[Leica] IMG: La Vuelta a España 2023

[Don Dory]

Because I'm not a cyclist the close proximity of a liquid bread dispensary
would be a requirement.  Plus, I might do something weird like bring an
anamorphic lens or purposefully use a rolling shutter ti
exaggerate distortion.

We have a bike race coming up in Austin so I might try a 12mm lens on a
monopod held horizontally to get very close to the racers without causing
them concern or hesitation.

Austin has a large racing community due to a disgraced formerly Tour de
France champion.

On Sun, Sep 3, 2023 at 4:21 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> Thanks Don. I purposely chose a location that would not be totally
> overrun. People tend to cluster at the mountain passes and at the finish.
> In this case, I took advantage of my local knowledge and chose a spot where
> I knew there would not be huge crowds and I could have an unimpeded view of
> everything. Plus the convenience of a bar and outdoor tables for the wait.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> photo at frozenlight.eu
>
> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>
> Слава Україні! Героям слава!
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On 3 Sep 2023, at 10:12, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> >
> > From the pictures the attending crowd was a little sparse.  It could be
> the
> > length of the stage or your chosen location wasn't as exciting as a late
> > downhill portion with bends in the course.
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 2, 2023 at 2:50 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
> wrote:
> >
> >> There are 3 grand tours in professional cycling—the Giro d’Italia in the
> >> spring, the Tour de France in July, and the Vuelta a España in
> >> August/September.  Today, the 8th stage of the Vuelta passed through
> what I
> >> call “my playground”, the mountains in the interior of Alicante
> province.
> >> As usual, I picked a spot to watch the race that would allow for good
> photo
> >> opportunities: going uphill (meaning relatively slow speed) and late in
> the
> >> stage, so that the peloton would be broken up into several groups. I
> drove
> >> to a bar 6 km from the penultimate mountain pass of the stage, a place
> >> which I visit on two wheels myself, and things worked out great. I had a
> >> nice vantage point and took a lot of photos. These are the initial
> serving
> >> that I particularly liked:
> >>
> >> https://www.greatpix.eu/Vuelta-a-Espa%C3%B1a-2023/
> >>
> >> Tomorrow, I will climb the Carrasqueta on bicycle (unless it is
> >> raining—cycling uphill on wet roads is OK but descending on wet curvy
> roads
> >> is not OK).
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Nathan
> >>
> >> Nathan Wajsman
> >> photo at frozenlight.eu
> >>
> >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> >> http://www.greatpix.eu
> >> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> >>
> >> Слава Україні! Героям слава!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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Don
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