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| by the end of the day, the fog had lifted and we could see the castle ! |
It's nice to be able to say that all the work from this weekend is online and ready for FREE DOWNLOADS...
I also didn't mention last weekends free coverage events in last weeks blog, because the event organisers were doing such a good job of telling everyone - it really didn't seem required...plus they were going out live anyway... what more could we do !
As we continue our mission to make people happy with sport photography, we're shifting the cost and time for getting photos to participants to be free and fast. This helps everyone who simply doesn't have a photographic memory, because now you can get your photographic memories free from our gallery ! - or powered by the Pic2Go system - which means you got them direct to your facebook profile whilst the event was still going on - sharing those moments before they even become memories - how cool is that !
So have a look down the list here for events to enter, you'll see that free downloads are becoming the "standard" amongst events and that you should now expect to see it as standard on your race entry (and not just a few shots by a hobbyist - proper professional whole route coverage):
Latest Gallery and Event list
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So without further ado - I won't be sending any please re-subscribe emails - because all of you receiving this did a two step verification signup process - which is the "new" gold standard everyone is trying to jump up to. I have the awesome feedburner to thank for that (even though google bought it out). If you're in the business of trying to have a GDPR standard email newsletter sign up process - which doesn't cost you anything (unlike mailchimp) - then give
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In the meantime - if you want no more of my refined and deeply cultured image captioning wit, please unsubscribe at the bottom of this when you get it as an email, freedom is but a click away, and in the words of the great Brian Blessed at a local farmers function "I shouldn't have been booked for this and you're all ..... anyway" (you can fill in the gap, nice people...). So moving on, here's some photos up next...
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| Mind the paint splats at the start of the Dulux Trade London Revolution Ride - 2 days of fully supported sportiving - what more do you want ? |
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| Support crew give the thumbs up at Marlow bridge, narrowly avoiding the Marlow 5 running race (which we used to take photos at) |
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| Using your communicator to talk to the enterprise at the end of a mission |
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| Marlow bridge, even better when it's closed just for you (ok it was closed for the Marlow 5m but they nicely let the cyclists through) |
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| very big hill shot. Every ride should have one, so we can get the pain. |
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| Little did he know what was behind him, and the crowd wasn't waving at him, but never mind - he had a good time anyway |
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| wrong finish line, but take it all the same ! |
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| Here's a new and very organised run in Richmond - incredible level of event organisation |
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| fancy a nice medal ? |
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| Paul of parkrun, who were beneficial partners with the run. He has his own T'Shirt ! |
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| I don't think he's proposing to her ? Looks serious though. |
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| Fulham, probably full of football happiness |
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| No that's not snow, but similar technical photo set up required |
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| There was a good team of pacers to try to keep up with/chase down |
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| relief at the finish ! |
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| some people had more of a chat than others on the way around |
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| Strong men - Fresh from the circus ? |
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| Richmond Park is quite a nice place for a run |
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| Goldie was enjoying the attention and affection |
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| Medals and memories - because that's what it's all about ! |
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| Channelling Giro d'Italia descending |
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| All going ok ! |
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| It's just a nice day out on the bike. |
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| 2 more big hills to go |
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| Double hattage, all good. |
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| Precision timing at the start because it all goes down to the millisecond. |
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| Steaming pool on a foggy day, made actually seeing the swimmers a bit tricky ! |
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| Sometimes we couldn't see the other end of the pool |
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| Miki - lane lap counting as she does ever year when she's not competing. If you need a pilates class or a sports massage - then go to http://mikistreatmentroom.co.uk/ She can talk chemistry too, as you can tell from the photo, but don't ask for a judo demo #justsayin. |
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| It got to that point with the fog that we probably needed two lifeguards because we couldn't see the other end of the pool |
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| Someone left their mascot behind |
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| always fun getting the close-up outside pool swim shots |
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| he was actually standing up and someone threw some water at him |
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| That moment when you forget where your bike was left in transition |
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| all going well, survived the fog up the hill |
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| Cycling - it's all about the legs |
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| looking strong into the finish |
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| looking strong into the finish |
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| Top high fiving into the finish |
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| Crazy proud to have finished ! |
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| lining up those high fives |
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| I try to tell people - leave the watch thing until afterwards - it slows you down, you get overtaken |
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| awesome high fives |
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| Still going strong REP team - thank you for the day ! (search for "misc" on the ones from 11 years ago to see how things change!) |
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| Proud Dad moment as daughter does top photobomb after working hard on the swim exit photos. She's been taking photos at REP events since she was 4... - adding some added extra coverage to these great events. |
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| Finally - Spare a moment for Gwyn the doggie. Little did she know her owner was going to jump quite so high. Fortunately on a full body harness, not a collar... |
So that's it for this weeks roundup of the race news, enjoy the weather - I had a fantastic 1hr run yesterday afternoon, and you can join our SSP Strava group here if you're into that sort of thing
https://www.strava.com/clubs/sussexsportphotography it would be good to see you there !
Until next time (I have a weekend off - can you believe it !!!) enjoy the bank holiday !
Anthony
