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Salomon CityTrail

STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS ZOON CRONJE

XM MAGAZINE JULY 2014

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THE ACTION The first Salomon CityTrail event took runners past the Union Buildings in Pretoria

THE SHOT I used the sun behind the statue to give it a halo effect around the clouds and just had to wait for runners to run into shot

THE SPECS 1/400s @ f10 Nikon D610 Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 no flash

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“ You live in the city and you run in the city. You may be bored with road running but you do it to stay healthy, fit and active. But your spirit craves the freedom of the trails. Running on pavements and tar roads are no longer enough. You want to challenge yourself by running new exciting routes and hidden paths.

Parks, staircases, alleys, bridges, sand, concrete, pavements, tar... anything goes If this is you, then you are a CITYTRAIL™ runner! “

THE ACTION Runners making their way past some inner city sidewalk art

THE SHOT I really intended to capture the unique experience running the city sidewalks and this piece of art just made the shot

THE SPECS 1/200s @ f10 Nikon D610 Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 two SB910 both flashes fired

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THE ACTION One of the many decorative architectural structures at the Union Buildings

THE SHOT I used my off camera flash and secondary flash to light the subject and used a very low angle with the wide lens to get this effect with the dome towering over the runner

THE SPECS 1/200s @ f8 Nikon D610 Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 two SB910 both flashes fired

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THE ACTION Two runners showing their excitement with the cityscape behind them

THE SHOT I only wanted to capture the runners with the city skyline but these two did a delightful jump making the shot

THE SPECS 1/4000s @ f3.2 Nikon D800 Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 no flash Lightroom levels

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THE ACTION Runner pass by the statue of Nelson Mandela overlooking the city of Pretoria

THE SHOT I needed to get some height and shoot back over the statue and the city and had to manoeuvre onto a ledge to get this vantage

THE SPECS 1/320s @ f9 Nikon D610 Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 no flash

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THE ACTION THE SHOT I wanted to get a different angle to show off the sidewalk fun and the temporary sign worked well with the wide angle, the slight motion blur was intentional to show movement

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THE SPECS 1/160s @ f6.3 Nikon D610 Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 no flash

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Sidewalk satisfaction THE ACTION What makes City Trail different is that it takes you through the city on trails you can run every day and took place entirely on sidewalks

THE SHOT I wanted to get a different angle to show off the sidewalk fun and the temporary sign worked well with the wide angle, the slight motion blur was intentional to show movement

THE SPECS 1/160s @ f6.3 Nikon D610 Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 no flash

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