Shot an on-the-fly portrait today of John Cox, who is competing in the time-trial and road-race cycling portions of this year’s Wyoming Senior Olympics. Didn’t have much time to think up an idea so I decided to try a shadow technique I had seen used before for a portrait of Lance Armstrong. I used fishing line to hang the front wheel from his time-trial bike to the ceiling while the reporter who wrote the story, Alex Riley, held the wheel in position using the line. After going all summer without touching our studio lights, it seems like I’ve shot a lot of portraits as of late. I shot a few of University of Wyoming football players this weekend that I’ll post later after they are published.
![John Cox John Cox, the WYDOT director, poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, with the front wheel of his time trial bicycle shadowed in the background. Cox is competing in the cycling time trial and road race in this year's senior olympics.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/20110809-JohnCox0049-jb.jpg)
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