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shawn wrote...
whoa. HDR?

John wrote...
Wow...great dramatic shot! -- Seen on my Flickr home page. (?)

Jenny Oh wrote...
That IS a great shot! No wonder we bumped into each other - I think Gio thought he was flinging her for a Madison!

Sabine wrote...
or maybe he mistook her for a bowling ball?

Jenny Oh wrote...
Or from the looks of it, a punching bag!

Sabine wrote...
No hdr (which i guess would be single exposure anyway) just a flash and an armload of post processing. took away saturation and vibrancy, upped the fill light and blacks (which is tough to do to a non raw file without blowing out pixels), did some curves, a little cloning to get rid of a few distractions, and some dodging (maybe a little too much now that I look at, but oh well, I am a drama queen)

Kurt Harvey wrote...
Nice work Sabine! Wish I could have made it down there. -- Seen in my contacts' photos. (?)

david smith wrote...
This is a fantastic action shot. It's great when you post the original and go through the stages of what you've done; I'm learning a lot from these. Thanks Sabine.

Mark Griffith wrote...
Great capture, how far and how fast? -- Seen in my contacts's photos. (?)

Sean Mantey wrote...
Great picture Sabine :)

beth wrote...
this is amazing!!

Sabine wrote...
Kurt, you were probably the only photographer not there. This is from Wednesday night though. I was too busy helping and racing to take pics on Friday. You should definitely make it out for one though...quite the party

Sabine wrote...
Mark, A chariot race is barely over a lap on the velodrome, so its very fast (approaching 30mph in our group I would guess)and furious and a good start means everything. I totally suck at this race. Alicia and Jenny in the pic above are awesome at it.

Ippoc Amic wrote...
got rid of distractions? Riders or other stuff?

pointer007 wrote...
A fantastic action shot, Sabine - I just love to watch this sport! And it is a must see in large!!!!

Sabine wrote...
Linda I got rid of the dude with the high zoot disk wheels. And some bright light in the foliage.

Sabine wrote...
pointer are you anywhere near alpenrose? we totally want to go there.

Lisa wrote...
great capture on the action but you obviously know when to shoot. The expressions are intense as is the body language!

Tamsin wrote...
Fabulous action, expression. I agree, it's great to see the original shot and know what you have done to it. The crop is perfect and viewed large is a MUST for those priceless expressions !

Nigel wrote...
And there was me thinking that the guys behind were starting with a serious disadvantage. This is exactly how I learned to ride, with my Dad pushing me from behind. I wonder how far these got before they realised the person behind had let go....? -- Seen on your photo stream. (?)

mazzarini eyes wrote...
This photograph became an Please post it to the InstantFave group!

Joe wrote...
Fantastic shot.

pinkyhonor wrote...
amazing shot.

luis mosquera wrote...
Very very neat

Debi wrote...
Wow! Great action shot.......

mea kiss wrote...
cool shot

Michelle wrote...
Bumping into riders? Yikes! Love the processing, Drama Queen! -- Seen on your photo stream. (?)

... Arjun wrote...
Great capture.

Tom wrote...
great capture and processing i really like the name of the place up top.....

Larry Bosworth wrote...
Very nice! Not sure how I missed this one first time 'round.

Kathleen wrote...
The intensity is fantastic! ~ this is excellent.

Monica wrote...
Both shots are fabulous captures of the moment. Great work Sabine!!

Jason Montano wrote...
jenny - ride'n em up track as usual :) great shot

Jes wrote...
I love when you post the "before n' afters." Not only is it helpful, but it shows how creative you are...you have a great eye and great taste!

Jorge Galan wrote...
Great action shot

cat klein wrote...
fabulous!

DeAnn wrote...
great capture!! the dude on the far left almost looks like he is a speed skater!! you capture these rides so well.

Clic online wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called CLIC sport & leisure, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

lameato feliz wrote...
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