Cycle Sport

Taken 7-Jul-15

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Keywords:2015, Tour, Tour de France, Chris, Froome, Chris Froome, frome, yellow, yellow jersey, France, cobbles, Quievly, Cambrai, cycling, photoshop, race, road, team, topaz, cycle, bike, bicycle, sky, team sky. Saxo, le tour, stage 4, lens, sony, sigma, a700, speed, cycle race, racing, effort, action, sport

Photo Info

Dimensions5340 x 3560

Original file size9.94 MB

Image typeJPEG

Color spacesRGB

Date taken7-Jul-15 15:55

Date modified15-Jul-15 11:31

Shooting Conditions

Camera makeSONY

Camera modelDSLR-A700

Focal length28 mm

Focal length (35mm)42 mm

Max lens aperturef/4

Exposure1/1250 at f/5.6

FlashNot fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias0 EV

Exposure modeAuto

Exposure prog.Shutter priority

ISO speedISO 1000

Metering modePattern

Digital zoom0x

Chris Froome Cobbles Corner

I have just returned from a 10 day trip taking in some of the Tour de France stages in northern France. This was Stage 4 on Tuesday 7 July finishing in Cambrai in NE France. The stage had 7 sections of cobbled roads. This was near Quively on a stretch of cobbles which was one of the longest and most difficult. I had checked the location in advance using Google Street View to find a good corner.

Chris Froome the current leader is in yellow chased by challenger Alberto Contador showing some serious effort. With no barriers and a very narrow lane it was possible to be really close to the riders.
The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A700 with a Sigma 28-200 zoom at 28mm. As light levels were quite low I used ISO 1000 to get a shutter speed of 1/1250 second to freeze the action.

The image was edited in Camera Raw for a little more brightness and detail. Topaz DeNoise and Topaz Clarity were also used