Cycling Photo Challenge - Entries and Chat

[Speicher]

I tried to think about which one I would enlarge and frame and put on my wall, in order to reach a decision. I agree with you that all of Snakehips were good photos, I think I like the depth of his third one tho, and wish I could take photos like that myself.

All the photos were excellent, which is way it took so long to decide.

 

[Auntie Helen]

Can I add a late entrant? Not a sunset but a sunrise, taken from our boat on a mooring on the river Blackwater in Essex in September. The flock of geese that came into shot was the icing on the cake!

 

[Speicher]

Auntie Helen, an excellent photo.

 

[Kirstie]

Just click on my sig link. And there's this one.

 

[andylaw79]

Hopefully not too late, this a shot I got from the back of the studio that over looks the runway at Blackpool Airport

 

[Aperitif]

The sunsets are rising!
Nice photos. Are there 77 yet? It would be nice to make a strip.

 

[tdr1nka]

Room for one more?

 

[Speicher]

Andylaw and Tdr1nka - those are excellent photos, just wish I could take ones as good as that.

Did you wait for ages for the right shot? and what sort of camera is it?
ie is it a pointy shooty one, or did you fiddle with film speeds and light stops and whatnots for hours?

 

[andylaw79]

Andylaw and Tdr1nka - those are excellent photos, just wish I could take ones as good as that.

Did you wait for ages for the right shot? and what sort of camera is it?
ie is it a pointy shooty one, or did you fiddle with film speeds and light stops and whatnots for hours?

Thanks Speicher,

I just got lucky with the shot, right place, right time. Went out onto the fire escape for a breath of fresh air and saw the shot. Our studio overlooks the runway at Blackpool airport and being on the west coast we get some fantastic sunsets.

The camera is a Canon PowerShot G7. Its classed as a "Prosumer" camera just below SLR. Can have full manual control like an SLR (but without the option of changing lenses and point and shoot for quick snaps). You can get lens adapters (telephoto and a wide angle zoom I think) that fit over the fixed lens for further options.

 

[tdr1nka]

My pic is a section of a larger picture of sky.
It was taken with a point & shoot 8 megapixel digital camara.

 

[Amanda P]

While we wait for Snakehips to set the next challenge:

It's a sort of Irish sunset. Sort of scenic, but sort of not much sun involved. (It was that sort of trip).

 

[summerdays]

While we wait for Snakehips to set the next challenge:

It's a sort of Irish sunset. Sort of scenic, but sort of not much sun involved. (It was that sort of trip).

I've been there:

and a sunset from a campsite up the road:

Both in Co Kerry

 

[Amanda P]

We camped discreetly among the dunes, and didn't see the "no camping" signs until we were leaving anyway.

Honest.

We had dinner in a nice chinese restaurant with the same view.

 

[Speicher]

While we wait for Snakehips to set the next challenge:

It's a sort of Irish sunset. Sort of scenic, but sort of not much sun involved. (It was that sort of trip).

It is also a lovely photo, I like the way you have caught the light reflecting off the water. I can almost see myself in the foreground, drinking a hot drink with optional alcohol, to keep me warm.

 

[Amanda P]

I can almost see myself in the foreground, drinking a hot drink with optional alcohol, to keep me warm.

You'd have needed it. The cool weather didn't seem to deter the midges much, though!