thanks. yes, I agree. the best cycling shots seem to be those where the photographer has followed the cyclists everywhere and captured them off the bike too. Good examples I can think of are Capa's photos of the tour,
http://tinyurl.com/2cn64b http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.Search01_V Page and the recent essay/book Flandrien by Stephan van Fleteren. http://www.stephanvanfleteren.com/gallery_flandriens/index.html -- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Stan Halpin > Sent: 09 July 2007 05:35 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Photographing le Tour > > Nice shots - thanks. I particularly like the one of the couple > sitting in a park with the city skyline in the background. > I hope you saw the Finish on television - it was classic! > IMHO, good bike racing shots are hard to come by - it is tough to > give the feel of speed and personal effort, most shots (mine > included) could just as well be taken of the local bike club > on their > way to a Sunday breakfast. > > Stan > > On Jul 8, 2007, at 12:03 PM, Bob W wrote: > > > ...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 > > > -- > 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
