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Submitted: June 4, 2007
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Make:Canon
Model:Canon EOS D60
Focal Length:195 mm
ISO Speed:200
Date Taken:May 6, 2007, 11:56:54 AM

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147mph - 18 inchesby ~Toby-1-kenobi

Photography / Photojournalism / Sports

Oulton Park, in the background is the right hander leading into Deer's Leap.

This point is the apex of the left kink just following Deer's Leap. There's a small Marshalls Hut raised on stilts.

The riders are hitting maximum accelearation at this point as they head for the Start Finish stretch. This is primo position for the hardened photographer because the bikes are leant over on an off-camber stretch of the track with the throttle wide open and one wheel often quite high up in the air.

Their heads are sometimes leant so far OVER the safety barrier you can see in the foreground that photograpahers have been known to be hit by the passing rider's helmet...at between 130 and 150 miles an hour...

Every rider that went past gave me a serious adrenlaine panic moment as I struggled to fight the urge to leap out of the way

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~kerryisrad Jun 20, 2007 Hobbyist Photographer

another great shot. it conveys how committed he is to the corner very well.

again great capture with the front wheel in the air.

another fave from me

~homeforsummer Jun 17, 2007 Photographer

Amazing shot! So much clarity and yet you can tell there's so much energy... the front wheel an inch off the tarmac...

~Toby-1-kenobi Jun 18, 2007

Thanks very much. I like it myself, just wish some of the more dramatic one's had come out...was shooting this on a very old and very SLOW lens...if I'd had what I have now, there would have been some far better shots up here by now.

~DenkMit Jun 14, 2007

very very nice shot of mr hill!

~Toby-1-kenobi Jun 15, 2007

Thanks

~PumaAlone Jun 4, 2007

love your shot great job !!!

~Toby-1-kenobi Jun 4, 2007

Cheers mate. It spurred me onto buying some pro-lenses at last, so double bonus!

~PumaAlone Jun 4, 2007

pro lenses are essential !!

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