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

[Lluis Ripoll]

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 març 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
>> 
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