixing it... )

And finally, a terrible picture of a terrific rider: George Hincapie, stage winner, as he fixes his earpiece.

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"Can you hear me now?"

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Feb 25, 2008 06:21 | #2

Hey Adam... not sure if you intended it or not, but great capture of motion. Love how you didn't fall into the trap of using a too high shutter speed. Nicely done. Cheers.

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Feb 25, 2008 08:29 | #3

Very nice images, the Mavic images is very nicely composed. A good series of images.

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Feb 25, 2008 10:22 as a reply to @ Pete's Prints's post | #4

Very nice Adam! I also like the one of Zirbel, very cool. And don't feel bad about the pic of George. Last year at the Tour of Missouri I waited at the top of a KOM climb to get a lovely succession of George wiping his nose! Also, way to go for braving the nasty weather!

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Feb 25, 2008 22:10 | #5

Thanks, guys! Yes, I was trying to go for the motion blur to illustrate the speed, but I didn't nail it nearly as well as Dan-O did. <https://photography-on-the.net …owthread.php?t=459898>;

It's always a bit of guesswork with the shutterspeed for the panning shots, but I think my inexperience did me no favors, as I set up on a slightly downhill straightaway, rather than an uphill. (requiring a bit of a faster swing speed).

I'm looking forward to owning a wider-angle IS lens, too! (I'm planning on buying a 24-105 IS, eventually).

Cheers!

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