After the race......

It has been a very busy weekend for me. 2 major back to back local races. The Lou Maltese Memorial Race in Central Park was different. I have my complaints. Usually the early hours and early morning light. That makes photographing action sports extremely difficult. The whole park was under shades of trees. This is called for high ISO. The park also repaved the road with some very dark asphalt. That further makes the color cast more colder. Overall, there were a lot of work in the editing, in order to make the shots to look good and colorful. Looking forward to shoot the Central Park race more often, with only a month or so left in the season.

The Tour so far...

The Tour is underway for a week now. So far, too many crashes. In the past, we normally witness one or two big crashes. This year, we seem to be witnessing a lot of minor crashes. Many of the Tour favorites have been abandoned. Yesterday's stage is a bit crazy too. Top GC contenders crashed out at the front when the Omega-Lotto was driving the descend at an incredible pace to catch the Thomas Voeckler group. Then, a French TV media car knocked down 2 of the breakaway riders because the driver was trying to avoid hitting the tree. He could stop. No, he decided to veer to his right and pass the breakaway group. I have been watching the Tour for the past 6 years, I have never read and saw things like that to happen.

Looking forward to this coming Sunday race, Lou Maltese Memorial, in Central Park. I think I should shoot there more often. The race there does not get enough coverage. The loop is twice the length as the Prospect Park and so I need to sort out a new shooting strategy. I would probably need to wake up at 4am and out the door before 5am. And to get to the park by 6am. :)