The Pack

[johntwo]

Taken in Lancaster where at least once a year,they host a race that is run entirely on cobbled streets.

[Ryewolf]

I'm surprised there are that many cobbled streets to run a whole race on. I like the way you've de-saturated the rest of the riders (I'm assuming that's what you've done) as it makes that second rider really stand out from the pack.

[Clicker]

I hope they've got padded saddles .. Nicely processed for  a focused effect John... 

[johntwo]

On 22/05/2019 at 22:44, Ryewolf said:

I'm surprised there are that many cobbled streets to run a whole race on. I like the way you've de-saturated the rest of the riders (I'm assuming that's what you've done) as it makes that second rider really stand out from the pack.

It's not a long course Rye which is good for photography because they come past you several times.  Thanks for the commnent.

Thanks Polly.  Our eldest is into cycling and compared to when I occasionally sat on a padded saddle it's become very technical.  That includes the fact that saddles now come in male and female variants (to accommodate anatomical differences) and gel lubricants now feature for just the reasons you allude to.

 

[Clicker]

Ooooer ...did I allude John?

[Kobione]

Like the looks of concentration John, and how you have presented this is very nice. There is actually quite a lot to look at, but obviously the 'blue guy' stands out.

PS: our son completed his 4th full Ironman a couple of weekends ago - bet he would be glad the pedal cycle event was not on cobbles!

[Hatter]

Great action shot, John - the processing to make the 2nd rider stand out works really well.

 

[johntwo]

Thanks Kobione, thanks Gareth.  I had intended that blur alone would provide the separation, motion blur in the case of the leader since he was moving more across the frame but I got the shutter speed wrong for that and had to resort to some PP.

[Clicker]

That's what I like about  pp and digital photography ... you can make mistakes and  still retrieve something  from the result ...  Trying to be a technician and artistic means sometimes   yer just  forget  to change a setting  or get a setting wrong ... I get comfort from the fact that a lot of famous paintings  upon being xrayed show that  they have been overpainted to cover up a mistake ..  If Da Vinci  can get it wrong ....what chance have I  got   ?