Life on Earth

I don’t shoot many sporting events, but yesterday I shot the Tour de Leelanau, a bike race in Leelanau county that is in its 4th year. The Record Eagle was interested mainly in images of the winners at the finish line, and as far as these types of shots go, I succeeded.

I particularly like the image above of the women’s winner (Anne Samplonius of Montreal Canada) out of focus as she approaches the shadow of the finish line through puffs of pollen. I might be the only one who likes it though. Taylor Tolleson celebrated heroically after winning the final sprint to the finish and the race overall (below).

The rest of these images are of groups of riders. If you’re interested in seeing more images, go to my digital archive at this link: Tour de Leelanau Images