Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Adam, I think this is one fabulous photo, and better tha n the uncropped version: http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/11/19/_L3U7732-crp-shrp.jpg Thanks for showing, Philippe Op 20-nov-05, om 20:31 heeft Adam Bridge het volgende geschreven: > Every year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving there's a vast fun-run > here in Davis called the Turkey Trot. It runs down B Street, right in > front of my home's driveway, closes the street and causes minor > traffic snarls. But it's also quite the event. > > This year I thought I'd be playful and attempt to do the kind of > action shooting I've never tried before. > > Here's my favorite of those: > > <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/11/19/_L3U7802-crp-crv- > shrp.jpg> > > although I like this one also: > > <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/11/19/_L3U7732-crp-shrp.jpg> > > and this one just for the way it all came together. It's the first > time I've really tried doing the slow shutter speed and pan thing. > Yeah, it's a cliche but it's MY cliche! > > <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/11/19/_L3U7742-crv-shrp.jpg> > > The run starts with a 5K for jogger/walkers and those with those > dual-overhead-cam kid-carts with the disk brakes and high performance > tires: > > <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/11/19/_L3U7702-crp-crv- > shrp.jpg> > > The pace is slow and people have conversations while they're > covering the route: > > <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/11/19/_L3U7718-crv-shrp.jpg> > > Some people have more fun that others although if you've got a > pony-tail (and I freely admit to having a serious thing about > pony-tails) you can flick it around: > > <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/11/19/_L3U7801-crp-crv.jpg> > > Finally the thundering herd comes through - the bulk of the 5k runners > although some people just aren't that thrilled with all the traffic: > > <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/11/19/_L3U7735-crp-crv- > shrp.jpg> > > So that's my attempt at covering the Turkey Trot. > > You comments, suggestions for improvement, brick-bats, etc all most > welcome. > > All with the 1Ds Mk II and a variety of lenses from Canon 24-70L, > 70-200L IS, and Leica 560 Telyt. > > When I thought about this series I had planned on mounting the camera > down low at street level, but when I work up my knees were having none > of it. So it's not what I was imagining although the first two images > were setup with the tripod low and estimating when to shoot. At first > I wasn't sure I had caught anything! > > Thanks for looking. > > Adam Bridge > > ps: The subject comes from one of the most hilarious bits of > television ever recorded. The first season of WKRP in Cincinnati > involved dropping turkeys from a helicopter. You never SEE it - you > only hear Les Nesmond describe it. I laugh until I have tears in my > eyes every time. Due to copyright issues these shows will probably > never make it to DVD in their original form, they had lots of great > music in the background and the royalty fees are said to be enormous. > > But you can hear it online here: > > <http://radio.about.com/library/blwkrpturkeydropaudio.htm> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >