So you think you've got what it takes to be a pro shooter!?

So, i get the call-he's from Pennsylvania-the company has these huge vacuum trucks that suck up any old shite, from toxic spills to slime at the bottom of a reservoir. They're doing a big clean up job on the roof of an embassy building here in the city. He wants a pic of his truck on site. No problem-oh yeah he forgot to tell me-it's at night, and I have no control of the way the truck is parked. Bloody thing is backed into a corner, up against a hedge with zero lighting going on-I have to use a 17mm lens to get it all in the frame, and crouch in a hedge with the tripod rammed up against a pole, and a stick in my ass. Oh, and by the way says the foreman on the site-you've gotta do it quick-you'll be in the way. F'k-here goes another day in the life of a rock star.

 Here's the scene as it looked when i arrived.

....and almost an hour later...

35 minutes later, and the lighting is all set up-i get ready to take the shot-the bastard gets in the cab and moves the friggin truck 2 yards forward. He refuses to give me 3 minutes to do the shot-i must start all over again. 15 minutes later, I get the shot-client reckons i'm a genius-I reckon that's why they pay me the big benjamins-oh yeah, right-did this for peanuts!

More Cyclocross Images

I was a pro shooter for many years, and stopped enjoying the cycling scene, but I'll be hanging around at the cyclocross circuits some more in the future-this is a great sport-something that is new to me. I took loads of images of the ladies race-just too lazy to process them all-if you think I got a pic of you-send me an e- mail with a description of your kit and bike, and i'll gladly e-mail you a hi-res shot-no charge, or you could simply steal the lo-res image off this site-not cool!
wayne@wayneswork.com

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The Capitol under moonlight

Doing a photo-shoot on a rooftop last night, and as I was leaving downtown Washington DC at around midnight-saw the moon poking it's way through the clouds. No ways you miss on a photo-opportunity like this! One thing i do feel about living in a foreign land-this is a really neat city.

More Cyclocross photos

CYCLOCROSS ROCKS!

I really miss my ten years as photographer at South African based RIDE magazine-chasing the pro peleton on many tours, time trials, hillclimbs and the likes. Heard there was a cyclocross event near me in the city-not gonna pass up on this! For the uninitiated, the event takes place, usually on a closed circuit in a park or field. The majority of the circuit is single track, with man-made obstacles which are hurdled at a crazy pace after an equally crazy dismount! The racing is lung- busting quick, sometimes technical, and in snow, rain, or shine-all the ingredients for loads of fun!
I arrived in time to see the gals killing each other-respek y'all-you rock! Had some fun with my camera-here are some pics............
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