Originally Posted by
mattm
For the bigger crits, it's common to let photographers on the course just after the finish line for sprint shots. San Dimas had a line of red tape after the finish that I assumed was for official photos, and Cascade does that too.
But in this case I think they were just too close to the finish, and/or didn't get out of the way in time.
FWIW, it's not really needed... Dave McLaughlin was off the course for this shot, shooting a 400mm f/2.8 with a 1.4x extender. He was outside turn 1 barriers, a full city block away from me. Of course, not everyone is carrying around $10K worth of glass just for a Cat 3 finishing sprint.
