Finishing
28 Monday Jul 2014
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in28 Monday Jul 2014
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in27 Sunday Jul 2014
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athlete, bicycle, challenge kraichgau, cycling, cyclist, man, photography, sport, triathlete, triathlon
26 Saturday Jul 2014
Posted Human Interest, Sport Photography, Street Photography
in01 Tuesday Oct 2013
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athlete, legs, photography, runner, running, triathlete, triathlon
30 Monday Sep 2013
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10 Monday Jun 2013
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australia, cairns, chris mccormack, finish line, finishing chute, ironman, luke mckenzie, photography, pro triathlete, tim berkel, triathlete, triathlon
From The Ironman at Cairns Australia yesterday, above are : the first Ironman, Luke McKenzie with the total time of 08:17:42. Followed by Tim Berkel at 08:22:15 and Chris McCormack at 08:32:49.
I was standing right at the entrance to the finishing chute and am glad with that position as I captured Chris’ comic face just before it turned to a huge smile.
All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L
08 Saturday Jun 2013
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athlete, australia, cairns, ironman, outdoors, photography, swimmer, swimming, triathlete, triathlon, wetsuit
This morning, the triathletes have an opportunity for a swim practice right at the venue. This event is done under full supervisions of water safety and medical team.
Wetsuits are highly recommended, as there’s big possibility of ‘interaction’ with salt water crocodiles, as well as jellyfish (highly possible) and some sharks (hopefully not).
Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/320, f/4, focal length 24mm, ISO 100
26 Sunday May 2013
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athlete, black and white, legs, photography, triathlete, triathlon
12 Sunday May 2013
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Sometimes we forget these “little people”. People whose task is less significant in any event, but without whom the event would not be as organized as it suppose to be.
I captured this lady during the triathlon a couple of week ago. I was sitting on the ground next to a drink station capturing the running leg when I noticed that, not only she was collecting the big bottles (which I believe is sellable), but she was also helping to pick up the sponges scattered on the ground.
All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L
07 Tuesday May 2013
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athlete, photography, race, road, running, sports, triathlete, triathlon
03 Friday May 2013
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inMy favourite shot of the whole running leg. I managed to capture Ji Jeong Hwan from Korea (finishes 9th), in which his upper body looks perfectly clear and still, while his legs are levitating and blurry, showing the speed.
I was sitting on the ground at the other side of the road trying to capture Dickson Tam from Hong Kong (finishes 10th), when at the same time a car passed by right in front of me, making the picture looking like as if he was head to head with it.
Again, trying to capture that split second when the athletes are up in the air, above are from the elite women group : Yuka Sato from Japan (finishes 2nd), Hoi Long from Macau (finishes 7th) and Chen Wei Chien from Taipei (finishes 11th).
All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L
02 Thursday May 2013
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black and white, outdoor sports, philippines, photography, subic bay, transition, transition area, triathlon
This Asian championship was highly dominated by strong triathletes from Japan and China. Below are some pictures I took.
T2 area, where Hsieh Shen Yen from Taiwan led the whole Elite Men group. In the end he finishes 12th, while Yuichi Hosoda from Japan became the overall champion.
The second wave of triathletes, led by Zhang Yiming from China, who in the end finishes 5th.
I particularly like this shot, which shows 3 strong triathletes from China (Jiang Zhihang – finishes 2nd, Bai Faquan – finishes 4th, and Fang Zhou – finishes 7th) running to their slots. I like how their body positioning makes it as if it’s a choreographed movements.
All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L
01 Wednesday May 2013
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in30 Tuesday Apr 2013
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in17 Wednesday Apr 2013
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black and white, kiddie triathlon, kids, leg, number, photography, triathlon
Even though in some races nowadays, body marking comes together with race kits in the form of temporary tattoos, it is still common to have this body marking process on the morning of the race itself. In some races, number stamps are used, while in other races like this one, a big fat black marker is used.
I read some articles in which some athletes disagreed or question about the purpose of body marking. The points being, it is covered anyway by the long suits which athletes are wearing during swim leg (in colder places) and for bike leg, numbers are displayed on the bike and helmet, while on running leg, it is clearly displayed on number belt or on the shirt.
But for kiddie triathlon, let me tell you, it’s a cool thing to have body marking. The kids are proud of it. If it’s possible, they don’t want to wash the numbers off until Monday when they go back to school, so it can be the subject of conversation during recess time :-).
Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/200, f/4, focal length 35mm, ISO 400
11 Thursday Apr 2013
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athlete, cebu, outdoor, outdoor sports, philippines, photography, sea, sports, swimmer, swimming, triathlon
10 Wednesday Apr 2013
21 Thursday Mar 2013
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bicycle, black and white, boy, brother, kiddie triathlon, kids, outdoor sports, photography, sports, transition, transition area, triathlon
They occasionally fight, both verbally and physically. But when the time comes that they do need each other and they still DO help each other, then I think it’s brotherhood.
Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/320, f/4, focal length 24mm, ISO 100
20 Wednesday Mar 2013
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athlete, bicycle, black and white, cebu, outdoor sports, philippines, photography, sports, talisay, transition, transition area, triathlon
One of very crucial moments in any triathlon is the transition. T1, where the athletes are transitioning from swimming to cycling and T2 is where the athletes are transitioning from cycling to running.
During T1, you might have heard of flying mount, whereby they run and mount their moving bicycle, just like a cowboy jumping onto a galloping horse.
Before approaching T2, they remove both feet from their shoes and continue pedalling. Closer to the dismount line, they swing one leg over the bicycle so its position is behind the other leg on one side of the bicycle. At the dismount line they are then totally off the bike and running to the transition area for their running leg.
When every second counts, proper method of transitioning can save a lot of time for the athletes.
These are some pictures which I captured during 2nd Talisay Triathlon Race last Sunday, 17 March 2013.
All were shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L
06 Wednesday Mar 2013
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athlete, black and white, cebu, liloan, philippines, photography, running, sports, triathlon, xterra