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Thanks, Justin. It was a funny situation taking that pic. On a not-so-traveled road on a reservation here I noticed the tower and sun in just the right spot so I turned around for a pic. As I was on hands and knees trying to get my phone in the right spot, a tribal police officer stopped and waited at a few carlength's distance. As I stood up he slowly pulled up and asked if I was OK. Um, yeah...just taking a picture! Well don't take too much longer, OK, he says, and drove off. I didn't get things lined up how I wanted but felt sort of silly and split!Roger
Current rides
1983 GS 850G
1982 GS1100GK
Gone but not forgotten 1985 Rebel 250, 1991 XT225, 2004 KLR650, 1981 GS850G, 1982 GS1100GL, 2002 DL1000, 2005 KLR650, 2003 KLX400, 2003 FJR1300
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Originally posted by Redman View PostThis challenge had me looking thru lots of pics ...... and then got me out for a ride this afternoon (despite being barley 40 degF).
But now that I see these recent entrys .....
Ah, here is my pic anyway (as I was getting sand blown into my face/helmet/ears/neck)
Nice shot Dave!Roger
Current rides
1983 GS 850G
1982 GS1100GK
Gone but not forgotten 1985 Rebel 250, 1991 XT225, 2004 KLR650, 1981 GS850G, 1982 GS1100GL, 2002 DL1000, 2005 KLR650, 2003 KLX400, 2003 FJR1300
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Originally posted by Burque73 View PostThanks, Justin. It was a funny situation taking that pic. On a not-so-traveled road on a reservation here I noticed the tower and sun in just the right spot so I turned around for a pic. As I was on hands and knees trying to get my phone in the right spot, a tribal police officer stopped and waited at a few carlength's distance. As I stood up he slowly pulled up and asked if I was OK. Um, yeah...just taking a picture! Well don't take too much longer, OK, he says, and drove off. I didn't get things lined up how I wanted but felt sort of silly and split!
Wow, Love the story that goes along with that picture!
I can only imagine it in my head.
When i take pics of my bike I have gotten some weird looks... But you take the cake on that capture!Jedz Moto
1988 Honda GL1500-6
2002 Honda Reflex 250
2018 Triumph Bonneville T120
2023 Triumph Scrambler 1200XE
Cages: '18 Subaru OB wagon 3.6R and '16 Mazda 3
Originally posted by Hayabuser
Cool is defined differently by different people... I'm sure the new rider down the block thinks his Ninja 250 is cool and why shouldn't he? Bikes are just cool.
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Originally posted by Burque73 View Post.................................................. ......... so I turned around for a pic. ...................
......................was on hands and knees ................
<<< and just so you know I am joking: For my picture, I was laying on my side in sand, propped up on one elbow. >>>Last edited by Redman; 03-05-2018, 09:54 PM.
Had 850G for 14 years. Now have GK since 2005.
GK at IndyMotoGP Suzuki Display... ... GK on GSResources Page ... ... Euro Trash Ego Machine .. ..3 mo'cykls.... update 2 mocykl
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Originally posted by Redman View PostPhotographers are weird.
<<< and just so you know I am joking: For my picture, I was laying on my side in sand, propped up on one elbow. >>>Roger
Current rides
1983 GS 850G
1982 GS1100GK
Gone but not forgotten 1985 Rebel 250, 1991 XT225, 2004 KLR650, 1981 GS850G, 1982 GS1100GL, 2002 DL1000, 2005 KLR650, 2003 KLX400, 2003 FJR1300
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Ok guys, this is bugging me. I posted a pic that has been enhanced by Google and I feel like an athlete that's been secretly doping or something. Is that cheating, do you think? It's not like I added the tower in the back with a photoshop thing I simply, as Buffalo Bill says, pumped up the colors a bit.
Here's the original photo. If you feel it was deceitful, please speak up.
and the enhanced photo
Roger
Current rides
1983 GS 850G
1982 GS1100GK
Gone but not forgotten 1985 Rebel 250, 1991 XT225, 2004 KLR650, 1981 GS850G, 1982 GS1100GL, 2002 DL1000, 2005 KLR650, 2003 KLX400, 2003 FJR1300
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I'd say you're good, don't worry about it Roger. It would be like a photographer adjusting a photo with shutter speed/film type... Except for a few, we're just a bunch of amateur picture takers.
Also, we're being graded on the subject, not the quality of the picture.Last edited by storm 64; 03-08-2018, 11:08 AM.My Motorcycles:
22 Kawasaki Z900 RS (Candy Tone Blue)
22 BMW K1600GT (Probably been to a town near you)
82 1100e Drag Bike (needs race engine)
81 1100e Street Bike (with race engine)
79 1000e (all original)
82 850g (all original)
80 KZ 650F (needs restored)
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Its all good. I'll use my iphone photo editor to adjust pictures when needed.
I consider it modern dodging / burning - a photo printing technique to lighten / darken local spots on a print to enhance it.sigpic
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Glen
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There's not enough difference in those two pictures to even mention it.
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Originally posted by trevor View Post................ pics playing with sunlight to make the shot interesting....
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Trevor's picture does play with sunlight to add interest to to the shot of bike at restaurant. Quite a dramatic sun flare.
Hey, Trev, Tell us if there was something specific you did for that.
Interesting that most all the submissions that the sun is the major element/subject of the photo (including mine).
I keep coming back to the Glen DB photo with sun thru trees, and the Roger Burque photo of sun thru water tower. I can imagine both of them out for a ride, seeing something of the sun, and then finding a place to pose bike for for a picture. Glen included the shadow of the bike, which adds yet another intersting element to the picture. Roger had the bike fill the foreground, and I was impressed how well exposed (and focused) the bike was with such heavy sun in the background. I like both of of those pics quite a lot, so need to think of something to use as a "tie breaker in my mind" between the two.
Glen DB pic is a great interesting picture that will have great appeal to a wide variety of viewers.
For a tiebreaker of "picture of bike that plays with the sun to add interest"; I give a slight edge to Roger Burque.Last edited by Redman; 03-09-2018, 06:20 PM.
Had 850G for 14 years. Now have GK since 2005.
GK at IndyMotoGP Suzuki Display... ... GK on GSResources Page ... ... Euro Trash Ego Machine .. ..3 mo'cykls.... update 2 mocykl
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I'll vote for Redman's. I'm going to call it "Nuclear Fission" 👍My Motorcycles:
22 Kawasaki Z900 RS (Candy Tone Blue)
22 BMW K1600GT (Probably been to a town near you)
82 1100e Drag Bike (needs race engine)
81 1100e Street Bike (with race engine)
79 1000e (all original)
82 850g (all original)
80 KZ 650F (needs restored)
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Tough one this week. In no particular order...
DB's dreary fog w/glint of sunlight
Trevor's shot of the sunlight makes even a gixxer look angelic
Bonanzadave's glimpse of the sun's energy beaming from the Excel building
Jedz sunrise over the Street Rod
Steve, maybe a few minutes earlier or something
All great pics, but Redman's sun through the engine does it for me.Roger
Current rides
1983 GS 850G
1982 GS1100GK
Gone but not forgotten 1985 Rebel 250, 1991 XT225, 2004 KLR650, 1981 GS850G, 1982 GS1100GL, 2002 DL1000, 2005 KLR650, 2003 KLX400, 2003 FJR1300
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My vote goes to Roger!
Great pics by all though!Jedz Moto
1988 Honda GL1500-6
2002 Honda Reflex 250
2018 Triumph Bonneville T120
2023 Triumph Scrambler 1200XE
Cages: '18 Subaru OB wagon 3.6R and '16 Mazda 3
Originally posted by Hayabuser
Cool is defined differently by different people... I'm sure the new rider down the block thinks his Ninja 250 is cool and why shouldn't he? Bikes are just cool.
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