...sorry - one-handed typing - I sent that accidentally. ...I photographed people waiting. The peloton itself passed in about 5 seconds, according to my metadata - they are very fast. After that were a few wannabes, and then Greenwich relaxed in the soleil and came over all French.
This is a Flash gallery: http://www.web-options.com/TDF/ -- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 08 July 2007 17:44 > To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' > Subject: RE: Photographing le Tour > > 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
