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Cyclist taking a breather

Posted by
sithenah (Greater Manchester/Cheshire, United Kingdom) on 4 August 2009 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

I was leaning over a bridge taking a photograph of the river when I spotted him.

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Panasonic DMC-FZ18 1/60 second F/3.6 ISO 160 157 mm (35mm equiv.)

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RuneE from Norway

Straight from the Tour de France ;-)

4 Aug 2009 2:10pm

Denise Nesbitt from United Kingdom

So there are ridiculoue hairstyles in Hyde? I thought it was a skunk at first! lol! Safe to visit my blog Gerald...problem with link to Hugh's Chicken Out Campaign!

4 Aug 2009 3:27pm

@Denise Nesbitt: Thanks for silencing the chicken - will check you out again shortly

Leslie from Canada

Looks like he's buried up to his armpits! Took me a moment to figure this all out. Fab shot!

4 Aug 2009 4:06pm

@Leslie: I didn't notice him at first either!

James from United States

Oh the youth of today. He falls off of his bike while texting and dosen't miss a beat just keeps on texting. lol

4 Aug 2009 5:53pm

EG WOW! from Canada

What a cool shot! I had to study it to figure it out, though. ;-)

4 Aug 2009 6:21pm

Anne from United Kingdom

Great shot - did he know you were there? A

4 Aug 2009 9:10pm

@Anne: I doubt if he was aware of anything much around him

sylvia from seattle, United States

What a great shot! Bet the cyclist was having a fun day!

Have a great week!

Sylvia

4 Aug 2009 9:43pm

jay from United Kingdom

I took a while to figure it out, too! I thought he was a cat in a bag! LOL!! Well .. 'C' for 'cat' ... :p

4 Aug 2009 11:13pm

kikamz from Stuttgart, Germany

at first i thought he had an accident and fell over the bridge! LOL!

4 Aug 2009 11:21pm

Rose from United States

Whew! Glad he's ok; at first glance I thought that was a squirrel or skunk curled up in his jacket:)

5 Aug 2009 2:27am

Ramblin' with Roger from United States

As someone who occasionally rides a bike - and has had a couple accidents, i feared the worst, but didn't see the device until later.

5 Aug 2009 5:34am

Mrsupoles Place from United States

I too at first thought it was a skunk or a cat curled up inside of something, then slowly everything came into focus and I realized he was texting, but I still could not find the handlebars and wondered if he had been in an accident and fallen over the bridge. I wonder if anyone checked to see if he was okay.

God bless.

5 Aug 2009 5:55am

Regina from Philippines

Great shot!

5 Aug 2009 7:45am

Linda Jacobs from United States

Love the angle of this shot!

5 Aug 2009 12:27pm

Sherry from United States

Thank you for a good laugh!
It is a sign of the times....
Sherry

5 Aug 2009 2:01pm

Tumblewords from United States

What a stunning capture - it took several seconds for me to figure out what he was doing - looks like an accident waiting to happen! :) Great!

6 Aug 2009 3:25am

Panasonic DMC-FZ18
1/60 second
F/3.6
ISO 160
157 mm (35mm equiv.)

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