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Some quality photos here
Must really get back into cycling again.Not far off the top of the Vee, Tipperary during the good weather 2 weeks ago:
edit: just noticed its non drive side, the shame!
When I younger used to love bombing down that road into Clogheen. Bunch of us were coming down as fast as we could and one the lads bike's front wheel hit a stone on the side of the road and went flying... He was ok though ableit slightly shook up and bruised. The bike was screwed.0 -
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One more for the laugh, competition time... name the road?
Cheers lads, its a Sony Nex5, its funny I only really have space in my bag for the wide angle lens so only ever take the wide shots, must get some of the longer lenses up there sometime, oh and go to some new places, was over around three castles the day before on the way back from the gap via blessington with no camera and I'm still kicking myself. Such a beautiful part of of the County.
You can get the same effect on any camera with a bit of practice and if you use photomerge in photoshop. I'm sure there are standalone programs that do it too0 -
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monkeyslayer wrote: »
One more for the laugh, competition time... name the road?
Looks like Glencree valley, the road from Powerscourt up.0 -
monkeyslayer wrote: »
One more for the laugh, competition time... name the road?
To Sally Gap from the West?0 -
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Stunning. You know you could make a killing as an "images of beauty" photographer. I'm sure people who spend hundreds of euro on lycra wouldn't mind paying for professional shots of their 'babies'.
Plus, bike porn photographer is sure to be a great ice breaker 0 -
velopeloton wrote: »Col du Soulor
At the summit looking west towards Col d'Aubisque, the Tour will be along here on 15th July.
Was just up that very climb last week. It's a doosey. The plan was to go on to the Col d'Aubisque but 'twas not to be. The barrier in the bottom left of the photo above was down and the road FIRMÉ, but I went around one of those barriers before on the way up the Galibier (a while ago and at the insistence of the ever-intrepid blorg) and the road beyond it was fine. I therefore ignored the obviously incredulous and disapproving looks of the bikers (the type in leather not lycra) who were sunning themselves in the café next to the Col and investigated the road beyond.
Around the first bend a few cracks in the road appeared. Those'd probably be unsettling to the soft French who are used to their taxes guaranteeing them smooth tarmac - is that why the road is closed? Around the next corner the road was strewn with rocks, some small but some the size of beach-balls. Ok, fair enough. Those would rip the belly out of any vehicle straying up here but easily negotiated by bike on the way up, and duly mentally noted for the way down. Around the next bend though, and I had to admit that the game was up.
That's about 20 feet high in the middle I guess. I (very briefly) though about investigating further on foot but, now alone on a road that would see no traffic for weeks yet, I was having 127 hour thoughts about what would happen if I got something a bit wrong.
Any way, it's really beautiful up there. I must go back.0 -
Also did some quite a bit of cycling in the Basque Country. In the area around the French/Spanish border it's weirdly familiar to someone who does a lot miles in Wicklow.
It's like an extremely exaggerated version of the areas I know well - like Wicklow as remembered by a drunk and nostalgic old man recalling blissful summer days of youth around the lakes of Blessington - and in his rememberings, the mountains have grown much bigger, the skies bluer, the temperature a balmy 28*, and the tarmac as smooth as silk. There are sturdy little ponies dotted across the fields and what few cars there are around are driven by respectful locals who always leave plenty of room and might even wave a little encouragement as you climb.
On the way up to Gormendia ~800m0 -
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A bit of RD and chain trouble today brought a halt to my cycle after about 20 km. Whilst awaiting the rescue team I amused myself by observing a ladybird on my saddle. As shown in the picture it seemed to have an attraction to the red stitching. I assume (wrongly?) that ladybirds are colour blind and therefore it wasn't mistaking the stitching for a mate. Any entomologists on here care to enlighten me as to the reason for its behaviour?
Ladybirds are Aphidophagus as far as i know - that means they only eat Aphids.. which are normally green..
The Ladybird was just having the criac pretending to be a Scaletric car im my humble opinion.. :rolleyes:0 -
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I took this one shortly after I started cycling about 2 years ago, anyone recognise the skyline?
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Culleenamore, Co. Sligo by f0ehammer, on Flickr
Beach at Strandhill, Co. Sligo by f0ehammer, on Flickr0
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