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This photo was taken with a Speed Graphic 4x5 film camera, Navitar 2.8 190mm projector Lens, Polaroid 405 back with Fuji FP 100 C instant film. Stanley Park, Vancouver BC Canada. Jan 14 2016
F 2.8 1000/sec.
This Sunday I went to Mexilhoeira beach by the end of the day. An (almost) new moon tide and a fogy weather, kept most people of the beach, leaving an endless and almost immaculate extension of sand for me and my surf rods. By sunset this runner and I where the only souls on sight : )
~another view of this beach on high tide here
The weather was terrible the whole weekend, so I had to delete most of the photos I took. Too bad.
20 km de Lausanne 2016, Lausanne, Switzerland
Blogged in The Woodwork: My Human Race
Runner 693
Shoreline Park, Mountain View, California
Nikon D70, Nikkor 12-24 f/4G
81A + polarizer, SB-800
DxO (exp, distortion, ca, vignetting, lighting, noise) Adobe Camera RAW (adjustments), Photoshop (retouch) nik CEP (sat to bright)
1/500 sec @ f/10, iso 800, 24mm (36mm)
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Photos from the 13th Human Race
I didn’t have any time, so just pulled out my flash and started to snap some shots from the ground and power lines be damned! Sometimes I got lucky like in this shot. (If you are wondering, I am using the D70’s commander mode to remotely trigger a flash that I placed on the ground next to me).
I had forgotten that my camera was set at ISO800 (argh). Lucky for me the D70 has a flash sync speed of 1/500 of a second or it would have been a total disaster.
I removed some of the annoyances (cones, signs, power lines) from the photo. I did a blend with the normal output because Adobe Camera RAW’s default settings blew out the highlights on the runners skin.
After that, I blended with a saturation to brightness digital filter to create a stylisting effect.
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The series is great, I shot continuously and you can see her turn and then smile her winning smile at me then look away as she runs by. Hot!
Dromeas, also called The Runner, is made of individual pieces of glass stacked atop each other to take the blurred shape of a runner in motion. Thousands of sharp, jagged pieces of glass form the sculpture.
The running figure is the work of Costas Varotsos, who began working on it in 1988 and didn’t finish until 1994. It was originally erected at Omonia Square, but it was later moved because people grew concerned construction and the vibrations from the underground metro would cause it to shatter or topple.
It’s a fitting sculpture within a city with so much running history—Athens was, after all, the final destination of Pheidippides’s famous run from the Battle of Marathon. But unfortunately, the artwork wasn’t met with unanimous appeal. Though some heralded the innovative sculpture, others were less-than-pleased with its unusual appearance.
In Hershey Park in Hershey, Pennsylvania 4-2-16.
Ride it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjmBOydksc4
Storm Runner is an Intamin-built[1] steel launched roller coaster at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Pioneer Frontier section of the park, right across from Sidewinder and above the Trailblazer. It was constructed in 2004 and was the third Intamin Accelerator Coaster. It reaches a height of 150 ft (46 m) and catapults riders from 0 to 72 mph (116 km/h) in 2 seconds. It features a top hat and three inversions, a dual loading station and a magnetic braking system. It was built to interact with three other Hersheypark rides: the Dry Gulch Railroad, the Monorail, and the Trailblazer.
Storm Runner is the first accelerator coaster to utilize over-the-shoulder restraints and the first to have a dual-loading station with switch tracks. Likewise, it was also the first accelerator coaster to feature inversions; Kanonen at Liseberg was the second.
When Storm Runner first opened in 2004, the queue line would often be extended with ropes due to the ride's popularity. In 2005, the park added an overflow queue line located next to the Trailblazer's first drop.
In October, when Hersheypark is decorated in a Halloween theme (Hersheypark in the Dark), Stormrunner is dubbed Ghost Runner.
Ride experience
As the train leaves the station, it moves slowly onto the launch platform. As it is rolling to its launch, a pre-recorded sound of a heartbeat is heard, and after a few seconds, the trains rolls back as the magnetic brakes drop and riders hear a voice saying "Now get ready, here we go", then the train launches from 0–72 mph in 2 seconds (just when the voice says the word "go"). Riders are photographed by the on-ride camera a short way down the launch track. In 2004 during the wait, riders would listen to a heartbeat then a countdown from five before hearing the voice. After traveling down the take-off runway and hitting a speed of 72 mph, the train climbs straight up the 150-foot-tall "top hat" element providing some airtime, and back down again, dropping 180 feet, reaching the top speed of 75 mph down the side of a hill leading down toward Spring Creek. The train next climbs and rolls left through the first-ever "Cobra Loop". The train then speeds up and into a straight-line barrel roll which then leads to the first-ever "Flying Snake Dive" which consists of a heartline roll followed by a half Immelman roll that makes a vertical plunge back down toward Spring Creek. The train shoots back up and to within 10 feet under the park's Monorail track, over a portion of the TrailBlazer, quickly twists to the left and to the right, then back above the treetops for one last dose of airtime. The train hits the magnetic brakes at fast speed, jerking riders forward, and then slowly glides back into the station. The duration of the ride is 34 seconds from launch to the brakes.
Launch system
To launch the trains, Storm Runner utilizes a system invented by Intamin that launches the trains using hydraulics. This system is similar to the propulsion on a locomotive wheel except it doesn't spin completely. The inner diameter of the wheel is attached to the hydraulic actuator and the outer radius of the wheel is then attached to the launch mechanism. The outer diameter of the wheel amplifies the energy output from the slow actuator stroke creating a high speed launch in a matter of seconds. A pusher car is attached to the launch mechanism and the train attaches to this pusher car prior to launch. Once the train reaches the end of the launch area, the pusher car disengages and gravity does the rest.
The launch track features magnetic brake fins. These slow down the car if the launch is unsuccessful (also known as a rollback). Storm Runner does not have a very tall top hat like Top Thrill Dragster and Kingda Ka, and usually does not have a problem clearing it. After a successful (although slightly rocky) first season, the ride's launch system is generally considered reliable.
The SPAR Great Ireland Run 2013 was held in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland on Sunday 14th April 2013 at 13:10 and 13:30 respectively. The Great Ireland Run is now probably the largest 10KM running event in Ireland. The race also incorporates the AAI National 10km Championships. This category is for club athletes in Ireland only. However, there is also the main field race where anyone, regardless of being with an athletic club or not, can enter and race. The elite women and club women's race started at 13:10 whilst the male club and main field event started at 13:30. The race starts on Chesterfield Avenue and takes a clockwise route - first over to the Blackhorse Avenue sid of the park, crossing Chesterfield avenue again. The race then descends down the Kyber pass before the runners must take the challenge of the famous S-Bends on the Chapelizod side including a steep climb at 7KM. Finally the race winds its way around the Furry Glen, before finishing very close to the starting point of the race.
These photographs are taken at the 7 KM marker on Chapelizod Hill. They are from the time period 13:35 (leading elite women) until all waves have passed this point (approximately 14:42). There are no start or finish line photographs.
Elite Womens and Irish Womens National Championship field: Flickr set is here [http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157633232150933/]
Elite Men, Irish National Championship, and the main field: Flickr set is here [http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157633240224417/]
I really enjoyed taking these photographs. It is the first time in a long time where I have been able to photograph a race I was not participating in. It was a really great experience. Despite the tough course and the horrible head winds I got so many nods and "hellos" from hundreds of runners I knew there and from thousands of others I have yet to get to know ;-) It is a really great event.
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Overall Race Summary
Participants: Approximately 10,000 people
Weather: Dry, cold, with very strong head wind
Course: Completely traffic free course - all on excellent tarmac roads. The course is undulating from 4KM to about 9KM giving a real test of 10KM strength.
Refreshments: No refreshments - goody bags provided to all participants.
Some links, related to this race, which you might find useful:
Great Ireland Run Homepage: www.greatirelandrun.org/Default.aspx
Boards.ie Athletics Discussion Thread on this race: www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056907184
Great Ireland Run Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/greatirelandrun
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The leading bunch of runners at the 2008 Bath Half Marathon, including No.68 Gary Hope who I photographed last year. And No.132 Wendy Nicholls who was one of the first ladies to finish.
- www.kevin-palmer.com - After the daylight faded away above Logan Pass, the moonlight became brighter. I loved the view of this small waterfall below Heavy Runner Mountain. A flashlight on the right was used to illuminate the creek.
2011 Inaugural Marine Corps Trials, for wounded, ill and injured service members from the U.S. and allied nations. Track and field for amputees obviously was one of the sports.