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Exeter Time Trial

Michael at the time trial in Exeter, CA

View large to check out his calves

Tags: timetrial, bike, cycling, visalianrc, exetertimetrial, exeterca, visaliaca, bikerace, immadlyinlove, withamanwhowearswhiteskinsuits, mustardgrass, karmafavorite, motion, explore, header
Uploaded: March 30, 2008
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89 comments

Kurt Harvey wrote...
dang! you should do a coffee table book Sabine. so cool. -- Seen in my contacts' photos. (?)

pointer007 wrote...
This great shot seems to be number 1 of your Road Set - I am looking forward to many more, Sabine!

Jim wrote...
Very very nice!! Great composition, and wonderful colors!! nice work!

Catherine Kõrtsmik wrote...
Very good!!

Summer n Rose wrote...
This is superb, Sabine...

Summer n Rose wrote...
I SAW YOU FIRST Please add this inspiring photo to I SAW YOU FIRST !!! (invited images only) Please tag your image “isawyoufirst”

eznado wrote...
Me gusta mucho, has obtenido un resultado cautivador.

Nigel wrote...
Brilliantly dynamic. You have velodromes outside in the country too! That's nice. -- http://philmccluskey.com/projects/flickrfox/ (?) This is an Amazing Shot! Please consider adding your photograph to the group Amazing Shots!! [?]

llarez wrote...
Interesante toma, buen trabajo.

Tamsin wrote...
Love the angle you have taken this at....superb composition. It's as if you are on a bike behind and tilting the camera to the right as if the camera were your handle bars. Well, that's how I see it. Those clouds are incredible too !

hb19 wrote...
whoa....!!! Fabulous vantage point & love your twist here....well done Sabine.... one can really feel the sensation of going down that road..... -- Seen in my contacts' photos. (?)

Ian Wright wrote...
Stunning - really beautiful sky and colour

Larry Bosworth wrote...
Whoa! Don't think I've ever seen a time trial like this. Check out that back-drop! Beautiful, Sabine!

Philipp wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Beauty Selection (Invite Only), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group. wow... the sky and field are amazing (not to speak of the whole shot!) - how did you do this? simple tone mapping? i'm stunned...

Sabine wrote...
the backdrop for this race was amazing and the weather was part stormy/sunny.. I was supposed to be taking pics of this time trial, but I kept running around taking landscapes instead. At least in this one, I got both. He was the only one I really wanted to catch anyway. His crazy all white skinsuit makes him look like a misplaced cloud. The oncoming pic is here, after I took this, I spun around and took the picture above and Michael's story on the event is here

Sabine wrote...
limando, thank you. I was going for a dreamlike effect. I used photoshop elements. I used a gradient layer to darken the sky and mimic a polarizer (which I couldn't use at the time because I needed all available light for action). I desaturated and took some lightness out of the green, but added a touch to the yellows. I think I destaturated the sky a bit too. (sometimes I can't remember what I did) Then I finished it off with lots of burning and some dodging. In this case, the scenery was incredible and it did most of the work.

Bauschowitzer wrote...
Excellent shot. One of my favorites!!!

eaturiano wrote...
This an amazing shot...love the colors.. Your KARMA Group

rodante© wrote...
Muy buena fotografia los colores son fantasticos Tu fotografía es especial, nos gustaría contar con ella en Fotografia Digital"Naturalmente (Post 1 & coment 3)" Your photography is special, we would like to involve them in Fotografia Digital "Naturalmente" (Post 1 & coment 3) Tu fotografía es especial, nos gustaría contar con ella en Blues point of view. Your photography is special, we would like to involve them in Blues point of view. casa_recuerdos_icon_ii Welcome! Please add this great photo to http://www.flickr.com/groups/la_casa_de_los_recuerdos/

Denis Collette wrote...
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Amy wrote...
superb shot :) I love it, the green of the grass is perfect contast to the dark blue skies. amazing :)

Lois Elling wrote...
Excellent work! I love the colors, composition and the tilt. Wow. Your KARMA Group

Jim wrote...
Great shot! Wonderful colors. -- Seen in *Karma* (?)

marc crumpler wrote...
Excellent--great colors and love the angle.

zoom in tight wrote...
Perfect angle...mimics the curve of the bike which mimics the curve of the road. Love the color saturation, too!

Saab ® wrote...
Hola, soy el administrador de un grupo llamado El mural y nos encantaría agregar tu foto al grupo. beautifull

Claudio Sepúlveda Geoffroy wrote...
amazing shot

Anton wrote...
Amazing capture! -- Seen in *Karma* (?)

Isabel wrote...
Excellent, great angle!

Sean Mantey wrote...
This is a fantastic picture on many levels Sabine. Brilliant.

DeAnn wrote...
what a great angle to shoot at.. i can totally feel as if i am going around the bend too!

Simmi wrote...
incredible shot! Karma Admin Favorite -- Seen in *Karma* (?)

Harrison Yager wrote...
This looks reallly cool. Is the sky fake though? Just wondering.

Eric Rose wrote...
OMG. That is the most awesome picture! I live right near Exeter (in Strathmore), but I'm in TN right now. Kudos

team Welliver wrote...
absolutely beautiful...even if you take his calves out. The blue sky and yellow mustard grass are amazing, but i'm not so sure about that white skin suit. He's a goof.

Sabine wrote...
crazytallblonde - no, the sky's not fake (this time anyway) a few comments above I explain what I did to the sky and how conditions were part stormy/sunny.

Sabine wrote...
hey eric we love coming down to visalia/exeter for the races. gorgeous foothills. And early spring seems the perfect time to visit. Can you place the road? Its Rocky Hill (or something like that...) Leads to a very pretty valley. The TT went almost to the firestation and back. Pretty and tough. amd thank you

Sabine wrote...
beth - ain't that the truth!

Mike Le wrote...
great shot. love the action and the colors.

raymond bermudez wrote...
beautiful

Kathleen wrote...
Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous! Love the angle, and what a lovely vision in white. Beautiful shot.

Jose Hernández wrote...
Esta fotografía fue vista en El Mural

DaugaardDK wrote...
Endless road :P

Renée wrote...
really great shot!

Nico Kal wrote...
amazing!!

H. J. S. wrote...
yes this is a excellent picture

Ken Conley wrote...
nice work with the converging hill/road lines

Bruce Hall wrote...
Perfect!

veloandvino wrote...
a white skinsuit has never looked this good. you got mad skills thru the lens, thanks for sharing!

Gerard wrote...
This is a terrific shot. Beautiful work! -- http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/onblack.php?id=2373345716&size=large (?)

Carlos Molina wrote...
Sabine, Composition, angle, colors and tones are just SUPERB, absolutely outstanding. Beautiful conception and work. This photo was made by a Diamond Class Photographer! Please add your photo to Flickr Diamond Tag your photo DiamondClassPhotographer and read our group rules

Rodrigo Gressler wrote...
Superb capture!

Jacopo wrote...
I like it, maybe a bit less dark...

setsunasky wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Mike's dance!! ***POST 1-COMMENT on 2***, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group. wonderful shot!!

Jason Armstrong wrote...
this shot screams spring...I really like the shadow on the hillside and the fair weather cumulus.

Michael Backhaus wrote...
magnificent color contrast and great athmoshpere with the cyclist - only that he propably didn't see much more than the road. ;-)

Philipp wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called FlickrEnvy (invited images only), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group. thanks alot for the behind the scenes description!!! i still love this shot so much... have to invite it again :-D

todd atteberry wrote...
Wonderful composition again. It gives the feel of going into the curve.

Marshall Alsup wrote...
Love the color! Very cool angle and lines too.

Christiaan Putter wrote...
good perspective, love the clouds.

in KSA wrote...
Great Shot ......

JCarpenter76 wrote...
I love the colour of this shot and the angle used.

Lisa wrote...
Yes the feeling of motion is great! and thanks for the tutorial on how you did it.(oh and the white skinsuit is nice too...)

Sabine wrote...
Here's the unprocessed version straight from the camera

littlepois wrote...
Impressionnante, vraiment superbe !!

Rob Evans wrote...
Is that the Pro Tour leaders jersey?

Erick Monroy wrote...
Excellent composition, beautiful lighting... -- Seen on your photo stream. (?)

mrmojo53 wrote...
Brilliant once again.

paul alexander wrote...
The angle works well here. IT really pulls you down with the bike.

Bryan Goddard wrote...
Congratulations on having your photo selected as an admin favourite. Your KARMA Group

F E N I K © Prensa wrote...
Congratulations! Your Photo has won 'The Olympus Diamond Foto Award' for this Outstanding Photograph. Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 'Olympus E-System Diamond Foto Awards', and we'd love to have this added to the group!

KarolusLinus wrote...
Superb, amazing, i like cycling shot, and certainly when they are brilliant like this!

Manuel Gual wrote...
Photo added to my Blog Congratulations !!! Fotografia añadida a mi Blog Felicidades !!! manuelgual.blogspot.com/ www.manuelgual.com