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Post by skaterswaltz on Feb 19, 2008 2:01:12 GMT -5
Holy crap! Did this pic FINALLY work?! Let me know ya'll!!! If it did well then here's some eye candy for ya! LoL.   Wildfire - this is fabulous. And I posted in the World Cup SLC 8-10 Feb video thread (on Feb 14) the last part of this relay when he was going so fast around those corners you can hardly see him! |
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Post by linmiste on Feb 19, 2008 9:14:48 GMT -5
Wildfire, great pic! As many have said, that look of determination is so intense, so electrifying! Look out, here he comes!   Thanks to you and everyone else who has made the effort to post pics here. We all appreciate it!!!!  |
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Post by jennaceeta25 on Feb 19, 2008 13:27:51 GMT -5
Holy crap! Did this pic FINALLY work?! Let me know ya'll!!! If it did well then here's some eye candy for ya! LoL. Yea! Wildfire! ;D You did it!!!!!!  And what an awesome pic, indeed!  As well as all the others! Thanxs! |
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Post by mtnme on Feb 19, 2008 19:21:24 GMT -5
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Post by number1fan on Feb 19, 2008 21:02:01 GMT -5
aww....mtnme, i  your photos! ...thanks for sharing!  .
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Post by wags on Feb 19, 2008 23:18:11 GMT -5
Awhh...don't be so hard on yourself mtnme. It's not the camera. It's the subject and all that speeding around. Maybe we could ask real nice and he'll sit still a minute for a few shots. Yeah! And maybe we could get him to put on a "Red" bandana. And maybe, oh I don't know, have him take off his shirt and anything else he wants. Oh, oh, oh and then maybe have a wind machine blowing his hair all around. (Is it just me or does this seem familiar)
Well, I can't sleep now!
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Post by mtnme on Feb 19, 2008 23:29:38 GMT -5
Awhh...don't be so hard on yourself mtnme. It's not the camera. It's the subject and all that speeding around. Maybe we could ask real nice and he'll sit still a minute for a few shots. Yeah! And maybe we could get him to put on a "Red" bandana. And maybe, oh I don't know, have him take off his shirt and anything else he wants. Oh, oh, oh and then maybe have a wind machine blowing his hair all around. (Is it just me or does this seem familiar) Well, I can't sleep now! Wags, that was hilarious! But given the quality of my pics, I don't think I can convince Apolo I'm the next best thing to Annie Liebowitz! (sp?) ...let alone come up with a plausible reason he should take his shirt off! |
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Post by lilyover76 on Feb 20, 2008 12:28:50 GMT -5
This batch of photos is Apolo's warm-up session, just before his 1500m race on Saturdy, Feb. 9th           This 'crouching' photo was posted earlier but it belongs in this series   The next batch to upload is the actual 1500m race
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Post by aaosmts19 on Feb 20, 2008 13:54:40 GMT -5
You know, I just have to say it...every time someone posts new pics...I get really excited for those split 100's of a second while waiting for the page to load...my heart races just a bit, countered with "yeah more pics but what could look different than those already posted? (which is another way to say it won't be good as I'm expecting).
And then the page loads and its more shots...same skin suit, same arena, same look, and I get ZINGED every d**n time. And you figure, how can shots that are so similar create such a stir?
So for all posting those pics, be they BLURRED or not...thank you, thank you, thank you! No picture 2/1000's of a second before or after something already posted it too insignificant to post.
Oh, dears, did I say thank you?
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Post by aaosmts19 on Feb 20, 2008 14:12:53 GMT -5
Lily, this is a really beautiful shot...the athlete preparing for the race, like a giant water bird stretching his neck upwards to the sun, chest expanded, anticipating life, the proud one....   Thanks for posting! |
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Post by wildfire on Feb 20, 2008 16:30:48 GMT -5
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Post by tabatha on Feb 20, 2008 17:58:48 GMT -5
i love his face on a couple of them. it says 'k, can we just get started now'
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Post by skaterswaltz on Feb 20, 2008 20:49:47 GMT -5
Hey Wildfire - it kinda looks like Apolo is checking you out in those two first pictures -- woo hoo! ;D |
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Post by lilyover76 on Feb 20, 2008 21:46:06 GMT -5
Lily, this is a really beautiful shot...the athlete preparing for the race, like a giant water bird stretching his neck upwards to the sun, chest expanded, anticipating life, the proud one.... Thanks for posting! Thanks for that analogy... very well said!  |
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Post by lilyover76 on Feb 20, 2008 21:49:13 GMT -5
Thanks for all your pics, Lily and Mtnme!!! I'm still sorting through all of mine (and YES a lot are blurry...so I agree with Wags completely!)  Here's a couple more:  Apolo IS checking you out... that's so cool !!! Great job on capturing the 'right moment' !!! ;D |
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