The highlight of the week was the 10th stage of the Vuelta a España, one of the
three Grand Tours (the other two are the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia).
The 10th stage was a 31 km individual time trial from Elche to Alicante,
finishing on a broad avenue near the train station. I took the day off to watch
the proceedings and positioned myself about 200 meters from the finish line, in
a large roundabout—that advantage of that position was the the curve forced the
cyclists to slow down ever so slightly from the insane speed at which they were
coming down the avenue (70 km/h or more), making it a bit easier to get
in-focus shots (usually by focusing on the road markings and then releasing the
shutter in just the right moment). I also did a fair bit of cycling of my own,
both on the road and on gravel. It’s all here:
http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws/?page_id=3741
And as always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated.
Nathan
Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
<http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
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Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator
<http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
YNWA
"I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right"
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