Totally personal picture

[The_Traveler]

Forgive the family foibles
Grandson Chris winning bike race.

He's 7 and has been racing since he's 4 and never lost (except for one second place against a ten year old with a fully geared bike).
Three more years until he gets into the juniors and really races.

 

[mishele]

That is sooo awesome!! Thanks for sharing!!

 

[Trever1t]

That's awesome. I love racing, all forms.

 

[yerlem]

Those are some muscular legs for a 7 year old kid o_0
I like the picture too, he looks super competitive

 

[cgipson1]

Cool shot! I bet the family is really proud of him!

 

[Compaq]

Loving the attitude, looks like a pro! Congrats, and well done. He'll be challenging Hushovd in not too long.

 

[The_Traveler]

Thanks all.

It's quite a treat to see this kind of dedication in a child.

He wears the United Health Care Pro team kit (one of the major pro teams) and the team called him for photos at the start line before a big race, gave him some swag and featured him on their website.

(For those who know bike racing, his father is a category 1 amateur (an elite level) but at 39 is just aging out.)

 

[o hey tyler]

Photo #1 is great. Looks like a Lance Armstrong in the making with his hand in the air. Perhaps a gentle 5x7 crop would tighten the image up a bit more, but it works as is.

The second photo is nice in the fact that you captured a great moment, but it's a bit underexposed.

He and his family should be proud. That's quite a feat for such a young lad!

 

[spacefuzz]

cool

 

[PinkDoor]

Love these!

 

[c.cloudwalker]

I've been hesitating about posting because I'm pretty sure you're going to not like very much what I'm about to say.

But here goes: These are the first two photos of yours I actually like.

The second one could have used some fill flash but it still works (only because a reflector would have been very awkward.) The first one is just gorgeous. And, no, no "gentle cropping" of it. That first one is perfect in every way as far as I'm concerned.

But it makes me wonder about you.

Maybe you were not so involved with your subjects before. Maybe you need to really be inolved with your subject(s) to get good results.

 

[The_Traveler]

I appreciate the efforts to help me improve but these are just two snaps posted in the just for fun gallery

 

[o hey tyler]

I appreciate the efforts to help me improve but these are just two snaps posted in the just for fun gallery

Oops, didn't even notice that. Sorry!

 

[The_Traveler]

I appreciate the efforts to help me improve but these are just two snaps posted in the just for fun gallery

Oops, didn't even notice that. Sorry!

no problem.
It's easy to mistake my no-effort-involved shots for my 'good'; shots.

 

[LizardKing]

You did really good by capturing the moment. Great 'memory' picture.