Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Feb 22, 2007, at 11:14 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Hi Adam, > > I know that I am a day late and a dollar short here, but I will > throw in my 2 Eurocents anyway. As you know, I am no pro, but when > I lived in Switzerland, I did have the opportunity to photograph a > bike race, the Zurich Metzgete (part of the World Cup circuit) in > 2002. It was particularly easy to find good spots a few images of the Tour of California 2007 stage 2 finishing in Sacramento... coming soon... from Tuesday of this week... who else was there? Steve > because the route was a 60-70 km circular route that was repeated 3 > times and passed within a few km of my home. So, using my > motorcycle for easy parking, I was able to first see the racers at > the top of a long climb, then at the bottom of a long descent, and > finally at the finish in Zurich. Of those 3 spots, I found the top > of the long climb by far the best, for a couple of reasons: first, > the racers were not going that fast (you do not go that fast at the > end of a 17 km climb in 30+C weather!); and second, they were not > tucked in as would be otherwise be the case, so I had a better view > of their faces and the exertion and emotion. I posted a couple of > examples in my PAW for that week: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2002/2002_34.jpg > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2002/2002_34alt1.jpg > (this was back in the days when I used Leica M and Kodachrome...) > > Nathan > > Adam Bridge wrote: >> The Tour of California blitzes through Davis tomorrow about 1 PM >> and I >> have a spot all picked out. I'll have only a few seconds for the shot >> but I thought the pros who have done this sort of thing before might >> have ideas on how to properly set up. >> >> I'm going to shoot looking up an overpass from it's base. I figure >> the >> cyclists will have heads mostly down at this point, perhaps looking >> around for position but it's a good place for good aerodynamics so >> I'm >> thinking they'll be pretty well tucked in. >> >> I'm shooting with the 560 on the 1Ds MKII since I have to be almost a >> block away although I'm taking a couple other lenses just in case and >> then the M to grab a few shots as they zip past, probably with the CV >> 15 or 28. >> >> Still, if there are things I could do to help increase my chances for >> a good shot, or maybe eliminate common failures, those of you who >> have >> made $$$'s doing this might offer a few suggestions for this rookie?? >> >> Thank you! >> >> Adam >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > Opportunistic Image Acquisition > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com and http:// > www.greatpix.eu > Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information