Prali DH race
Prali… big crew… big party… big riders. I can say this about this weekend. Started from home with three riders two photographers a cheerleader & the old Jack. For me the target was a day of ride an a day of shootings for getting used with my fisheye.
First day get my bike and go up with the racers… first look… the trace deserves all the respect, super technique and very difficile for the riders to make good time, but at the end on this conditions the riders are making the difference. Firs round on the trail… hmmmm… not a good sensation, I was going out from the turns and I could not stay near to our racers.
After three rounds I get a little bit more confidence on the trace but the weather doesn’t collaborate and it starts raining… was not the day for me.
We turn back to our camp and here come the fun… the old Jack is starting make his effect and it is party time… grill, ghetto blaster, jack, whip on the river, people on the top o the trees…. super fun.
I have to admit that the day after I was not so inspired for photography, my head was not so collaborative and I was not able to manage the light in a good way and at the end I see that I try to force me to get this photos with every costs also in full light with no shadows. And this makes me stop at a certain point and ask my self “What the hell I am doing ?” photographing races is not for me, I hate staying in a single spot waiting for 100 riders to pass, this is not my type of photography. I let this to te supe professional ones. What I like to shoot are riders that have style…. And so be it !!!
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Posted from None, Piedmont, Italy.
