First Bike race of the year

IMG_1055, originally uploaded by mrjonathanpotter.

Well, this wasn't the first race of the year, but it was the first one that I got my lazy butt out to to shoot. I don't think that I'll be doing any racing this year, the fact that I could barely make it up Mt. Tabor on Sunday to spectate was bad enough. These are photos from the Portland State University collegiate crit race that was on Sunday the 6th. It was cool to see some of the old gang still hangin in the pack, made me feel even more out of shape to be honest.
But on the photo side of things I got a couple that were cool. I'm not much of an action sports shooter, so I figure that all the practice I can get will help. I really like the look of the flash off camera, but I think I like the panned shots even better. Unfortunately the weather took a turn for the worse and I only stayed about an hour and a half. Oh well, more next time. Next post will hopefully have some shots from Mt. Adams, which is where Dana and I are headed this weekend.