So the pole-vaulting competition was really fun. It is such a great atmosphere crammed into the small space between our town hall and cathedral. There was a DJ playing great music between jumps, and every jumper had their own song to get the crowd pumped up before their jump, and the crowd really gets into it. Another top notch event in Aachen. The winner ended up jumping 5.9 meters, a new personal record for him too, not bad at all.
I really had a hard time picking which shot I would use for today, I got some good ones of the guys running down the track with some nice blurring except for the jumper, I got some great close ups of guys going over the pole. However in the end I really like this shot, as it really captures so much of the event, the jumper in the critical moment when he's starts to fall and striving to make it over the pole, the crowd captivated by him, the nice sky, and the wonderful Aachen town hall in the background.
