Cadence, endurance and reading terrain — the Nilgiris climbs prepared me for twelve-hour wedding days.
Vikram Nekkanti3 min read
Long before cameras, there were mountains. The Tour of Nilgiris taught me pacing, and pacing is the entire craft of a wedding film.
Cadence over sprinting
New shooters burn their energy in the first two hours and photograph the last two on empty. Riders learn to hold a sustainable rhythm and save the effort for the climb that matters.
Reading terrain
On a bike you look three hundred metres ahead. On a wedding floor you watch the aunt walking toward the couple, and you are already in position when she reaches them.
