b hamon

I won't repeat all the arguments pro and con already made here.

However, I will say that on a wall in my house there is a framed 8 x 10 photo of me completing my first season of short-track xc racing last August. I am red-faced, sweating profusely and have my mouth formed into a perfect O of surprise as I crest the last whoopdee in a series of four, and discover to my abject horror that the drop-off at the end of all those whoopdees is MUCH steeper than I thought it would be.

That was the moment the professional photographer caught when he snapped the shutter at exactly the right second.

When my partner and I found that photo at his web site a few days after my race, my partner immediately turned to me said, "Go ahead and buy a copy. Buy two. Buy five and we'll send them to family and friends. You're a rock star and it's worth the money to save this moment."

A couple of weeks later, the photo arrived, and my [nonracing, fair-weather cyclist] sweetie put it in a frame to hang on the wall.
"When you get discouraged next season," she said, "just look at the picture and remember that you're a rock star. And that, more importantly, you're MY rock star."

And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is why high-quality, professional event photography is worth every penny.
Happy riding.

Beth Hamon

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