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12-SEP-2004 Katherine Stanback's Photos

9th
triathlon
by Katherine Stanback's Photos

IronMan Wisconsin Triathlon

Your opponent, in the end, is never really the player on the other side of the net, or the swimmer in the next lane, or the team on the other side of the field, or even the bar you must high-jump. Your opponent is yourself, your negative internal voices, your level of determination.
--Grace Lichtenstein American Writer & Editor

Sony DSC-F828
1/80s f/6.3 at 14.6mm iso64 hide exif
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Date/Time12-Sep-2004 08:20:10
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ModelDSC-F828
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length14.6 mm
Exposure Time1/80 sec
Aperturef/6.3
ISO Equivalent64
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balancedaylight (1)
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programmanual (1)
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Sony Forums Challenges22-Sep-2004 02:38
I realy like the idea/image mix. Fremiet
mlynn 21-Sep-2004 23:52
Excellent capture Katherine, I wouldn't even begin to know how to capture something like this. (Oh, and the quote is very appropriate too :). Melanie
Guest 21-Sep-2004 08:03
Katherine, thanks for the details. It really blows me away that you got this handheld while panning. -Michael
Guest 21-Sep-2004 05:33
Really great shot, and I love the quote. I will be sharing it with my athletes. ann
Guest 20-Sep-2004 14:33
Great shoot! This is really a difficult one, great panning technique.

Miguel
Helen Betts20-Sep-2004 08:36
Perfectly captured, Katherine. A picture of determination and intent. Helen
Guest 19-Sep-2004 03:41
I too feel the determination. The choice of a single rider is a good one. Great capture.

kt
Deb Kees18-Sep-2004 14:11
Practicing? Looks like it paid off, Katherine. I am impressed with everything about the image. The look of determination is striking.---Deb
Guest 17-Sep-2004 15:12
Katherine I have tried a shot like this almost a hundred times, with the ollowing result Right- 0 , Wrong 99. Amazing expression on his face. A perfect action image. Jesus
Guest 16-Sep-2004 20:27
You nailed it, Katherine. The biker is really sharp and the background perfectly captures the feeling of speed. Great shot! Bev
Guest 16-Sep-2004 18:10
Great shot. Nice trail infront of biker. Very pleasing to the eye and excellent composition.
Stéphane Bouchard 14-Sep-2004 23:32
Physical and photographic exploit! I would named the picture “The need for speed”…
-Stéphane
Guest 14-Sep-2004 00:05
Great shot Katherine. It illustrates the quote perfectly. The feeling of motion is almost physical. Harry
Katherine Stanback's Photos13-Sep-2004 23:54
Thanks for the comment, Michael. I was practicing panning to get the cyclist sharp and the background blurred - I took a lot of shots to get several that were sharp. I used a small aperture so it would be more likely to be in focus. Some shots I tried continuous focus, some I either estimated the distance, or focused on some cones in the rode, then switched to manual focus - I don't know which I did for this shot. Then I cropped a lot, and searched the web for a quote.
Guest 13-Sep-2004 22:17
phfft! Katherine, what a marvelous feeling of speed and determination you captured. Your quote and image really emphasize the solitary commitment of these athletes. I'd be most interested in the details of how you captured this image. Nicely done. -Michael