2012 Photo of the Year Week Five Result

by Erin Greene on 07 Dec, 2012 02:23 • Español

The fifth week of the photo of the year competition produced the biggest winning margin so far in the contest, with over 50% of the votes going to a photo showing the undeniable serenity one athlete found before racing.

The shot of Fabienne St. Louis sitting with her feet folded under her, eyes closed and her head tilted towards the sky generated a feeling of peaceful Zen. Her yoga-esque calm pose is juxtaposed against athletes continuing their pre-race prep, imaginably full of nerves and anxious energy as triathlons are apt to produce.

Her strong and still body transmits a powerful sentiment of comfort amongst chaos. It’s as if she is giving thanks to the triathlon gods for the ability to race, reminding the viewer the significance triathlon holds in their own life.

Here are the setting photographer Janos Schmidt used to take the photo:
Camera: Nikon D3S
Exposure: f3.5, 1/1600
ISO: 400
Lens: 70-200mm

In stark contradiction, the second most popular photo this week was of Richard Murray’s jubilant celebration after winning his very first ITU World Triathlon title. In this shot, Murray thanks the triathlon gods in a very different way – but literally jumping for joy with ecstatic glee.

Final Result

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Related Event: 2012 Dextro Energy World Triathlon Hamburg

21 - 22 Jul, 2012 • event page • all results

Results: Elite Women
1.	Erin Densham	AUS	00:56:07
2.	Emma Moffatt	AUS	00:56:19
3.	Sarah True	USA	00:56:21
4.	Anne Haug	GER	00:56:35
5.	Kate Roberts	RSA	00:56:40

Results: Elite Men
1.	Richard Murray	RSA	00:51:48
2.	Javier Gomez Noya	ESP	00:51:53
3.	Steffen Justus	GER	00:51:59
4.	Sven Riederer	SUI	00:52:04
5.	Maik Petzold	GER	00:52:05

Results: Para Triathlon Male TRI-6
1.	Ralf Arnold B1	GER	01:07:49

Results: Para Triathlon Male TRI-4
1.	Martin Schulz	GER	01:01:40
2.	Lars Hansen	GER	01:06:50
3.	Oliver Dreier	AUT	01:06:58
4.	Stefan Hueppe	GER	01:09:49
5.	Olaf Kohn	GER	01:19:40

Results: Para Triathlon Male TRI-3
1.	Geoffrey Wersy	FRA	01:17:17
2.	Sebastian Averesch	GER	01:19:23
3.	Oliver Seemann	GER	01:24:59
4.	Markus Schluter	GER	01:41:41
5.	Sven Niebergall	GER	01:48:19

Results: Para Triathlon Male TRI-1
1.	Jörg Walden	GER	01:19:42
2.	Markus Haschke	GER	01:20:20

Results: Para Triathlon Female TRI-4
1.	Andrea Thamm	GER	01:38:27
2.	Claudia Just	GER	01:47:23
3.	Janina Hubner	GER	01:49:19

Results: Para Triathlon Female TRI-1
1.	Elizabeth Mcternan	GBR	01:34:19

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