Could I combine cycling with photography ?

[Scaleyback]

So with a small camera (not a phone) on a selfie stick I decided to see what I could ' come up with ' I was very mindful of not concentrating on the road/path ahead and I managed to finish without any accidents. In all pictures I used the 10 second timer on the camera. I have about 30 ! of these pictures so if any interest I will post more. By all means have your say and speak your mind, (I'm thick skinned) N:B all pictures taken while I am riding the ' self-propelled ' bike.

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[chriswoody]

Those photos are great, I especially like the last one. I've had a go myself at something like this but I'm really struggling getting the camera to focus properly. On that last one it seems you've got a low depth of field but the camera has managed to focus on the bike and create a real crisp image. You'll have to let us into the technical details behind the images.

You've inspired me though to have another go myself sometime.

 

[ianrauk]

Great pics

 

[raleighnut]

So with a small camera (not a phone) on a selfie stick I decided to see what I could ' come up with ' I was very mindful of not concentrating on the road/path ahead and I managed to finish without any accidents. In all pictures I used the 10 second timer on the camera. I have about 30 ! of these pictures so if any interest I will post more. By all means have your say and speak your mind, (I'm thick skinned) N:B all pictures taken while I am riding the ' self-propelled ' bike.

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No

 

[Marchrider]

So with a small camera (not a phone) on a selfie stick I decided to see what I could ' come up with ' I was very mindful of not concentrating on the road/path ahead and I managed to finish without any accidents. In all pictures I used the 10 second timer on the camera. I have about 30 ! of these pictures so if any interest I will post more. By all means have your say and speak your mind, (I'm thick skinned) N:B all pictures taken while I am riding the ' self-propelled ' bike.

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yes

and i loved the last one
(apart from the chain looking a bit slack)

 

[Oldhippy]

Excellent idea and this is also an idea I had once I am on the boat full-time. A boat and cycling type mish mash affair.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

I like those.

Another vote for the last one being the best. I can imagine that as a nice print onto canvas and hung on the wall of a cycling cafe.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

last one looks heavily post processed. If that’s the raw image, with no post processing, bravo.

 

[Scaleyback]

Those photos are great, I especially like the last one. I've had a go myself at something like this but I'm really struggling getting the camera to focus properly. On that last one it seems you've got a low depth of field but the camera has managed to focus on the bike and create a real crisp image. You'll have to let us into the technical details behind the images.

You've inspired me though to have another go myself sometime.

Well 'chriswoody' many thank for your kind words.
I used a pretty decent Sony NEX-7 camera for these shots and the auto focus has ' nailed ' focus on the bike while the out of focus background has motion blur. As you probably appreciate it's all about getting the right shutter speed. Maybe trial & error is your friend here ?

 

[Scaleyback]

last one looks heavily post processed. If that’s the raw image, with no post processing, bravo.

Certainly processed because I use a dramatic black & while conversion effect on many of these images. Little else done, the out of focus blur is needed to give the movement effect of course.

 

[Scaleyback]

Thanks for your comments guys, here are a few more.

Morning Ma'am.

Coming up on the rails.

Going around the bend.

Look no hands.

Get out of my way !

 

[Jameshow]

Excellent idea and this is also an idea I had once I am on the boat full-time. A boat and cycling type mish mash affair.

How's the boat going?

 

[geocycle]

There are lots of great photographers on here. One of the most creative was @hoopdriver who used long exposure shots. I’ve not seen him post for a while.

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/bicycle-rides-aboard-the-bike.251656/

 

[steveindenmark]

If you want to play with photos. The best, free and simple editor is called Snapseed.

 

[Drago]

This thread is inspirational.

Here's my first attempt...