Ceremonial Start of the 36th Iditarod (03/01)
tonichelle
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here are just a couple of shots that I rather liked... I'm actually proud of a lot of the shots I got considering I was working as a trail guard and was stuck with the RUDEST bunch of people imaginable (got told to F off when I told a parent to keep his child out of the trail when teams are coming. Apparently keeping his child from being eaten by 16 dogs or run over by a sled is not a priority :dunno ) that and people just jumping in front of the camera because if I was take a shot *right there* then they should too. :rolleyes
anyway, ranting aside it was a good day for shooting though the clouds kept playing with the Sun and it was tough to shoot when one second the sun is out and the very next second (or half second) it was gone again. lol oh the joys of shooting all manual!
I am just so happy to finally have that classic Iditarod shot of a dog with it's tongue flying out and all that! :barb
Oh, and while this shot is rather average and boring, I figured I should post one of my boss (2004 Iditarod Champion) Mitch Seavey, because he's currently running in second place, and he rocks my socks (and I can say that because the Internet scares him so he'll never see this lol) - actually the guy on the sled right behind him is my boss, that's his 3rd son Dallas lol Mitch is *his* boss. Dallas ran in 2005 (he's the youngest ever to finish the race) and 2007, he likes to take a year off, he's into wrestling and is a pretty big deal in that. I know, more info than you ever wanted to know, right?
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anyway, ranting aside it was a good day for shooting though the clouds kept playing with the Sun and it was tough to shoot when one second the sun is out and the very next second (or half second) it was gone again. lol oh the joys of shooting all manual!
I am just so happy to finally have that classic Iditarod shot of a dog with it's tongue flying out and all that! :barb
Oh, and while this shot is rather average and boring, I figured I should post one of my boss (2004 Iditarod Champion) Mitch Seavey, because he's currently running in second place, and he rocks my socks (and I can say that because the Internet scares him so he'll never see this lol) - actually the guy on the sled right behind him is my boss, that's his 3rd son Dallas lol Mitch is *his* boss. Dallas ran in 2005 (he's the youngest ever to finish the race) and 2007, he likes to take a year off, he's into wrestling and is a pretty big deal in that. I know, more info than you ever wanted to know, right?
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So, the "ceremonial start" is kinda like the prologue of the Tour de France, right? Just a few miles through Anchorage to get the dogs and spectators all worked up, then the real race starts outside of town. That would explain all the extra "human baggage" on the sleds.
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yup, that is how it works... the human baggage in the sled is what's called an Idita-rider (gotta love play on words, eh?) and they actually bid online (ala Ebay style) to ride in the sled. I think the starting bid on most sleds is something like 100 bucks (they're auctioning off the Musher's bib numbers right now on their site). Then they also normally have a 'brake sled' which is the second sled that is tied on the back of the actual racing sled. This not only adds extra weight, but if the sled is dumped and the musher thrown off, there's still someone who can stop the team from going out into the crowd or taking off into the streets!
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unfortunately Mitch (my boss) is not doing so hot at the moment, with the very warm weather this year the dogs are having a bit of trouble with the conditions...
anyway, thanks again!