Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Douglas, Thank you very much for your kind comment, I?ve never saw so close such racing, I was impressed for the high speed they came and as you say I?ve not realized the certain danger of an accident, I didn?t expect them to go at such speed. It was an experience in case the occasion arises again. Best! Lluis > El 24 mar? 2023, a les 22:11, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> va escriure: > > Excellent effort, Lluis. As a former triathlete, avid cycling fan > (currently glued to the Volta coverage on Eurosport too) and someone who > has tried sports photography with my own Rolleiflex E 2.8 Planar, I know > just how difficult it is to use this camera in that sort of situation with > the Rollei's sluggish top shutter speed and standard lens. You did very > well and captured the bowel loosening speed that these guys travel down > steep hills on such a tiny tyre contact patch with the road. > > Well done, but these guys can lose it in the blink of an eye, and you were > very close. Lucky you weren't wearing your cloak of invisibility, as, if > they leaned in a tiny bit more, you might have descended the mountain a > lot quicker than you bargained for! > > Douglas > > > On 24/03/2023 19:50, Lluis Ripoll via LUG wrote: >> Last Wednesday I went with a friend to photograph mountain landscapes >> which I will publish later, we happened to be on a road where the "La >> Volta Cicliste a Catalunya" was passing by, I was very impressed, I had >> never seen before so close and at such a high speed the riders coming >> down from a 700 meters mountain pass. >> >> Rolleiflex E, Planar 80mm f 2.8, Ilford FP4 E.I.100, D-76 1:1 >> >> La Volta Cicliste a Catalunya 1 >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Miscellaneous/2023F030205.jpg.html> >> >> La Volta Cicliste a Catalunya 2 >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Miscellaneous/2023F030206.jpg.html> >> >> La Volta Cicliste a Catalunya 3 >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Miscellaneous/2023F030207.jpg.html> >> >> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome >> >> Saludos cordiales >> Lluis >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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