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Subject: [Leica] IMGs: Tour of California bicycle race
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard)
Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 22:46:04 +0200
References: <F1B7C435-F582-4216-AC26-12062C29DE05@comcast.net> <02B15BC5-6375-409D-84D2-07057F2DBB9D@frozenlight.eu>

This one
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OBRYK/Tour+2012/L1011687.JPG.html
is the best of the lot even if not that sharp - it's dynamic and well  
composed and you clicked just when it works

thanks for sharing
Philippe, waiting for the Tour de France to pass behind his windows  
this year.

Le 23 mai 12 ? 22:37, Nathan Wajsman a ?crit :

> I really like it when the Vuelta passes near Alicante every  
> September (because of the summer heat in Spain, it is always the  
> last of the big 3 races). Last year I was lucky to see the 1st stage  
> start on the beach in Benidorm and then see them pass through our  
> neighbourhood the next day.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.nathanfoto.com
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
>
>
> YNWA
>
>
>
> On May 21, 2012, at 2:55 PM, Bryk Oliver wrote:
>
>> This year Stage 2 of the Tour of California started on May 14th on  
>> the Marina Green in San Francisco. A short time after the start the  
>> racers and their police escorts, photographers, and support  
>> vehicles came down my street. Their route took them along the ocean  
>> to points south.
>>
>> I posted a few snaps made with the M8 and the Elmarit 24mm at   
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OBRYK/Tour+2012/ 
>>    .
>>
>> The refuse carts are on the sidewalks because the collection is on  
>> Mondays.  Green is for compost, blue for recycling, and black for  
>> landfill (severely restricted as to content).
>>
>> Cs & Cs cheerfully considered,
>>
>> Oliver
>>
>> PS in continuous mode the camera stops after about 8-10 exposures  
>> and takes a while to become available again. Is this delay caused  
>> by the camera's buffer, the writing speed of the card or both? Is  
>> there a way to shorten the delay?
>>
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