Criterium

[teilhet]

A cycling race came to town today. It was a criterium race which consists of 50 or so riders circling a 1.3 mile loop downtown which makes for great spectating and loads of photography practice. Here's a few.


Thepro category winner at the finish line.


The cyclist flying by a friend of mine like he's standing still ....oh I guess he is.


A couple riders from our local club.


I tooled around with this one and I think it turned out. Reminds me of a Nike ad for some reason.

Thanks for looking.

[bradzo66]

Awesome shots I raced bikes here in Australia at a semi pro level and lived to punish myself on these contraptions , yr shots bring back some great memories and remind me the Tour De France is just around the corner , great work Cheers .

[teilhet]

Originally Posted by bradzo66

Awesome shots I raced bikes here in Australia at a semi pro level and lived to punish myself on these contraptions , yr shots bring back some great memories and remind me the Tour De France is just around the corner , great work Cheers .

Thanks, man. I'm looking forward to the Tour myself...too bad we only get minimal coverage here.

[bradzo66]

So did we until about 2 ys ago now they give us live feeds which means going to the life of a vampire for 22 days , but its worth it and with Lance back this year should be as interesting as ever . All the best

[AnnaV]

I love these. Especially the second - really great shot. I'm doing a slow shutter speed assignment for my photography course atm and wish this was mine

[westx]

Nice shots and #2 is really cool.

[shutternut]

LOVE the second shot! Really, really cool... I like how he's just sitting there hanging around and you've got cyclists flying by him giving it everything they've got... really interesting shot! Love it!

[teilhet]

Originally Posted by AnnaV

I love these. Especially the second - really great shot. I'm doing a slow shutter speed assignment for my photography course atm and wish this was mine

Hey Thanks! You know, now that you mention it - I kinda wish I would have played around with some even slower shutter speeds - maybe have gotten a blur from edge to edge. But, I'm really happy with how the 2nd turned out.

Originally Posted by westx

Nice shots and #2 is really cool.

Thanks for the compliment.

Originally Posted by shutternut

LOVE the second shot! Really, really cool... I like how he's just sitting there hanging around and you've got cyclists flying by him giving it everything they've got... really interesting shot! Love it!

I appreciate it and am gladded you enjoy it. I wish I had a remote so I could have gotten myself in the picture - I'd definitely frame it somewhere.