{"id":496132,"date":"2026-02-24T10:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/496132\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T10:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:53:14","slug":"capturing-britains-fastest-track-cyclists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/496132\/","title":{"rendered":"capturing Britain\u2019s fastest track cyclists"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had a pan-tastic time at the Manchester Velodrome photographing the Lloyds National Track Cycling Championships. Cycling really lends itself to pan-blurs with lots of slow-shutter-speed pictures. I have included a mixture of colour and monochrome pictures this week, purely because I feel some of them work better in black and white. Pictured above, a slow shutter speed catches the riders passing by in the men\u2019s scratch race qualification.
Equipment used: Canon EOS R3 using 14-35mm zoom lens (set at 14mm) 1\/8th sec, f7.1, ISO 100<\/p>\n

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TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER BRADLEY ORMESHER<\/p>\n

I used the railing that goes around the top of the track to create the dead space during the men\u2019s 4km individual pursuit.
Canon EOS R3 using 16-35mm zoom lens (set at 35mm) 1\/2,000th sec, f2.8, ISO 3200<\/p>\n

\"Cyclists<\/p>\n

TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER BRADLEY ORMESHER<\/p>\n

Riders going away from me in the scratch race final. Shooting at such low shutter speeds means many frames are unusable \u2014 using a film camera this would have been expensive but with modern digital cameras frames that I don\u2019t like I can just delete, no harm done.
Canon EOS R3 using 70-200mm zoom lens (set at 200mm) 1\/4th sec, f10, ISO 100 <\/p>\n

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The centre of the track is full of activity as races go on behind, with lots of riders either preparing to race or warming down post-race.
Canon EOS R3 using 70-200mm zoom lens (set at 177mm) 1\/500th sec, f3.2, ISO 3200 <\/p>\n

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TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER BRADLEY ORMESHER<\/p>\n

A rider warms down after racing. I used the steps of the entrance to the velodrome to create the foreground pattern.
Canon EOS R3 using 70-200mm zoom lens (set at 111mm) 1\/1,250th sec, f2.8, ISO 3200 <\/p>\n

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TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER BRADLEY ORMESHER<\/p>\n

A general view of the Manchester Velodrome during the men\u2019s individual pursuit.
Canon EOS R3 using 16-35mm zoom lens (set at 16mm) 1\/2,500th sec, f2.8, ISO 3200<\/p>\n

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TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER BRADLEY ORMESHER.<\/p>\n

Visualisation, as a rider prepares to race in the women\u2019s individual pursuit qualifications.
Canon EOS R3 using 70-200mm zoom lens (set at 119mm) 1\/1,000th sec, f2.8, ISO 3200 <\/p>\n

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TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER BRADLEY ORMESHER<\/p>\n

A black and white of the riders in the men\u2019s scratch race qualification.
Canon EOS R3 using 14-35mm zoom lens (set at 14mm) 1\/8th sec, f7.1, ISO 100<\/p>\n

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TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER BRADLEY ORMESHER<\/p>\n

Callum Deboys takes the bend in the scratch race M para C; I was in awe at the speed of the para riders.
Canon EOS R3 using 70-200mm zoom lens (set at 124mm) 1\/1,600th sec, f2.8, ISO 4000 <\/p>\n

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TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER BRADLEY ORMESHER<\/p>\n

A support staff with an iPad gives the times to Charlie Tanfield during the men\u2019s individual pursuit qualifying. The helper was trackside each lap so the rider knows his standing.
Canon EOS R3 using 70-200mm zoom lens (set at 119mm) 1\/2,000th sec, f2.8, ISO 3200 <\/p>\n

\"Track<\/p>\n

TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER BRADLEY ORMESHER<\/p>\n

A line of riders in the women\u2019s scratch race qualification.
Canon EOS R3 using 16-35mm zoom lens (set at 22mm) 1\/3rd sec, f11, ISO 100<\/p>\n

\"Black<\/p>\n

TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER BRADLEY ORMESHER<\/p>\n

This could be my favourite of the week: a slow shutter speed in black and white to capture the riders in the women\u2019s scratch race qualification.
Canon EOS R3 using 16-35mm zoom lens (set at 16mm) 1\/4th sec, f11, ISO 100<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I had a pan-tastic time at the Manchester Velodrome photographing the Lloyds National Track Cycling Championships. Cycling really…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":496133,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,82],"class_list":["post-496132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496132\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}