Following Lance Armstrong’s tweet today, announcing that this will be his final Tour de France, I decided to pay tribute to him by dedicating the entire week leading up to the tour to the man, the myth, the legend. This image is from the New York Criterium in 2002. The race itself took place on Wall Street. I will never forget seeing the streets of NY shut down, only to see a cycling legend take the stage. It was a spectacle that those who were in attendance will never forget. Our country was still recovering, and Lance did what he could to answer the call. Over the next week I will share more stories, images, and Tour predictions. Until then, Lance, good luck in the Tour. We are all pulling for you!
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Tip: A technique I commonly used to isolate my subject when shooting sports events was to set my flash to +1EV, and my camera to -1EV. That way your background would be a bit darker than the subject in the foreground. It worked to give your image a little extra pop.
Nice shot! I remember New Years Eve 1999 when I walked home from Downtown Denver to my home – not a car was in sight on Colfax – reminded me of an “end of the world” type of movie. Looking forward to the race and pictures.
Thanks Scott! Yeah, Denver was like that this year during the Nuggets first round playoffs. Great time to go get zombie movie images.