Cycling

Last Saturday, we made the 2.5 hour drive down south to Montrose, PA for the Apple Festival Bike Races. The day couldn’t have been more beautiful; it was in the 70s and sunny. Carl raced the short, 13 mi. Cat 5/Citizen race because he has yet to register for a USCF license. There was also a longer course for the categorized racers. See the photos. … Continue reading →

This morning we were off to Oswego, NY for the Tour de Loop. It was overcast and chilly on the shore of Lake Ontario, which played havoc with my exposure settings for a while (and I’m too lazy to do much editing), but I managed to get some shots later in the race of both the B group (which Carl raced) and the A group. The loop was more of a figure eight without the crossover, allowing me to take a gross amount of photos from a single place of two different approaches. Unfortunately the lead pack beat me to the finish, so I didn’t catch Carl crossing the finish, but on the brighter side, the camera took photos with him in focus this time! See the photos. … Continue reading →

Carl raced in the 2010 Canal Classic this past weekend, which takes place in Little Falls, NY. Camera in hand, I snapped away at the start, finish and just shy of the crest of a 4-mi 18% average-grade hill climb. The day was overcast, and my camera didn’t want to play nice, but I did manage to get some passable shots (and posted some not so great ones just in case anyone wants them). See the photos. … Continue reading →