thanks for the reply joe , you gave alot of good suggestions .
there are 3 of us that would be doing it , 2 photographers and 1 running the laptops, flat screen
monitors , printing out small thumnail contact sheets etc
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i help with the printing when im all done shooting .
we mosy likely wouldn't be takening them from the back of a motorcycle ,but that is a great
suggestion .
there are some nice hills and shaded areas that we can position ourselves on to grab beter shots as
they will be bikeing and running thru these areas . we need to be as close to our homebase as
possible to drop off the flash cards to get them processed and thumbnails printed out .
the area where they leave the water would be a great place to grab some shots but as you said about
the sunset that could be a problem..
thanks for taking the time to reply . gene
>Pictures out of the water are the most difficult to identify... it's also why I find so few taken.
>Bike pictures right out of T1 are common... they are slow enough to get good action photos and able
>to get good position (i.e., no shadow on faces). As for runs... the are best taken later into the
>run... runners are spread out more. Beggining of up hill climbs seem to be popular.
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>No matter where you take the picture, the key seems to be lighting. Where are the shadows. If the
>light is to bright behind the subject, then the pics will be poor... I see this a lot during the
>early morning swim pictures. Make sure the sun rise is behind the camera. Also, when swimmers come
>out of water there is still a sense of shock and distress for the first few moment while exiting
>the water (this is what happens when the body goes from a horizon position to a vertical weight
>bearing position - HR spikes up). ...Not much smiling for triathletes coming out of water. Heck,
>there usually not even aware your taking pictures. That's why water exit pictures are rare...
>wished I had more.
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>Same applies to bike and run.... However, with the sun higher during the run and hats being
>commonly worn, the shadows become a bit trickier. So, camera placement becomes tricky.
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>The absolute best pictures I have seen taken are while the camera person is riding a motorcyle and
>coming up on bikers as they bike... the biker knows your there and looks for you (common reaction
>to vehicles next to a bike). In the process, the first picture is awareness (look up and your at
>there same level results in no shawdows
>- just make sure there is no bright sun in the background)... and it's not uncommon that the second
> picture will result in a smile.
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>Finally, make sure the helmets have numbers... without that, you'll have a tough time telling who
>they are... usually the bike will give them away but still adds to the degree of difficulty. As for
>the run, numbers are also needed. Unfortunately, many wear numbers facing toward the rear. As for
>the swim, the best bet is a number on the body or swim cap - unfortunately, the numbers are still
>difficult to see (specially if wetsuits are used).
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>Summary, Slower running or biking athletes makes pictures easier to take. Shadows/lighting are the
>toughest element to overcome. What may a good position in the morning may not be the best position
>by 10 o'clock (and vice versa).
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>FWIW Joe M
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>> i may be hired to take pictures at a triahlon and was looking for
>suggestions
>> from participants .
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>> we would be taking them at the starting(the water ) line of course ,the transition area from the
>> swim to the bike and the bike to the run parts and also try and get some action shots while in
>> motion on the bikes,running
>and
>> espicially crossing the finishing line along with trophy shots .
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>> we offer an on the spot printing service , we use a kodak dyesub
>professional
>> printer and all would be taking there pictures home that day .
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>> what kind of pictures of yourself would most of you guys and girls prefer
>while
>> doing a triathlon , finish line, trophy, action, still shots afterwords ?
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>> thanks for any input . gene
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