well, despite them getting the country wrong, the tour went ahead. I didn't get the spot I wanted, and I didn't have a very good spot when the peloton went by. Most of the time I photographed people waiting
-- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Bob W > Sent: 07 July 2007 14:58 > To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' > Subject: Photographing le Tour > > has anyone here ever photographed the start of the tour de france > before? > > tomorrow it is due to pass through greenwich from about 11am. the > clocks will start running when they get to the meridian line. I have > been scouting for a useful vantage point today. the one I like best is > shortly before meridian (about 100 metres before). > > I am assuming that they will arrive from Central London and just carry > on straight through Greenwich - they won't have to stop and line up on > the meridian for a mass start or anything like that will they? > > are there normally large crowds of officials and sealed-off areas > around the 'real' start? in other words, am I likely to be able to get > to the vantage point I want? (I have a plan B, of course) > > -- > Regards, > Bob > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
