last sunday's sf bay to breakers

fks · May 19, 2005

this isn't a sports event since i got up too late to get the serious racers 8) i did get some photos of the amateur runners. the fun runners were a large group. i've never seen so many kegs in shopping carts before :lol:

the tough part was taking everything. there were too many colorful and interesting costumes, and the density of the crowd made it tough to get a clear shot and was driving AF a little crazy.

i went a bit overboard, taking over 1600 shots. i also ran out of power (i forgot to charge the battery the night before and i didn't bring my spare) and i was shooting jpeg instead of NEF to conserve space.

d2h and 70-200mm VR.

even the devil needs exercise

sponge bob four legs

the vikings are coming

run, it's about to rain!

maybe i can distract him so he won't give me a ticket

the latest in eye wear

the look of determination

now this guy's definitely not a serious runner

synchronized running?

if princess leia was from san francisco

cup holder

one of the most ornate costumes

winnie the wino

more photos at http://ottosphotos.com/gallery/050515_b2b. please note that there are some nude photos in the gallery.

F15Todd · May 19, 2005

Those are great :lol:

Chris101 · May 19, 2005

OMG! What a riot - I was ROFLMAO for sure.

Uh, did I detect a bit of discrete blurring on that one?

PS - great exposure considering no nef.

Steve S · May 19, 2005

Good job on these Ricky!

Man, what a colorful, eclectic bunch of crazy, flaky ppl there in SF.... well in Cali in general, but *especially* in SF!! Very good job on the exposures too! Really enjoyed (most of ) them!

Rich Gibson · May 19, 2005

fks said:

even the devil needs exercise
Click to expand...

Looks like the devil needs quite a bit of exercise! :lol:
Rich

greyflash · May 19, 2005

That is one colorful race in more ways than one. Well taken images.

Transmit · May 19, 2005

Fun images, I used to live in SF but never did get a chance to run in Bay to Breakers. I also recognize the guy with the blurred "unit" from Burning Man a few years back.

4labs · May 19, 2005

what a fun set! Thnxs for sharing what looked like a great time. Only in Sf I guess.

obelix · May 19, 2005

Ah, San Francisco.

Great photos

Harry S. · May 19, 2005

Holy cow! This world is full of crazy people :lol:
What a great opportunity for extensive shooting. Well done!

Uncle Frank · May 19, 2005

Great job, Ricky! Nancy and I ran that race a number of times, and its an awesome event.

Leigh · May 19, 2005

all i can say is...WOW!!!! Those are some really amazing photos to observe....yeah, i notices the "discrete blurring" as well...and i'm sure i'm not the only one that thanks you for that !

Cabin · May 19, 2005

What really great photos.........

I love humor.... We all need a little more.....

fks · May 19, 2005

hi all-

thanks for the kind words

chris and leigh-

i didn't want to cause a stir, so i applied some motion blur. it was decorated though, talk about attention to detail.

this was my first time to shoot a ton of jpegs, usually i go for NEF's. the images turned out softer than usual. i normally sharpen when i convert the NEF's in capture, but didn't compensate for that when i processed these images

thanks again to all,

ricky

PhotoDawg · May 19, 2005

Nice shots!! The guy dressed up like Gene Simmons RULES!!! I drove the actual Gene Simmons of KISS around Huntsville, Alabama about 15 years ago. Super nice guy!!

Gale · May 19, 2005

ROFLMAO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chris said it best. Can't add to that.

One question?? How did you stop laughing long enough to hold the camera still enough to get such great images.

Thanks for sharing. I needed a laugh.

Wait till I show these at work..

lolololololol

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last sunday's sf bay to breakers

fks

F15Todd

Chris101

Steve S

Rich Gibson

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Transmit

4labs

obelix

Harry S.

Uncle Frank

Leigh

Cabin

fks

PhotoDawg

Gale