--- Tanya Mayer Photography <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OMG, Frank discovered that film comes in COLOUR! > > woohoo! (just kidding of course!) > > Frank, these are cool shots, but this one totally > rocks: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2495248 > > And btw, why weren't YOU racing?!?! Or were you on > the front bike, wearing > your bunny ears, and waving your little cotton tail > at them, as they (the > hounds) chased you around the circuit?!? >
Hey, tan, Thanks for your thoughts. I like that blurry pic, too. Sometimes blur works <g>. As for the colour, well, I did shoot some b&w, and they turned out okay, but I thought that for a bike race, with all the bright coloured jerseys and bikes and helmets, colour would work better. It's like shooting flowers; I know you can do it in b&w, sometimes with great results, but for hacks like me, colour is the way to go. So, colour is my bike race film of choice. <g> Why didn't I race? Well, I'm a pretty damned fast cyclist. Especially for my age. I can say that without any fear that anyone will find that statement haughty or boastful. But, these guys would blow my ass off. I know about 8 or 10 of the guys racing that day, and I've been on training rides with them. I get dropped every time, and limp home with the other non-racers. They're good. They're fast. This guy, Malcolm: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2495197 is actually a pretty good friend. I went riding with him and a few other people in the Hockley Hills (Dave Brooks will know where that is) a few weekends ago. I was quite proud that I could keep pace with him for the first few miles. Then he sped up. I was then quite proud that I could suck his wheel (ie: sit in his slipstream) for another mile or so. Then he clicked into a higher gear and rocketed off. I got out of my saddle, but he was gone. It was quite humbling. Now, this is a guy that finished about 17th in the race that I took photos of. Not bad, since he has no team to support him, so he's a lone wolf. But, still it was 17th. Not first. I could only imagine trying to hang onto the wheel of guys faster than him. So, that's why I don't race. And, I'll never accuse you of being prolix again. <g> cheers, frank ===== "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
