Saturday, January 17, 2009

Moments to Impact



Sometimes your body ends up in the firing line for the sake of a shot, particularly with good action photography. You want to get as close as you can to capture the immediacy and power of the moment. This one got a little too close for comfort. It was taken during a downhill mountain biking race in Tasmania. It took a bit of mettle to keep shooting as it was clear there was going to be a heavy impact - with me that is... He hit me straight on and knocked me into a nearby bush. I took all the impact in the crash so the lucky rider just brushed himself off and headed off to finish his race! A smashed lens filter and a few bruises later I checked if I got the shot - here it is...

2 comments:

  1. What a fantastic shot! You could use some training on how to do it the easy way though Paul! Lyndon

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  2. What a magnificent shot! You sure could use some training on how to do it the easy way though Paul!

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