Jeff loaned me his Canon 580 flash for the night, so I managed to get some decent photos even after it turned dark. It's so automatic and easy, it would have been helpful in the difficult light when the sun was setting, especially as fill light for the 3/4 Scratch finish, when I was shooting into the sun. With the light issues later and a lot of dupes of the 3/4 scratch (when the light was decent), this shoot had a particularly high discard rate. I only kept 25-30% of the photos.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Hellyer Friday Night 5/8 Photos
Given it was the first Friday night racing of the season, it's not surprising there was a big crowd on and off the track. A handful of mice went down to Hellyer on Friday to watch, including Tim, DanM, Mateo, and Bev. Racing for the Mouse were Jay, Jeff, Nole, Cathy, and Ashley.
Jeff loaned me his Canon 580 flash for the night, so I managed to get some decent photos even after it turned dark. It's so automatic and easy, it would have been helpful in the difficult light when the sun was setting, especially as fill light for the 3/4 Scratch finish, when I was shooting into the sun. With the light issues later and a lot of dupes of the 3/4 scratch (when the light was decent), this shoot had a particularly high discard rate. I only kept 25-30% of the photos.
Jeff loaned me his Canon 580 flash for the night, so I managed to get some decent photos even after it turned dark. It's so automatic and easy, it would have been helpful in the difficult light when the sun was setting, especially as fill light for the 3/4 Scratch finish, when I was shooting into the sun. With the light issues later and a lot of dupes of the 3/4 scratch (when the light was decent), this shoot had a particularly high discard rate. I only kept 25-30% of the photos.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Cat's Hill Criterium 2009 Photos
Drove down to Los Gatos with Nole to watch Cat's Hill starting with Cat 4. It was another race skipped for recovery time. In other words, a good photo opportunity.
The Cat 4 finish was surprisingly dramatic. After having gapped the lead group of 6 out of the corner, John Bennett (Whole Athlete) appeared to sit up near the line and got passed by Johannes Steffens (SJBC). There's a photo in the mix of him looking over to realize he'd just lost it in the final meters.
The Masters 1,2,3 race had a couple notable attacks by Chris Phipps, the second of which stuck. Dan Martin joined him after a couple laps and outsprinted him at the line. Steve Pelaez took the field sprint for 3rd.
On the Mouse front: Ryan 12th in E3, Bergen 7th and Emily 11th in W3/4.
Photos of the posted results are mixed in. Check the collection link for the photos broken out by category.
The Cat 4 finish was surprisingly dramatic. After having gapped the lead group of 6 out of the corner, John Bennett (Whole Athlete) appeared to sit up near the line and got passed by Johannes Steffens (SJBC). There's a photo in the mix of him looking over to realize he'd just lost it in the final meters.
The Masters 1,2,3 race had a couple notable attacks by Chris Phipps, the second of which stuck. Dan Martin joined him after a couple laps and outsprinted him at the line. Steve Pelaez took the field sprint for 3rd.
On the Mouse front: Ryan 12th in E3, Bergen 7th and Emily 11th in W3/4.
Photos of the posted results are mixed in. Check the collection link for the photos broken out by category.
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