Well done to all those who competed in the Forest of Dean Enduro today. It looked like a great event with perfect conditions. The dry, dusty singletrack looked amazing.
I’m still under doctors orders not to ride in such things so I took a whole load of photos instead and they are now online ready for all to see and buy: Forest of Dean Enduro Photos 2009
Here are a few as a taster, but the link above takes you to the full album. They are ordered and titled by rider number so you should be able to find yourself fairly easily. There are a few here and there where I couldn’t see the number, these should be on the last page of the gallery. Feel free to use the images on your personal blogs or for non-commercial purposes, but please keep the copyright watermark in place. You can buy a full size, non-watermarked digital image from the Forest of Dean Enduro Photo Album.
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- Rider 107
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- Rider 121
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- Rider 126
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- Rider 136
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- Rider 146
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- Rider 196
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- Rider 211
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- Rider 219
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- Rider 385
There are over 600 photos in the album so I have had to reduce the size and quality of them quite a bit for the web but the hi-res versions will be much better.
Sorry if I missed you, but I couldn’t get everyone, it’s nothing personal!
See if you are in the album here.
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Tags: Enduro, Forest of Dean, MTB, Photos
September 28th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Sold some photos already and have had some feedback via forums etc:
From the MTB-Wlaes Forum:
September 28th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Some great pics in there mate. Three of us took part in the 2-lap race and I expect an order will be coming your way today!
Maybe see you riding next year?
September 28th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Thanks Weon,
Glad to hear you had a good day (and the you’ll be placing an order for some photos!). The course looked really good so it was pretty frustrating having to be on the other side of the camera, but I still had a nice little wander around the forest I guess and hopefully selling some photos will pay for my diesel if nothing else.
I’m going to get an appointment with the doctors later this week and hopefully get back on the bike soon. Maybe a couple of easy sessions on the turbo trainer first and then out into the hills.
I’ll definitely put the Forest of Dean Enduro down on my ‘to do’ list for next year though as it looked excellent
Al.
September 28th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
I’m pleased with the results of my photographic efforts on Sunday and what really makes it all worthwhile is the feedback I get from people who buy the photos.
Here’s one I’ve just received by e-mail:
September 29th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
And another happy customer! Keep them coming.
September 29th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
What resolution will the actual high resolution image be if I order one and also do I download them straight away if I order one?
September 30th, 2009 at 8:43 am
Hi Chris,
The resolution of the photos are approx. 4272×2848. Plenty big enough for enlargement and printing
It isn’t an automatic download, I’ll send it to you via e-mail once the order is placed.
Thanks,
Al.
September 30th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Jon, Thanks for the feedback. It does actually take some considerable time to go through all of the photos and number them, order them, and get them ready for the web so I can see why some people might not do it. I do, and I’m glad to hear you appreciate my efforts.
I’m actually in the process of writing a blog post with tips for MTB event photography and that is one of them, so it good to see that it pays off.
I’m glad you were pleased with your photo too. I don’t make much profit from selling them, the prices I charge simply cover my costs so the main thing I get from it is the ‘feel good’ factor when people say they are happy with the photos. I might try to make some money from it in the future by revising my prices and offering more options such as different sized prints, photo mugs, mousemats etc. So it would be good to hear what people actually want. Do people want a physical product such as a print or would they prefer to sort that out themselves from a digital image file?
Al.
September 30th, 2009 at 9:47 am
The Forest of Dean Enduro Results are out:
Forest of Dean Enduro Results – 1 Lap
Forest of Dean Enduro Results – 2 Laps
Forest of Dean Enduro Results – 4 Laps
However, it looks as though they could be wrong and that the times don’t take into consideration the staggered start?
Al.
September 30th, 2009 at 10:53 am
It looks as though the timing people didn’t take the 10mins start delay on the Sport category into consideration.
I’ll let you know if they fix it.
Al.
September 30th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Latest update on the Forest of Dean Enduro Results is that the “results are provisional. If you have a query about them, please email us [RDFCC] with “Results” in the subject line.
October 3rd, 2009 at 5:12 am
Photos have been selling well. I think I even made some profit.
Feedback has been good too. Here’s the latest.
October 3rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Stuart (Rider no 263). Thanks for your order, I’ve tried sending your photo to you but the e-mail address you provided doesn’t work and the e-mails I send keep bouncing back.
Can you contact me so that I can give you an alternative method for getting your photo.
Thanks,
Al.
November 25th, 2009 at 8:29 am
Amazing I’m still selling the odd photo from the Forest of Dean Enduro, so here’s the latest feedback, which as you know, I love receiving.
November 26th, 2009 at 8:30 am
And some more feedback today… Although this time I can’t name names:
Could it be you???