Hood River Double Cross Photo Slideshow
Monday, September 22, 2008 at 8:38AM | in Multimedia, photos of the week We double-teamed the Double Cross races this weekend. Tim singled-handedly rode and photographed on Saturday, for which we owe him a tasty beverage. On Sunday, a few of us piled into our official sexy mini van and left Portland in a mist, arriving at Hood River Valley High School just as the sun tried to poke through the clouds.
We’re photographers focused on seeing, but I couldn’t help but notice all the sounds of the day. A man flipped a dog over his shoulder and sprinted hard up a run-up, which the small crowd greeted with cheers. A man named John raced the Master ‘C’ class, then put on a cardboard cowboy hat with rabbit ears (if someone can explain that to us, please do!) and played his fiddle for the later races, accompanied by dogs barking, cow bells ringing, and humans yelling. A voice screamed out to the last few riders in one race: “You’ve got ‘em just where you want ‘em. Now just pass ‘em all at once!” At a deserted corner of the course without spectators, a lone Master ‘A’ rider filled the silence, talking to himself loudly as he slide through the thick dust in a tricky corner: “Ride, ride, RIDE! Go, now go. Fast!”
click for a wee little sample of these soundssounds
On our way back to the rain forest, we drove through some real downpours, reminding us that dust will soon step aside to make room for mud.
Reader Comments (16)
absolutely loving this! such a lovely blend of sport and environment. linking to you from my blog now. miss you guys.
Wonderful work! I'm hooked. I can't wait for the next batch of pix.
great photos.
Amazing work. Please keep it up!
One of the best cx photo sites I've seen yet! Great job. Unique perspective. Good eye. Capturing something not ordinarily shown. Looking forward to seeing more. Thank you.
All I can really say is, wow!
too cool. i'll do what i can to spread the link through central oregon! btw, that is Sunnyside Sports Don Leet with his bars hooked-up ...http://www.donssunnysideblog.blogspot.com/
also sending to kevin@ www.webcyclery.com
next week is the final cx here in Bend ... come on over!
wow wow wow! Great eye for capturing a great sport. I'm looking forward to great things from you as the season goes on.
These photos are all really nice, but where's the color? The color of the riders is the first thing most any spectator notices about cycling. Riders and teams put an effort into coordinating their colors to stand out, b/w just makes them all blend back together.
imho
Amazing pics, keep up the good work. Really captures everything that this crazy sport is. I like the B&W btw.
Best Oregon cycling photo site by far. The black and white looks awesome, but seeing the same photos in color would be rad too.
Exceptional photos that really capture the outstanding and addicting sport we call cyclocross. I hope you continue to attend the cross crusade races so we can enjoy more and maybe if lucky enough find one with us in it! At least my wheels found their way into the album this time!
These are absolutely beautiful. I watched you photograph and you have a great deal of talent for catching a moment in time. Thank you for sharing and I do hope you continue to photograph these races. The men and women work so hard and it is nice to have their efforts documented so artistically.
nice work. love that you chose b/w to document the race. Love the randomness of the shots.
Beautiful composition. I love it. Also, thanks for giving me an (indirect) shout out on your sound bite. I race singlespeed so I don't have to worry about what gear to be in, but I'm saving up that excuse for next time.
Solid!