tour of britain photography advise

winter_zombie

Hi all

im in need of your help,the tour of britain has a starting event in my local town
and i plan on going and trying to get some pictures.

have any of you been before ? can you advise me on what to expect or best places to stand

any advise really as ive not been to anything like this before

thanks

fenix

Start is very good as you can get close to the riders before the race.

Once they start riding - a steep hill slows them down and makes it easier to take pics I think.

thistle_

winter zombie wrote:

Hi all

im in need of your help,the tour of britain has a starting event in my local town
and i plan on going and trying to get some pictures.

have any of you been before ? can you advise me on what to expect or best places to stand

any advise really as ive not been to anything like this before

thanks

I haven't been to a start, but generally the riders come through quickly in a bunch (or bunches) so you'll have to be quick.

When they came through here, I waited at quite a big wide crossroads. There was a fairly decent sized crowd (the local primary schools all came out to watch and cheer too) so I ended up standing on a bin to get some photos.
I've been at a finish before too and the riders came through so fast that I didn't get many good photos. The crowds were ridiculous too.

The only tips I have are:

• Make sure you're there in good time
• Make sure your camera is charged up
• Make sure you have a big enough memory card
• Consider using 2 cameras, one taking photos and the other a video (I held my phone next to my camera to do the video)

JBA

Try and get a spot on or just after a tight bend. The riders slow down and you can get some good action shots.
I got some good shots a couple of years ago just after a 90degree right hander followed almost immediately by a 90degree left hander.
Don't spend too long taking photos though as you won't actually see the race if you do.

winter_zombie

thanks guys, likw i said i will be at the start of the race because stage 4 starts this year in my town.

do any of you know what time the races start at ???

also how early should i be their in advance of it starting to get a good photo shooting spot ?

thanks again

wilberforce

You didn't try googling very hard did you .....

All start times and details are in the Race manual http://d2cx26qpfwuhvu.cloudfront.net/to ... al_web.pdf on the website

The Rookie

If you have a camera with burst function, use that, start it early and keep it going, you'll only get a few seconds.

JBA

The start of a stage is not particularly good for action shots as the peleton tend to roll out quite slowly. Good for close ups of the riders though.

winter_zombie

Wilberforce wrote:

You didn't try googling very hard did you .....

All start times and details are in the Race manual http://d2cx26qpfwuhvu.cloudfront.net/to ... al_web.pdf on the website

yes i did google, thank you..

i was asking on here for advise on taking pictures and what to expect.. because like i said before ive not been to a event like this before.. but thanks for taking the time to reply.. lol