Giro d'Italia crash - how'd he do that?

DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
edited May 17, 2005 in Sports
A friend sent me this photo:

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Besides the fact that this is an amazing crash, does anyone else notice that it's rather neat that the crashing rider is in focus while the leading rider who is actually filling up the frame is out of focus? I know they are both soft in the middle 2 frames, but I still feel like mr crash is a little sharper.

In any case, some amazing stuff. I'm not a fan of crash scenes (been there too many times myself), but you have to admire the emotion and desire that goes in to putting yourself in this situation to get a win.
Erik
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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited May 12, 2005
    Erik - that link doesn't seem to work. ne_nau.gif
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited May 12, 2005
    Angelo wrote:
    Erik - that link doesn't seem to work. ne_nau.gif
    yeah, I know - you were too fast, I was uploading it to smugmug and changing the link as you typed :D
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,943 moderator
    edited May 14, 2005
    Wow! That's a nice series of images.

    I bet the shooter uses the back focus button and stayed on the crashing
    rider.

    Ian
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited May 16, 2005
    ian408 wrote:
    Wow! That's a nice series of images.

    I bet the shooter uses the back focus button and stayed on the crashing
    rider.

    Ian
    there's a back focus button?!? wow, i swear those pro bodies do just about everything.
    Erik
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,943 moderator
    edited May 16, 2005
    DoctorIt wrote:
    there's a back focus button?!? wow, i swear those pro bodies do just about everything.
    You can do it too :Dwww.siphoto.com will give you some hints as to how.
    And I think you can download a settings file too.

    For the 1d, back focus is set to "*".

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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited May 16, 2005
    Angelo wrote:
    Erik - that link doesn't seem to work. ne_nau.gif
    got it now. interesting question for which I have NO answer :D

    I'll enjoy reading other's responses.
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  • BaldyBaldy Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 2,853 moderator
    edited May 16, 2005
    I LOVE that kind of photography!!

    I shoot a lot of things coming at me moving fast and my experience is the lens is just a little behind in the focus because it's changing so fast. My guess is that's what happened here. It's really hard to stay spot on the focus on a bicycle coming so quickly.
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited May 17, 2005
    Baldy wrote:
    I LOVE that kind of photography!!

    I shoot a lot of things coming at me moving fast and my experience is the lens is just a little behind in the focus because it's changing so fast. My guess is that's what happened here. It's really hard to stay spot on the focus on a bicycle coming so quickly.
    you can say that again!

    Those are the 2 of the fastest guys out there right now! I'd need my GS to keep up with either Bettini or Cooke!!
    Erik
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