Tour de France - Prologue

The first stage of the tour was held in the city of London, starting from Whitehall and finishing near Buckingham Palace. It's an individual time trial known as a prologue.

I arrived at Westminster an hour before the race started but it was already packed with people. I was struggling to find a spot for good shooting angle.

Being chased by the car.

Striking blue - taken with beercan at 160mm, ISO 200, 1/320s, F4.

Concentration. Slightly out of focus, it was really difficult even I used continuous focusing as it was too fast.

A lot of pictures were out of frame too, unintentionally.

Keep trying with my beercan.

After long waiting, finally a kind gentleman who set up his huge Canon gears in the crowd offered his place to me when he left.

210mm F4, 1/250s, ISO 100

Panning shot. This is my favourite shot of the whole day. Using lower shutter speed and follow the object for the effect. Taken at F7.1, 1/60s, ISO 80, with my Tamron 90mm SP!

Taken more than 600 pictures on the day, and I think 80% were either out of focus if not out of frame. Anyway it's a very good experience shooting sports event and I think I am improving.

Tour de France - The Caravane

This year the world's biggest cycling race - Tour de France started in London.

Saturday was the prologue for the race. The roads around Westminster were closed for the event and packed with people.

The Caravane tour before the race. This must be from the Australian team.

The Caravane is sort of like commercial parade of French products, giving away goodies.

Huge tyres.

Relaxing before the race.

Warming up - franking speaking, I know none of the cyclists.

The Tour de France's devil - El Diablo

I think this guy won the race to Canterbury later on Sunday, not very sure.

Taken at 75mm, 1/1250 secs, F4, ISO 400 with Beercan.

I had taken more than 600 pictures on the day and it's really not easy to shoot for sporting events.