Today was the Tour de Bintan - what an opportunity to practice sports photography
It all started early in the morning. I met Ansar Ahmad at breakfast who was part of the race organization and a Bintan official. Singa and Santa had brought me a batik shirt - and here we are
Sina
Santi
Sina reaching for the lotus
Santi reaching for the lotus
Now the competition - who is the boss? Sina, Sari or Santi
Another question
Its clear - Ari thinks he is the boss, Santi asserts that she is the boss and Sina is disinterested - she knows she is the boss
Us again
I went to the road about 9am to practice taking shots of passing motorcycle guys (and ladies) - to get the best exposure setting for the race. Here is a practice photo
Motor man
Motor family
Motor man
Set up the flags
Set up the flags
Basket man
Motor men
Jaya
Prelude to the race
Race directory
Motor couple
Police escort
Police escort
Motorcycle escort - you can see the school kids in the background waiting to encourage the competitors
Race leaders at 9:59:08
9:59:53 - back of the leader group
10:02:14
10:03:11
10:04:20
10:09:34
10:11:25
10:13:47
Main peloton - 10:21:54 - about 20 min behind the lead group
10:21:56
10:22:02 Clean-up guys
10:26:47 Not quite by the rules
10:28:17 - Last guy, I think
C. Frank Starmer