[Leica] As Seen on TV: John McMaster, LUG's own official photog at le Tour

[Howard L Ritter Jr]

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
> 
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