[Leica] I swear to God I thought turkeys could trot!

[abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)]

Thanks! The other image is totally separate though - it's not the
first one uncropped.

AB
On 11/20/05, Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote:
> 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>
> >
> >
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