Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kudos! Howard. Truly a man on a mission. a note off the iPad, George On Jul 13, 2016, at 9:17 PM, Howard L Ritter Jr <hlritter at twc.com> wrote: > John? > > Speaking as a 17-year fan of le Tour, good work! I enjoyed the album. > > In a later post, you very helpfully mentioned the kilometrage (38) from > the start of Stage 11 of the TdF today to the town of Azillanet. I had > recorded the NBC Sports Network broadcast of today?s state to watch later, > but the recording didn?t catch the first part of the stage. So I recorded > it again in rebroadcast this evening in the U.S. and watched the > kilometrage count down to about 125, based on the 162-km length of the > stage. Then when a town (unnamed by the announcers) came up with 125 km to > go, I watched for the distinctive tan stone building with pink shutters, > doors, and picket fence on the right side of the road, as shown in your > image here > <http://johnmcmaster.com/PESO/France/LeTour_2016/content/L3007679_large.html>. > > I found it. Better yet, the wide view as the video motorcycle tracked the > injured Belgian rider number 68, Edward Theuns, as he received first aid > showed not only that building but the left side of the road as well, just > at the point where you clearly had to have been standing to get that > picture, with the Tricouleur and a spectator in turquoise top and dark > shorts further down the road as shown in your image also. The > camera-wielding spectator in purple T-shirt is the only person with a > camera in his vicinity. Ergo, you have made the nationwide U.S. broadcast > of the TdF! > > I grabbed an iPhone shot of the paused screen here > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hlritter/desktop_001/Le+LUG+__+le+Tour.jpg.html>. > Bask in this moment of glory! > > ?howard > > >> On Jul 13, 2016, at 11:02 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote: >> >> Went to see Stage 11 of Le Tour pass through Azillanet today, quite a >> spectacle...... I knew it would pass by quickly so only took a 35mm lens. >> >> http://johnmcmaster.com/PESO/France/LeTour_2016/ >> >> C & C welcome >> >> john >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information