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copperman 2008

A quick update to all you anxious, copperman competitors:

PHOTOS ARE UP! check them out!

Our 4-person crew covered the race well and we’ve got a TON of images for competitors. the weather was amazing, and everyone was their usual photogenic self. Thanks to the ATV drivers and to Terry for the shirts and the opportunity for us to provide all the imagery! I personally love doing this job every year, and I know you all love racing it; well… maybe not the swim so much.

Please feel free to browse through the galleries which are in chronological order from start to finish. Swim at the front, and awards at the end. Watermarks disappear on order of digital copy or prints of course - both of which are offered in a variety of sizes, finishes, and resolutions, including files big enough to make a billboard out of - if you’re into really showing off your sweaty, dirty, exhausted looking selves…

There are approximately 900 images up, with more on the way from Brockit Intern, Emily.

Images were shot RAW (I mean - of course…), with flash used quite a bit to shoot into the morning sun, to get some motion blur on the road course by the lake, and back in the woods to make that sweat really glisten. Some of my favorites were shot whilst strapped to the back of an ATV (seems like I’m strapping myself to a vehicle every few weeks here) and shot with the lens that goes under my pillow every night.

Seriously, nice job racers; extremely inspiring!

Browse away…

Comments

  1. Josh Said,

    What’s with the over-use of angled shots? Judicious use is fine, but not fifty percent of all photos, please.

  2. Adam Said,

    Joshua Myles, thanks for your comment. Remember to view the images not as a gallery of shots that capture the overall event, but specific, individual photos highlighting each racer. Our specific task was not to cover ‘event photography’ but rather individual portraits, for individual sale. With this in mind, a gentle or even an extreme angle works great to not only convey motion, but fill the frame like these quick examples:

    http://brockit.smugmug.com/photos/346358619_udNQv-L-5.jpg
    http://brockit.smugmug.com/photos/346359858_CgbMp-L-6.jpg
    http://brockit.smugmug.com/photos/346358164_oaK6G-L-6.jpg
    http://brockit.smugmug.com/photos/346360422_vJon3-L-6.jpg

    Note the composition: lines, reflections, shadows, the use of thirds, and how arms, legs, bikes, etc fill the image edge to edge, and across the corners - pretty basic stuff.

    Interesting comment - thanks for sharing!

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