July 2023, Les Saisis (FR)
A full day of shooting, 400 participants to this ultracycling event: 330km and more than 8300m elevation around the highest mountain in Europe.
What was good, or easy
The weather was amazing, especially in the afternoon, when some clouds made the light very changing and nice.
Also, if shooting 8hrs in the same spot requires a lot of patience, it is a wonderful exercise to perceive these changes in light, shadow and temperature.
What was bad, or hard
I had a tech issue with an automatic barrier, but besides this, the hardest part was patience. 400 participants in such a long route were really apart from one another. So the break between them were often quite long, and the second spot took me from 2pm until 22pm – always in the same U-turn (see pictures).
Any surprise, good or bad
The long hours were great to explore with the drone and its different features, such as nice panoramas.
Second, the night was magic to shoot some minimal pics such this one.
A few numbers
Pictures shot: about 2000.
Final output: My personal selection is of about 25 pics, mostly by night.
Equipment: The usual. Olympus Em1mkII, Em1mkIII. Zuiko 12–40 f2.8, Zuiko 17 f1.2 (for the night). Dji Mini 2 drone.
Finally, pictures!
