On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 5:17 AM, David Mann <dm...@bluemoon.net.nz> wrote: > Following on from the galleries I posted yesterday. The City Criterium is > ridden around a short (approx. 1km) loop around a scenic section of the Avon > River. > > There were events happening all day but I only made it for the elite men's > race. The riders are led into a rolling start behind a very loud 6.5 litre > Mercedes Benz. After the start they ride for 45 minutes, after which they do > two more laps to the sprint finish. There were also a couple of sprints > partway through the race. > > <http://www.multisport.net.nz/photos/583-2009-12-06-armstrong-festival-of-cycling-criterium-photos.html> > > I had a lot of trouble finding good positions due to the crowd. The crowd > got worse towards the end of the race as the annual Santa Parade is always > held on the same day. I presume it's easier to close the roads for two > events at once. I had absolutely no hope of getting close to the finish line. > > I had to cut a lot of photos due to focus problems. I want eye controlled AF > and a bigger viewfinder. I will repeat that I want a feature where the body > can remember the AF point separately for portrait and landscape orientations. > No idea if the K20D or K-7 have this feature. I'm afraid to look as I'd > have to spend money :) > > Whinging aside, I'm really liking the K10D. The light meter seems to be > pretty good. I think I only lost one photo to exposure all weekend, and that > was out of focus anyway. > > As always, comments are appreciated.
All are good photos, but my favorite is the big sprinter in red breaking away from the peloton. Very dynamic! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
