Photos - What's YOUR sport?

Coldkennels said:
I recently had the chance to go out to Wales with a friend and camp in a field for a weekend while he took part in a downhill longboarding & street luge event. Street luging is crazy:

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(Leica Ic, Voigtlander 28mm Color Skopar, Rollei Retro 400S in LC29)

These guys were going 45mph+ into every corner, running in packs of up to six racers at a time, often so close to each other they were rubbing elbows. It was a challenge to get any shots at all as you only had a split second to grab the shot every time they did a run!
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Wonderful photo! Crazy people like that ... I wish I was still one of them. :D
Always wanted to try that, but honestly at near 70 I'm a little old to deal with the inevitable crashes. Sigh.'

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Godfrey said:
Wonderful photo! Crazy people like that ... I wish I was still one of them. :D
Always wanted to try that, but honestly at near 70 I'm a little old to deal with the inevitable crashes. Sigh.'
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You'd be surprised at the amount of "old lads" who are still willingly throwing themselves down hills. The luge crowd (like this lot) tends to skew older - anywhere from 30 to 65 - in part due to the cost of putting together a luge (they ain't cheap!) and in part because you've got a lot less to worry about with crashes; they're normally just dealing with road rash when something goes wrong, and leathers can deal with most of that.

It's the "stand-up" guys on longboards that are the real nutters. They don't go quite as fast, but when they go down, they go down hard. A girl I know in Colorado ended up paralysed from the waist down after crashing into a guard rail on a mountain road on a downhill run. Needless to say, you don't get a lot of 50+ stand-up downhill riders!

Here's another one from that same event - this time featuring a longboarder getting sideways through a corner:

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(Leica Ic, Voigtlander 28mm Color Skopar, Rollei Retro 400S in LC29)
 
Heh... age and damage from other sports/crashes reduced my mobility enough some time ago that the notion of sliding along on pavement even well protected isn't very appealing. Roller boarding/skating was never in the cards for me: I never had the native balance and leg control for that madness.

I rode fast motorcycles for a fair long time very successfully, even raced amateur level for a short while, and the same for sports car comps .. but nowadays I stick to driving my cars and ride my bicycles at sensible rates with no regrets.

"For every thing there is a season..." I'm happy to be mostly whole and capable of enjoying life still. :D

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When I get the chance to be at the race track, I get to photograph my favorite sport: motorcyle road racing!


Rounding The Bend At Parliament Square - Ramsey, Isle of Man 2004​

I made this photo about twenty years ago and it remains a favorite of mine. I believe it was captured on film using a Leica M6TTL and a 90mm lens. Now who was it who said "You cannot shoot sports with a Leica M?" LOL! :D

Enjoy! G
 
dourbalistar said:
Big Sandy, Henderson, NV.

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Kentmere Pan 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2024.02.21 Roll #350-08543-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr
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Same! I need to shoot some bouldering photos soon, I’m thinking a 400 ISO BW film on a 20mm or 28mm lens. I haven’t been climbing for a few months because I shredded my left meniscus and had a long recovery. I shot some lead climbing photos this spring before surgery on digital with an 80-200mm lens (I’m in orange and one of my partners took the photo on my camera - don’t have my photos of the other guys handy on my phone right now)

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jaredangle said:
Same! I need to shoot some bouldering photos soon, I’m thinking a 400 ISO BW film on a 20mm or 28mm lens. I haven’t been climbing for a few months because I shredded my left meniscus and had a long recovery. I shot some lead climbing photos this spring before surgery on digital with an 80-200mm lens (I’m in orange and one of my partners took the photo on my camera - don’t have my photos of the other guys handy on my phone right now)

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Sorry to hear about your meniscus, hope you can mend up quick! That route looks like it has a tricky little bulge before the anchors. We haven't done much rope climbing since our kids came along, too much gear and logistics. 😅 Much easier to boulder together as a family (at the gym and outdoors), especially since the kids can't belay us yet. Anyway, glad to have another fellow climber in the house!
 
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