I left my house around 6:45 this morning to make it to a local triathlon with time to spare. (And boy, was I thankful for that!)
Start time was 8 a.m., and I arrived shortly after 7:30, giving me plenty of time to guide my car through a muddy field (and not get stuck!), wade through said field, snap some preparation photographs, as well as plot what I would do throughout the race. While the light rain made things a little complicated camera-wise and transportation-wise, the cloud cover was a Godsend. I remember sweating at the same event last year because of the sunshine.
I spent a few hours documenting the event, and I ended up turning about 40 images for the paper’s Web site. (Whew!)
The following didn’t make the cut for the Web site, but it is one of my favorite outtakes.
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Competitors ride their bicycles during the cycling portion of the Heritage EagleMan Triathlon in Lamar County on Saturday morning. More than 350 people registered for the event, but only a little more than 250 triathletes actually competed. (Photo by Erin Parker / The Hattiesburg American)
More images to come after I get some rest and cheer on my Tigers to victory…
shobhna - Gorgeous. That green is delicious. (not that i'd eat it, but still) 🙂
erin_parker - Thanks so much! The green really is lovely, but it's starting to lose
the battle to reds, yellows and browns. It appears fall is coming to
South Mississippi after all.
AMinDinMoTown - That is a lovely outtake. I can't believe they didn't use it.
erin_parker - I didn't submit it because I knew it wouldn't be used. It's just one
of those things, but I'm glad you like it. I think it's lovely, too.
AMinDinMoTown - That is a lovely outtake. I can't believe they didn't use it.
Erin - I didn't submit it because I knew it wouldn't be used. It's just one
of those things, but I'm glad you like it. I think it's lovely, too.