I am ironman - hear me roar

Ok, some 600 photographs later I am finally ready to share some pics from the WA Ironman held last weekend in Busselton. The day was absolutely perfect for photographs. Overcast with lots of clouds which meant no hard shadows and I got to play with a few techniques. I will have plenty more to come as I sift through all the photos so stay tuned. First up - this guy from Canada came around the corner. It was quite amusing at the time seeing him in the middle of an international race with a coffee in his hand. Some panning that turned out fantastic. Excuse the b&w's. I'm on a black and white binge at the moment. The panning shots really lend themselves to monotones rather than full colour.

For some reason when I look at this image I see Hugh Hefner. It totally looks like him. But in fact it is Garth from New Zealand and he is . . . wait for it . . . 71 years old. They build 'em tough in NZ Dad :) Mr, ahem excuse me, Doctor Mitch Anderson. He came in third overall and ran a great race. I am still on the fence about the porn 'stach. Mr Jason Shortis. Now, Jason is to WA Ironman what Lance Armstrong is to the Tour de France. This is his race. Unfortunately Jason had a humbling day when he was penalised for drafting but it is a joy to watch him race. Not too hard on the eyes either ;)

Monsieur Patrick Vernay of New Caledonia. He won the event this year and looked like he did it with some fuel to spare.

This was Jason coming down the shute in 12th place. You would have thought it was 1st place from the way the crowd reacted. He is an unofficial sandgroper and is a pretty popular boy over here.

This little one was too cute to not take a shot of. I like the timelessness of this image. If it weren't for the velcro shoes it could have been taken 50 years ago.