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| Carlos Alzate Escobar |
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| Andrew Randell |
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| Valeryi Kobzarenko |
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| Elia Viviani |
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| Carlos Piamonte |
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| Levi Leipheimer |
If you follow this blog you will have noticed a trend. A two wheeled, human powered trend.
Living in Colorado Springs we are certainly not unfamiliar with quality cycling by impressive athletes, however prior to Monday I have never photographed cyclists of such caliber. I am not even remotely qualified to write about those biologically supercharged anomalies, and so in lieu of my lack of credentials to tell of the race, each rider, and their support teams, I strongly suggest the USA Cycling Pro Challenge website)
Also you should check out the upcoming Peak Region Cyclist Magazine for more information, (online will have more photos) which is my primary client for this shoot.
Really you should look at this. This is world class racing here in Colorado. (and the USA. The US hasn't hosted an event like this before.)
My one suggestion.... Could we run this during good light. Photographing a race that starts at 13:15 is like building a fire in a downpour, not that it can't be done, there are just more opportune times.
Oh well, I enjoy a challenge, or several.
I wanted speed, I wanted to be close (yet out of the way) so I picked a turn, a really fast turn where I could be on the inside, w/ remote flashes, and enough prickly vegetation to discourage spectators.
Mind you, my desire to discourage spectators is not from a selfish point of view, merely pragmatic. I would often ask others if they wanted to shoot from where I was, however I did ask a few if they might shift slightly so as to not stand immediately in front of a flash.
A small side-note regarding the riders speed. My D700 w/MBD-10 Battery grip will push 9 frames per second, yet following the riders as they flew past the apex only allowed at best three frames before the rider disappeared.
Basic Tech - Nikon D700, w/17-35mm lens, Radiopopper JRX (+studio for the sb800), 2x SB900, and one SB800, Gitzo monopod, and two ultrapod IIs.
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