No EXIF - Episode II - The XC World Cup watched through the lens of a LEICA SUMMILUX-M 35 mm f/1.4. Portraits of Marco Fontana, Julian Absalon, Nino Schurter, Jaroslav Kulhavy, Jose Hermida, Jolanda Neff, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, Adelheid Morath, Julie Bresset etc.
Julie Bresset had a hard time getting back to the level she used to be a couple of years ago. She is recovering slowly but consistently.
Adelheid Morath is one of the candidates for the German Olympic team.
A sniper shot while Thomas Frischknecht was tucking his bedclothes into the caravan.
Marco Fontana in chill mode after a day of practice.
Jose Hermida warming up in the team tent.
Spectators trying to get shots from Hermida warming up.
Benno putting the transponder on Kulhavy's bike.
Jolanda Neff and Catherine Pendrel in the start box in Lenzerheide.
'La grande dame' of MTB Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesja.
Can't tell you what kind of exercise Nino Schurter is doing here...
Jaroslav Kulhavy streching: He has definitely long legs.
Miguel Martinez is a legend from the 90s and still racing.
Aaron Gwin is watching the U23 women's race, with Jenny Rissveds being in the lead.
Manuel Fumic in the 'Dual Slalom' course in Lenzerheide.
Jaroslav Kulhavy winning on home soil.
Nino Schurter winning the Val di Sole World Cup.
Catherine Pendrel is being washed.
Julien Absalon also getting washed.
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot is always pretty even dirty.
Mathias Flueckiger gasping for air.
Nino Schurter crashed on his last lap during an exciting battle with Julian Absalon for the win.
Jose Hermida is always easy no matter how tough the race was.
My colleagues Vittorio Platania and Matt Delorme.
Bike wash zone in Nove Mesto.
The backstage before the award ceremony is a no-media zone.
To me, a Leica rangefinder with a wide prime lens is like a totally dialed custom hardtail, while a DSLR is like a full suspension bike straight out of the box. It may perform better, but it's not as elegant or exciting.
@nvonf: I fully agree, but I meant my analogy specifically in the context of pro sports photography and on a purely technical basis. The truth is that the camera doesn't matter too much, it's more about the artist... or rider
This is a legitimate post containing photographs produced by a mountain biker. Why the necessity to down vote? It's somewhat related and it's interesting.
Damn that's a damn fine gear he's packing. German perfected the hand held range finder with Leica. Too bad it costs the same as a high end mountain bike with top of the line components.
They look like digital scans direct from the negatives. These days when you get film developed you can get it on a CD in high res format. That's what I tend to do as it is cheaper and you can evaluate the shots properly and just print the ones that don't suck (so about 1 in 50 for me)
Anton is racing elite this year I believe, so it'll be interesting to see how he goes against the big boys. Bonus is we'll finally get red bull coverage of him racing
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Can't wait to see episode 3~
Looks as though he needed to use an orange or red filter.