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Pictures of Pain from the very steep finish of the FBD RÁS today

Diabhal_Glas · 2010-05-27 19:47:20

Seskin Hill is a category one climb and from what i heard quiet a few of the riders werent expecting this hill, the last 300 meters before the finish is steepest. This hill is close to where Sean Kelly grew up. I took these with a 400D and 100 F/2.8 The winner cruising to victory alone with ease by the looks of it Whats…

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Seskin Hill is a category one climb and from what i heard quiet a few of the riders werent expecting this hill, the last 300 meters before the finish is steepest. This hill is close to where Sean Kelly grew up.

I took these with a 400D and 100 F/2.8

The winner cruising to victory alone with ease by the looks of it

Whats the broom for?

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#2 27-05-2010 8:55pm

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Some great shots, the broom is for the broom wagon that sweeps the riders up who abandon. The tight portrait shots are the best of the set, the face on the UCD guy is priceless

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#3 27-05-2010 9:02pm

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Some brilliant picts there. Well done.

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#4 27-05-2010 9:08pm

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I work with the lad in the broom wagon!

Nice pics the Pain etched on the lads face! Well Done!

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#5 27-05-2010 9:12pm

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Some really class shots in there. Love the last one of the Gardai lounging around in their leathers. Must be feckin sweatin like .....well you know them little farm animals that sweat

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#6 27-05-2010 9:18pm

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pullandbang wrote: »

Some really class shots in there. Love the last one of the Gardai lounging around in their leathers. Must be feckin sweatin like .....well you know them little farm animals that sweat

You cruel man. That's not nice.

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#7 27-05-2010 9:32pm

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Diabhal_Glas wrote: »

I'd say those lads are ready for anything!! Especially a few donuts

Nice work there - nice spot at the top of a very long hill by the looks of it!!

Expressions are great

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#8 27-05-2010 9:34pm

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some great shots there.

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#9 27-05-2010 9:39pm

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#4 is a boardsie

See his "crash" post here

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#10 27-05-2010 9:55pm

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Excellent pixx

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#11 27-05-2010 10:06pm

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Great pics - I'm the one 4th down (with the cuts) - could you send it to me for my blog? will of course say who it is from...

biking (a t) ryansherlock (dot) com

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#12 27-05-2010 10:17pm

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Superb shots, thanks for sharing

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#13 27-05-2010 10:19pm

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That one of the gardai is absolutely fantastic. There's a wierd surreal air to it, the black leather clad figures lounging daintily around on the immaculately cut grass.

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#14 27-05-2010 11:16pm

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The Garda photo is a keeper, it literally made me spit out my mouthful of wine due to laughter.

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#15 27-05-2010 11:28pm

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Great photos and thanks for posting them.
Terrific shot of Cassidy close up, Ryan Sherlock (well done Ryan) and the Gardaí.

What camera and lens were you using? Thanks

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#16 27-05-2010 11:54pm

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Nice pictures!

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#17 28-05-2010 12:38am

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Great shots, really enjoyed them.

I do a spin class regularly so I sorta feel their pain

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#18 28-05-2010 12:39am

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Hugh_C wrote: »

Great shots, really enjoyed them.

I do a spin class regularly so I sorta feel their pain

Nothing compares to Seskin Hill :D

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#19 28-05-2010 2:00am

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Cheers for all the comments, my first time taking sports shots.

The Garda one was a surprise at the end alright, It was just begging to be snapped, lying out baking on the immaculate golf course.

Not sure If my method of taking the shots was best, as I said I was using a 400D with the Canon 100 f/2.8 lens. I had the camera on AV mode for most of the shots and selected one of the focusing dots and focused on specific riders heads as they attacked the hill.

What would best practice be in a situation like this? It would have been handy If the camera was more than 9 point autofocus as the points weren't always in ideal positions.

Should I just have used sport mode? Maybe thats a no brainer..

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#20 28-05-2010 9:14am

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The Garda Traffic lads are saving their strength for the night stage, I speak from experience.

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