The Mainz Marathon on Sunday. This is at the start. I took more later in the day, too. Quite a lot of participants, and they had a half and a 2/3rds marathon as well.
I like the light pole. :-)
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Okay, this is really weird, but I think I know that guy in the foreground! He looks just like a friend of mine who used to be in the Navy.
You did a great job with motion capture here, and the composition is great, especially for a candid like this. I would have expected this one to crack 6. The light pole adds a cool almost post-modern presence to it.
What I love about this version is the closer-up feel you get to the runners. And looking up at them makes them look strong and determined. There's nothing at all distracting in the photo -- just the team of runners -- and a couple of points of interest. As I always think about your photos that end up lower than a kick-butt score -- it looks to me like one that should have been in the mid-6's!
I really like the low perspective and how you caught just one runner seemingly off on his own. A very good marathon picture. Congrats on a wonderful shot.
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