Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Adam, I know that I am a day late and a dollar short here, but I will throw in my 2 Eurocents anyway. As you know, I am no pro, but when I lived in Switzerland, I did have the opportunity to photograph a bike race, the Zurich Metzgete (part of the World Cup circuit) in 2002. It was particularly easy to find good spots because the route was a 60-70 km circular route that was repeated 3 times and passed within a few km of my home. So, using my motorcycle for easy parking, I was able to first see the racers at the top of a long climb, then at the bottom of a long descent, and finally at the finish in Zurich. Of those 3 spots, I found the top of the long climb by far the best, for a couple of reasons: first, the racers were not going that fast (you do not go that fast at the end of a 17 km climb in 30+C weather!); and second, they were not tucked in as would be otherwise be the case, so I had a better view of their faces and the exertion and emotion. I posted a couple of examples in my PAW for that week: http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2002/2002_34.jpg http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2002/2002_34alt1.jpg (this was back in the days when I used Leica M and Kodachrome...) Nathan Adam Bridge wrote: > The Tour of California blitzes through Davis tomorrow about 1 PM and I > have a spot all picked out. I'll have only a few seconds for the shot > but I thought the pros who have done this sort of thing before might > have ideas on how to properly set up. > > I'm going to shoot looking up an overpass from it's base. I figure the > cyclists will have heads mostly down at this point, perhaps looking > around for position but it's a good place for good aerodynamics so I'm > thinking they'll be pretty well tucked in. > > I'm shooting with the 560 on the 1Ds MKII since I have to be almost a > block away although I'm taking a couple other lenses just in case and > then the M to grab a few shots as they zip past, probably with the CV > 15 or 28. > > Still, if there are things I could do to help increase my chances for > a good shot, or maybe eliminate common failures, those of you who have > made $$$'s doing this might offer a few suggestions for this rookie?? > > Thank you! > > Adam > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands Opportunistic Image Acquisition General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com and http://www.greatpix.eu Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS!