Short "Tour de Wellington"

[Bernzfotos]

I had only had my new Nikon D300 for a few days and I was keen to try it out so walked 5 mins down the road from home and discovered there was a National Cycle Race in the main shopping streets of Wellington City, New Zealand on the 25 Jan 2009.






note the TV cameraman taking shots at ground level



on a bend where some riders came adrift when touching that metal plate on the road - I didn't see any but other photographers had

[tycooder]

WOW these are some great captures for your 1st outing with the new camera what great focus on
the moving cycleists Nice job

[FoG]

WOW these are excellent easily up there iwth the ones seen in cycling magazines love the bend oneand the first one and yup those grates are lethal to cyclists ..*mutters about experiences*

[Heaterguy]

Great shots. The composition is fantastic. I am a cyclist so I just love these shots. Most likely, since they are being held in the downtown area it may be assumed that the race is a "criterium" which is a short race usually around 2-5 miles.

[Bernzfotos]

Originally Posted by Heaterguy

Great shots. The composition is fantastic. I am a cyclist so I just love these shots. Most likely, since they are being held in the downtown area it may be assumed that the race is a "criterium" which is a short race usually around 2-5 miles.

Hi Hearterguy - yes the race was short - went for a couple of hours I think and it was approx. a 2min lap time. Cheers, Bernz

[Bernzfotos]

Originally Posted by Bernzfotos

Hi Hearterguy - yes the race was short - went for a couple of hours I think and it was approx. a 2min lap time. Cheers, Bernz

Just did a google search and found details about it - Trust House Cycle Race and Wellington Stage 7

Next year will involve 30 overseas riders and 60 NZ riders.

Cheers, Bernz

[beachcomber]

What a quality selection of actions pictures, excellent results, I enjoyed these

beach

[Chip]

Really well done! I especially like the 1st and 3rd ones, with the sense of movement and the way you got down low for these shots. Impressive.

[StellaG]

fantastic action shots, and love the color. Great job!

[sheldonc]

This is a really nice set - depicts the action and the colours of the scene beautifully - enjoy your new camera