World Bobsled Champs....

[fast95pony]

Well, I need a better camera ! The Canon A60 is a good point and shoot camera ,but try taking pics of 130 kph bobsleds at night when they don't want you using the flash (distracts the drivers ) . I took bunch ,most missed the sleds totally !!
Here's the best..

[fast95pony]

I forgot to turn off the flash . A BIG no no ...
It focused on the snow.....

[fast95pony]

3.

[fast95pony]

..at the finnish. The great news was Canada 1 won the 2-man World Champs !!

Here's the Germany 1..(I think..)

[Ben]

Hey man, cant win them all, dont be discouraged, those things are moving way too fast for your average camera, and the lighting at those locations is less than perfect.

I was out at COP last December shooting the World Cup Luge and it's only till you're sporting several SEVERAL grand worth of gear that the pics FINALLY come out real nice on those extreme speed photos (Lugers are moving at 120+km/h):

http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.p...threadid=69794


In any case, at least you were there taking it all in.

Cheers Bud!

[fast95pony]

That's a great pic, Ben !! Digital Rebel ??
I had my hands on one today. Almost bought it....such a neat camera...I want one !!


Watching the sleds tonight was incredible . I never imagined the speeds !! Very cool indeed !

[Ben]

Actually shot all the photos that day with a 20D and 70-200 2.8L IS USM lens.

Bobsledding is definatly awesome.

Was the Jamaican team there? haha.

Cool Runnings.

[fast95pony]

Yep , the Jamaicans were there, mon

[kevie88]

My good friend Aristottle was running in the 2-man for the Greek team, they did ok but crashed in the last turn before the finish in their first run, which put them pretty far back.

I went out last week and did some runs with the local bobsled club, I was second man in on a four man team. Let me tell you you do not understand the speeds these things can corner at, Near the bottom of the hill I was wondering how in the world we were ever going to make it around the corners... The entry speeds into the turns is absolutely insane!

[hyperwhite]

haha in the pic with the flash it looks like the driver is looking at you. he musta been pissed

[fast95pony]

Originally posted by hyperwhite
haha in the pic with the flash it looks like the driver is looking at you. he musta been pissed

You noticed that, eh ??

I felt bad !

I thought he might come after me !!

[calgarygts]

Originally posted by kevie88
My good friend Aristottle was running in the 2-man for the Greek team, they did ok but crashed in the last turn before the finish in their first run, which put them pretty far back.

I went out last week and did some runs with the local bobsled club, I was second man in on a four man team. Let me tell you you do not understand the speeds these things can corner at, Near the bottom of the hill I was wondering how in the world we were ever going to make it around the corners... The entry speeds into the turns is absolutely insane!

Who did you go down with? I've been forerunning for worlds the last little while. Crashing out of fourteen will take at the most a tenth off of your down time, being far back is from shitty driving, shitty equipment and a shitty push. Kudos for your friend for getting in that greek sled, I've watched that guy drive and it looks like an awfully bumpy ride, crashes a lot.

[kevie88]

I went with a Native lady and a guy from europe with a crazy accent.. I can't remember names, but very nice people. If I was staying in Calgary I'd definately take the drivers course next year, I'd love to get my speed fix in the wintertime too!

Originally posted by calgarygts
Crashing out of fourteen will take at the most a tenth off of your down time, being far back is from shitty driving, shitty equipment and a shitty push.

Thanks for the constructive critisism, I'll let my friend know you think he's a piece of shit!

[calgarygts]

I didn't say he was a piece of shit. He can't make that guy drive better (although it sure would have helped). He sure could have pushed faster though - he hasn't been doing this for a while, has he?

[calgarygts]

That was Paula, she's pretty much the only recreational slider around. You weren't in the sled when it crashed, were you?

[kevie88]

Originally posted by calgarygts
That was Paula, she's pretty much the only recreational slider around. You weren't in the sled when it crashed, were you?

Haha yeah, but it was nothing.. I've crashed a lot of stuff in my time

Originally posted by calgarygts
He can't make that guy drive better (although it sure would have helped). He sure could have pushed faster though - he hasn't been doing this for a while, has he?

No, he's only been a bobsledding for a few weeks. They got a little better at the push this weekend.