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Rounding the last turn.
Rounding the last turn.
KiwiChris


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Wide Angle (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
Location: Prebbleton, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Date: Oct 14, 2005
Aperture: F/9.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100th
Galleries: Sports, Action
Date Uploaded: Oct 14, 2005

 Well, not actually the last turn.

This is a chap by the name of Dave Roberts, competing in a masters Duathon (3.5k run, 20k bike, 3.5k run) in Prebbleton, New Zealand.

I was covering the event for the paper, and thought I'd enter it as I've not entered in a challenge for a wee while.

As a total asside, this chap is my fathers boss where he works.. "it's a small world after all, it's a smal....

Editing was a slight crop, curves, USM, scale, sharpen. All in the gimp.

I'm sure the 'clean and clear' folks wont like this, and it dosn't actually look that wide, but it's as wide as I can go with my current kit, and I like it as images go.

We'll wait and see how it does. :-).

Statistics
Place: 173 out of 253
Avg (all users): 5.2489
Avg (commenters): 6.2500
Avg (participants): 5.1739
Avg (non-participants): 5.3273
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Views during voting: 338
Votes: 225
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 10/24/2005 04:32:41 PM
Arrr, 5.249 ain't too bad, I thought this would tank badly.. :-).
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 10/19/2005 03:41:11 PM
There were lot of these guys on bikes to catch one in focus while panning :) I have one more reason to try out a panning. Good shot...8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 10/17/2005 11:18:02 PM
Awesome....Great job..!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 10/17/2005 06:02:54 PM
Nice effect. Good job with the pan.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EF 500mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 10/17/2005 06:13:10 AM
The background is a bit busy and the rider could have been slightly sharper. Good attempt at panning though, something I'm really bad at. A little more room over the head and less under the bike would perhaps make it a better composition. Nice sense of motion.
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