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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
very nice
Damian replied
Thanks Heather!
umauma
What a brilliant shot Damian..Congrats to Adrian! You really captured something wonderful here.
Damian replied
Thanks Uma, glad you like it!
kcranmer
Great shot of Adrian!
Damian replied
Thanks kcranmer!
Maria Murphy
BEAUTIFUL WORK!!!!
Maria Murphy
BEAUTIFUL WORK!!!!
Damian replied
Thanks Maria!
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) :)