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MTB XC Championship, Wicklow.
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Ah! Djouce woods…..the agony….the fun :-) Nice to see something I’ve done pop up here. Definitly XC racing, not Downhill, this was either round 3 of the K Capital Cup or one of the NPS rounds. The girl in the short sleeves (red & white clothing) is a bloke by the way. Try asking some of the riders where might be a good spot for photo opportunities, some of them might swing a camera around from time to time as well ;-) From the photo’s I’ve seen of races so far, the terrain always looks less severe in print than when riding it. If you can tilt the camera to make the hills look a little steeper, while looking out for giveaway non vertical trees/spectators it gives a more “realistic” perspective. Or maybe some flash freezing any water splash at river crossings.
No more XC racing until next march or so but there’s some cyclocross still going on (Think road bikes racing on grass which turns to pure mud as laps go by). I reckon these races could produce some excellent opportunities. The courses are short, maybe 2km or so and are much more spectator/photographer friendly as they are compact and riders are constantly passing by over and over. Races about 7 to 10 laps and last an hour so will not take up your whole day. Would be nice to see some images from these up here if anyone fancied it. Details on
http://www.mtbireland.com/news.php
http://www.irishxcmtb.com/Thanks for the feedback and tips GB…only saw the reply now.
I’d definitely give this sport another go.. as I’m more into the human angle of sport, facial expressions..man or woman against nature..and this pretty much has it all..and allows you to get relatively close to the action as well.
Robbie
8)Only saw this set now Robbie, don’t look too often in the sports section…
They look terrific, first and last in particular. A bit too outdoorsy for me though;
my idea of hell actually. Comfy chair, blazing fire and a decent bottle of wine
is about as much exercise as I’d be interested in…Hope the show went well for you too. Will we be seeing any outtakes in the
gigs forum?Rob.
Cheers Rob..a man after my own heart..I couldn;t wait to get somewhere warm after this particular shoot ;-)
Show went brill..definitely the best one I’ve been involved in.. maybe because I had a much bigger part than previously.
I don’t have any shots of the show myself..as I was involved on stage, but there are some from two guys I know who shot the dress rehearsal.
I’ll pull some up and stick ’em up in the next few days… :)
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