Tour de France, Pau, 12 July 2006: Stage 10
“The peloton makes its way towards Pau during stage 10 of the 93rd Tour de France from Cambo-Les-Bains to Pau”
I like this helicopter shot, carrying a French TV camera crew. The helicopters don’t ever usually get this close to the riders, so I was a little surprised to capture this image as they all cycled around the bend. I jumped off the motorbike – after whizzing past the riders – to take this shot (on a 200mm lens) as I often achieve better shots when I’ve got a bit of time to set up a picture, rather than constantly shooting from the back of the bike.
Bryn Lennon/Getty Images
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July 14th, 2006 at 11:36 am
Nice picture Bryn!
Have you ever had an accident when you took pictures during a cycling competition like Tour de France ?
July 15th, 2006 at 11:27 am
What kind of a stuff are you using for picture transfering during the race? PocketPC? Or do you stop somewhere and transfer it by laptop via email? tnx for answering
July 16th, 2006 at 12:04 pm
Good question Blaz! Maybe he transfers the pictures when the stage is finished, but I think that many media need pictures in real time.