When we arrived in the afternoon there were students on the track, then in the evening the USA bobsled team was practicing.
It was fun watching the sleds fly by at 80+ MPH. My favorite photo is the one below of my family. As we were watching the sleds go by I thought it would be cool to snap a photo of my family with a sled in the frame. My camera can shoot 6.5 frames per second so when we heard a sled coming they gathered by the rail and I started snapping frames. The funny thing about this photo is we didn't know the sled had flipped over until we were reviewing the photos on my camera.
These two guys rode most of the way down the hill like this until they stopped at the bottom, good news is they walked away.
We hiked about 1 mile to the top of the hill to the start line later that evening. It was fun to watch as they would prepare for their run. I noticed they were very meticulous about the blades on the sled, wiping them off and taking very good care of them. If your in Park City it's definitely worth visiting the park.
You can view the entire set on my flickr account here.
3 comments:
Man, looks like fun!
Scott; I love the third-from last photo here -- the back of the two men jumping onto the sled. The sense of movement here is just wonderful. Having most of the man in black in focus and the rest out of focus provides a great focal point that the movement pivots around. A great shot.
HI I wanted to find out if a sled, like the one in the photo above with your family, has a steering and if not how does the athlete steer the sled?
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