07-12-06. Self Portrait.
Yes, I actually took this picture myself. And yes, the motorcycle was moving. I've been thinking about this picture for a few weeks now, but this is the first chance I've had to try it. I had my tripod strapped down tight to the back seat. The legs were folded in, and it was just laying horizontally and extending about 2 feet out from the edge of the motorcycle. I attached my camera, and as a backup, I wrapped the camera strap solidly around a rack on my motorcycle. I used my remote shutter release to trigger the shutter. I tried several of these as I cruised around on back roads. Quite a few of my attempts were extremely blurry due to the vibration of the motorcycle and the not too solid tripod rig. I had several pictures with really awesome sky and scenery, but they were too blurry. I may have to try this again with a more solid tripod rig and better sky and scenery.
As I was riding around the backrouds, I actually came across another motorcycle rider. I had stopped to adjust my camera, and he stopped to make sure I wasn't broken down. He saw my setup on the back of my bike, and he couldn't believe I would hang "a few hundred dollars" in camera gear off the back of my bike. I grinned and told him that my camera cost "slightly" more than a few hundred dollars. Then he thought I was really crazy. We chatted a few more minutes about our bikes and then headed our separate ways.
Besides taking crazy pictures while riding, I had a really nice and long ride this evening. The weather was perfect, and I was treated to a nice sunset on the ride home. I had to stop and take some pictures of it too, but I thought this was a more appropriate photo of the day. I may post a sunset picture later in the recent favorites gallery. Now I better clean the bugs off the front of my lens.
Yes, I actually took this picture myself. And yes, the motorcycle was moving. I've been thinking about this picture for a few weeks now, but this is the first chance I've had to try it. I had my tripod strapped down tight to the back seat. The legs were folded in, and it was just laying horizontally and extending about 2 feet out from the edge of the motorcycle. I attached my camera, and as a backup, I wrapped the camera strap solidly around a rack on my motorcycle. I used my remote shutter release to trigger the shutter. I tried several of these as I cruised around on back roads. Quite a few of my attempts were extremely blurry due to the vibration of the motorcycle and the not too solid tripod rig. I had several pictures with really awesome sky and scenery, but they were too blurry. I may have to try this again with a more solid tripod rig and better sky and scenery.
As I was riding around the backrouds, I actually came across another motorcycle rider. I had stopped to adjust my camera, and he stopped to make sure I wasn't broken down. He saw my setup on the back of my bike, and he couldn't believe I would hang "a few hundred dollars" in camera gear off the back of my bike. I grinned and told him that my camera cost "slightly" more than a few hundred dollars. Then he thought I was really crazy. We chatted a few more minutes about our bikes and then headed our separate ways.
Besides taking crazy pictures while riding, I had a really nice and long ride this evening. The weather was perfect, and I was treated to a nice sunset on the ride home. I had to stop and take some pictures of it too, but I thought this was a more appropriate photo of the day. I may post a sunset picture later in the recent favorites gallery. Now I better clean the bugs off the front of my lens.
07-12-06. Self Portrait.
Yes, I actually took this picture myself. And yes, the motorcycle was moving. I've been thinking about this picture for a few weeks now, but this is the first chance I've had to try it. I had my tripod strapped down tight to the back seat. The legs were folded in, and it was just laying horizontally and extending about 2 feet out from the edge of the motorcycle. I attached my camera, and as a backup, I wrapped the camera strap solidly around a rack on my motorcycle. I used my remote shutter release to trigger the shutter. I tried several of these as I cruised around on back roads. Quite a few of my attempts were extremely blurry due to the vibration of the motorcycle and the not too solid tripod rig. I had several pictures with really awesome sky and scenery, but they were too blurry. I may have to try this again with a more solid tripod rig and better sky and scenery.
As I was riding around the backrouds, I actually came across another motorcycle rider. I had stopped to adjust my camera, and he stopped to make sure I wasn't broken down. He saw my setup on the back of my bike, and he couldn't believe I would hang "a few hundred dollars" in camera gear off the back of my bike. I grinned and told him that my camera cost "slightly" more than a few hundred dollars. Then he thought I was really crazy. We chatted a few more minutes about our bikes and then headed our separate ways.
Besides taking crazy pictures while riding, I had a really nice and long ride this evening. The weather was perfect, and I was treated to a nice sunset on the ride home. I had to stop and take some pictures of it too, but I thought this was a more appropriate photo of the day. I may post a sunset picture later in the recent favorites gallery. Now I better clean the bugs off the front of my lens.
Yes, I actually took this picture myself. And yes, the motorcycle was moving. I've been thinking about this picture for a few weeks now, but this is the first chance I've had to try it. I had my tripod strapped down tight to the back seat. The legs were folded in, and it was just laying horizontally and extending about 2 feet out from the edge of the motorcycle. I attached my camera, and as a backup, I wrapped the camera strap solidly around a rack on my motorcycle. I used my remote shutter release to trigger the shutter. I tried several of these as I cruised around on back roads. Quite a few of my attempts were extremely blurry due to the vibration of the motorcycle and the not too solid tripod rig. I had several pictures with really awesome sky and scenery, but they were too blurry. I may have to try this again with a more solid tripod rig and better sky and scenery.
As I was riding around the backrouds, I actually came across another motorcycle rider. I had stopped to adjust my camera, and he stopped to make sure I wasn't broken down. He saw my setup on the back of my bike, and he couldn't believe I would hang "a few hundred dollars" in camera gear off the back of my bike. I grinned and told him that my camera cost "slightly" more than a few hundred dollars. Then he thought I was really crazy. We chatted a few more minutes about our bikes and then headed our separate ways.
Besides taking crazy pictures while riding, I had a really nice and long ride this evening. The weather was perfect, and I was treated to a nice sunset on the ride home. I had to stop and take some pictures of it too, but I thought this was a more appropriate photo of the day. I may post a sunset picture later in the recent favorites gallery. Now I better clean the bugs off the front of my lens.
See photo in gallery
