Photography from a bicycle or motorcycle
Jan 21, 2021 20:24:19 #
Abo wrote:
So... full size motorcycles can do dirt... which c... (show quote)
They did with the Honda Valkyrie.
Jan 22, 2021 05:26:06 #
I sometimes take my compact camera with me on my mountain bike and always stop to take some pics but it’s a case of knowing that I am going to take pictures and not ride as I normally would. On other occasions at mountain bike events I sometimes take my bike to enable a quicker arrival time at the stages I will photograph but I leave the bike at the trail finish and hope it’s still there when I return. There are marshalls and I will tell them I am leaving my bike and going up the trail on foot. So the bike is a transport tool to be used to get me to the photographic spot.
Jan 22, 2021 10:27:03 #
limeybiker wrote:
They did with the Honda Valkyrie.
Nope.
Hardly minimalist, and 100hp in a 300kg bike... Yawn.
Jan 22, 2021 10:34:36 #
Country Boy wrote:
Alan, I don't know if a Goldwing can do dirt or not, I have never tried. Cheap I guess, when I pay in excess of $30,000 for a touring bike I treat it as well as I do my best camera. Shucks, I almost cry if it gets dirty or wet! Baby steps! I have a couple of ATVs and a UTV and now enjoy mud on 4 wheels. I do miss the KZ900 but I had an addiction to speed and self corrected with my first Harley. Long story but I do what makes me happy and don't worry about all the rest!
Nolan
Nolan
I know what you mean. I don't like to get my ZX12R dirty or wet either.
There's dirt and there's dirt. My Katana was ok on a dirt road but it
was a pig on beach sand.
Jan 22, 2021 15:34:42 #
I took pictures from a mule in the Grand Canyon. A VR lens and a faster shutter speed. I also got a cool shot of the shadows from the Arizona fire in a moving car (I was a passenger) that did well in a club competition.
Jan 22, 2021 15:35:32 #
I took pictures from a mule in the Grand Canyon. A VR lens and a faster shutter speed. I also got a cool shot of the shadows from the Arizona fire in a moving car (I was a passenger) that did well in a club competition.
Jan 22, 2021 15:37:27 #
Hi
Don't like to get my 2018 Breakout dirty. I am about to start cleaning it now. Keep the shinny side up
Johnny
Don't like to get my 2018 Breakout dirty. I am about to start cleaning it now. Keep the shinny side up
Johnny
Jan 22, 2021 16:30:20 #
This discussion on cycles is a great example of how different people can be. I was brought up to believe objects were to be used. My best friend and I both got identical bike cycles one Xmas. Couple of years later mine was ridden into the ground, his was still new in the carrage. Maybe he got a cardboard box to play with all that time. I shot photos as fast as I can, my wife takes so long, the opportunity is often gone by the time she is ready to push the button.
To each his own.
To each his own.
Jan 22, 2021 16:42:24 #
Paree
Loc: Iowa city
Orphoto wrote:
Hold your fire and read the original post closely. It refers to stopping and pulling over before taking pictures.
The real question is do you use other vehicle types for access.
The real question is do you use other vehicle types for access.
Use an unicycle. Both hands free & builds very strong legs
Jan 22, 2021 17:03:04 #
Paree wrote:
Use an unicycle. Both hands free & builds very strong legs
I am now visualizing the video of either the uni and rider sailing out over the edge??? or the video from the riders viewpoint down to ????
It will certainly make it on one of tv shows demonstrating the many inventive wzys humans have of injuring themselves.
Jan 22, 2021 22:43:37 #
I had a mount on the frame of my Harley that would mount a small P&S with video. It took surprisingly good video and only took a second to hit the shutter when not in video mode. After running it through an editor, the image was very steady while the edge of the windshield would show the vibration. Worked well in the Black Hills during Sturgis. I replaced the plastic mount with a homemade metal one with a thin layer of rubber the protect the camera. Kept a plastic bag to cover it in rain.
Jan 23, 2021 13:15:44 #
Mr Bill 2011
Loc: southern Indiana
Ruraldi wrote:
I took pictures from a mule in the Grand Canyon. A VR lens and a faster shutter speed. I also got a cool shot of the shadows from the Arizona fire in a moving car (I was a passenger) that did well in a club competition.
I've backpacked down both the South Kaibab Trail and Bright Angel Trail down to Phantom Ranch & loved it, but I would be terrified by the view from the top of a mule on those trails.
Jan 23, 2021 15:09:44 #
Mr Bill 2011 wrote:
I've backpacked down both the South Kaibab Trail and Bright Angel Trail down to Phantom Ranch & loved it, but I would be terrified by the view from the top of a mule on those trails.
My wife and I found out about the mule ride in 2001. She never suggested we do it because I hate horses, etc. and had a fear of heights. I suggested we do it. Sitting there that morning I thought this is going to be a catastrophy and big waste of money. The minute I got on the mule, I knew it going to be one of the greatest experiences ever. It was and have done it twice.
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