[Leica] Volta Cicliste (Specially recommended for Nathan) - FIRST LINK CORRECTED

[Douglas Barry]

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>
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> La Volta Cicliste a Catalunya 2
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Miscellaneous/2023F030206.jpg.html>
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> 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
>
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