Tour of CA Prologue - couple of pics
02-18-08, 08:04 PM
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Tour of CA Prologue - couple of pics
Hi, I'm just an occasional lurker but I wanted to share a few pics, taken at the first turn, corner of Hamilton and Cowper. Notice how their focus while negotiating a dangerous corner results in different facial expressions. I even caught one guy sticking his tongue out the side of his mouth, but the picture was too blurry to post.
Tom Boonen
Jens Voight
Levi
Bobby Julich
David Millar
Porn Star Guy (AKA Zabriskie)
Looks like Voight has some fresh road rash. The cornering ability among these guys varied greatly. Despite his good time, Levi took the turn a little wide. I blew the Hincapie and Cipollini shots because they made perfect tight apexes at very high speed about two feet from my head.
Thanks for viewing,
Dave
Tom Boonen
Jens Voight
Levi
Bobby Julich
David Millar
Porn Star Guy (AKA Zabriskie)
Looks like Voight has some fresh road rash. The cornering ability among these guys varied greatly. Despite his good time, Levi took the turn a little wide. I blew the Hincapie and Cipollini shots because they made perfect tight apexes at very high speed about two feet from my head.
Thanks for viewing,
Dave
Last edited by carbonlife; 02-21-08 at 02:58 AM. Reason: Added some pics
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Great shots. Yes, Voight had a tumble during their training camp around Solvang (I think). That's what the Versus crew mentioned last night.
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VERY smokin' well done. Great flash fill use, good spot, right moments.
+100. Thanks!
+100. Thanks!
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Boy! You know how to work a camera!
02-19-08, 11:22 AM
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Excellent! Lots better than mine;
Cancellara was way too fast for my shutter finger:
Cancellara was way too fast for my shutter finger:
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definitely nice shots ... can see the determination.
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SUPER shots! Thanks for sharing, for those of us that can't be there! Next year, I'm taking more days off work! I helped Marshall the course for stage 2, and one of the 'rules' for us? No cameras! Bummer. 
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OK, maybe this is of interest to no one but me, but I actually found the picture gallery of the person who was standing behind me during the Prologue, and I'm in some of the pictures, so it shows my perspective when taking the shots you see above. I'm the guy wearing the Cal cap. Pictures are posted with her permission (here's her gallery).
Here's a picture of me with Tom Boonen just before I took my shot (compare the position of the front wheel to my picture in the first post):
Here's another picture I took; the inset shows the picture of me just before I took my shot (compare the position of the shadow):
And lastly, here's a picture of me not following through with my pan. My brother is holding the flash off camera. Having the flash off to the side gives more "depth" to the subject. Note the shadows cast by the flash in the pictures in the first post; it's most obvious with the pics of Boonen and Millar. Also note the difference in brightness between the left and right arms on several riders.
Here's a picture of me with Tom Boonen just before I took my shot (compare the position of the front wheel to my picture in the first post):
Here's another picture I took; the inset shows the picture of me just before I took my shot (compare the position of the shadow):
And lastly, here's a picture of me not following through with my pan. My brother is holding the flash off camera. Having the flash off to the side gives more "depth" to the subject. Note the shadows cast by the flash in the pictures in the first post; it's most obvious with the pics of Boonen and Millar. Also note the difference in brightness between the left and right arms on several riders.
