Hell bent on finishing

Damian

Hell bent on finishing

My brother Adrian at the finish line of the ‘Hell of the West’ triathlon, the toughest one in the state.
His first long course triathlon.

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Hell bent on finishing by Damian
Hell bent on finishing by Damian
  • Tallulah

    Tallulah

    Well done Adrian…he looks to be in pretty good condition considering he’s at the end…but then, I bet his face is bright red !!!! Great shot Damian….proud brother.

  • Damian replied

    Thanks Lisa! He was hurting a lot, but came in to the finish pretty well, high-fiving his kids along the way, LOL!

  • indeterminacy

    indeterminacy

    That’s a great sports photo. Not easy to capture just the right moment (I know, following my son’s baseball team more than one year with the camera).

  • Damian replied

    Thanks Inde (and good luck with the baseball shots too!). I’ve got quite a few shots of him at various stages, as well as the official photographers, so he’s well covered!

  • EdgeOfReality

    EdgeOfReality

    The flames on his top go well with the title. Would look good as selective colour but very well captured in any case.

  • Damian replied

    Thanks EdgeOfReality, and a bit of selective colour would look good too. I didn’t add the colour one here, might see if I can do something with it first, but this was in colour-

  • Amanda Hammock

    Amanda Hammock

    Congrats to him and this is a fantastic bw. Very worth a magazine cover. (Was that a good plug? ;) )

  • Damian replied

    Thanks Amanda! And a great plug, LOL!

  • Kym  Breeze

    Kym Breeze

    wow Damian this is great in both B&W and colour….what a massive effort for your brother….cheers

  • Damian replied

    Thanks Kym, and a pretty huge effort, for sure! (trying to get a story on his efforts into the local paper, but if it doesn’t get any interest, I’ll add it to RB).

  • demon

    demon

    Both the pain and achievement is etched on his face…what an effort..good work

  • Damian replied

    Thanks demon. He was definately hurting at this point – only just crossed the finish line! He couldn’t talk for a few minutes.

  • Natalie Foss

    Natalie Foss

    Good effort, looks like he put everything into it. Nice capture too!

  • Damian replied

    Thanks Natalie, I was talking to my rellies out there today, and got the story of some of his hardships in the race!

  • Natalie Foss

    Natalie Foss

    He must be in amazing shape – “Hell of the West” – the name says it all really! I wish I had the stamina to complete something like that.

  • Damian replied

    Definately in great shape Natalie. He puts a lot of time into fitness training!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman

    Fantastic shot Damian.. you can really see the pain in his face.. there’s a smile trying to break out there for finishing to for sure! I compete in triathlon too, so I know that feeling.. Great portrait!

  • Damian replied

    Cheers Paul! That’s cool that you can appreciate the effort needed for these things. The Hell of the West is a 2km swim, 80km cycle and 20km run, and the only one done over summer (last year it was 40 degrees C, but this year only got up to 34…!)

  • DarwinsMishap

    DarwinsMishap

    The pain is definitely clear; a great candid… Made me cringe thinking of doing something like that-I can admire his strength of will to finish! Congrats.

  • Damian replied

    Thanks Darwins! He said the last 10km of the run was where the hell part came from for him. And I was hot just being a spectator there!

  • hfrymark

    hfrymark

    very nice

  • Damian replied

    Thanks Heather!

  • umauma

    umauma

    What a brilliant shot Damian..Congrats to Adrian! You really captured something wonderful here.

  • Damian replied

    Thanks Uma, glad you like it!

  • kcranmer

    kcranmer

    Great shot of Adrian!

  • Damian replied

    Thanks kcranmer!

  • Maria Murphy

    Maria Murphy

    BEAUTIFUL WORK!!!!

  • Maria Murphy

    Maria Murphy

    BEAUTIFUL WORK!!!!

  • Damian replied

    Thanks Maria!

  • H M Bascom

    H M Bascom

    Fantastic shot. A most attractive brother you have.

  • Damian replied

    LOL, thanks Helen (and I’m sure he’d say thanks too) :)

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