Challenge:Extraordinary (Basic Editing I) Camera:Nikon D70 Location: Redmond (Bicycle Capital of the World) WA USA Date: Jun 25, 2004 Aperture: F4.5 ISO: 1600 Shutter: 1/160 Galleries:Sports, Action Date Uploaded: Jun 26, 2004
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It was twilight at the Redmond Washington Velodrome. My son-in-law was racing this evening and invited us to come and watch. I had free access to all areas of the track and the infield. It was twilight and the track was lighted but it was still pretty dark. I didn’t want to use a flash because I didn’t want to distract the racers. So I set ISO on my D70 to 1600 and hoped for the best.
I had shot about 70 pictures from various places and decided to move to a point between the last curve and the finish line. Set. Focus. Here come the racers. And right in front of me a rider goes down. I’m shooting as fast as I can! Two more riders go down.
And BAM! I’m hit by a flying bike. As I get up. I see the front half of my lens rolling away from me in the grass. The bike also hit the front of my D70 and tore the kit lens in half . So this photo is the last of the evening for me. I spent the rest of the evening nursing my injuries and mourning the lens, in that order. The jury is still out on the camera until I can get to camera repair.
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It was twilight at the Redmond Washington Velodrome. My son-in-law was racing this evening and invited us to come and watch. I had free access to all areas of the track and the infield. It was twilight and the track was lighted but it was still pretty dark. I didn’t want to use a flash because I didn’t want to distract the racers. So I set ISO on my D70 to 1600 and hoped for the best.
I had shot about 70 pictures from various places and decided to move to a point between the last curve and the finish line. Set. Focus. Here come the racers. And right in front of me a rider goes down. I’m shooting as fast as I can! Two more riders go down.
And BAM! I’m hit by a flying bike. As I get up. I see the front half of my lens rolling away from me in the grass. The bike also hit the front of my D70 and tore the kit lens in half . So this photo is the last of the evening for me. I spent the rest of the evening nursing my injuries and mourning the lens, in that order. The jury is still out on the camera until I can get to camera repair.
Right time, right place. Looks like a bit of a focus issue, or just slight softeness from the lens choice. As a cycling fan, I just enjoyed this particular capture. :) 9
Good capture, although nothing is really sharp in the photo. If you had a faster shutter speed to get at least one person sharp, would be in the top 10.
Ouch! Incredible capture, just wish things were a bit more or less in focus. I wonder what it would have looked like with a longer exposure, like 1/3s, or a shorter exposure to freeze time. This just looks blurry. Again, incredible capture, though. 6
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