Show us your scenic bike pics!

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  • milemuncher1
    milemuncher1 Posts: 1,472
    FFS who cares! Way too much criticism on this forum, it seems to have gone from posting a quick photo from a ride to a competition to display the ultimate framed photo and God forbid anything should be a mm out of place.


    Exactly, it’s a cycling forum, which occasionally has some photos, taken during the rides. Or so I thought.
  • milemuncher1
    milemuncher1 Posts: 1,472
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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380

    Ask MF if he's ever heard of selfies....

    Which one?
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380


    How did you make it to adulthood?

    By not being an unthinking twonk like you.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,920
    FFS who cares! Way too much criticism on this forum, it seems to have gone from posting a quick photo from a ride to a competition to display the ultimate framed photo and God forbid anything should be a mm out of place.
    There is criticism and there is constructive criticism. It's a thread about scenic photograph's and PB wasn't rude about it, that's fine as far as I'm concerned.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Veronese68 wrote:
    There is criticism and there is constructive criticism. It's a thread about scenic photograph's and PB wasn't rude about it, that's fine as far as I'm concerned.


    TBF there are a lot of rubbish unscenic photographs on here......
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,698


    Exactly, it’s a cycling forum, which occasionally has some photos, taken during the rides. Or so I thought.
    Fine. Keep taking and posting crap photos. No skin off my nose.
    Was only trying to help. Won’t bother again.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • rollemynot
    rollemynot Posts: 436
    It does kind of matter as it's nice to be able to take good photos and it's also nice when people appreciate them. A bit of criticism helps one improve. After all, photos are easy to take more of when you're next out.

    Anyway, in MM1's photo, although the position of the bike is a bit weird, the bars lead up to a trail of people walking into the sea, which draws the eye away from the rather bleak looking low tide spot in the center of the photo.

    I think critique is the best word... oh and the light is coming from the wrong side - the bike seems in the way of a (not so scenic) landscape picture
  • milemuncher1
    milemuncher1 Posts: 1,472
    Rollemynot wrote:

    I think critique is the best word... oh and the light is coming from the wrong side - the bike seems in the way of a (not so scenic) landscape picture

    Unfortunately I can’t control the position of the sun.
  • milemuncher1
    milemuncher1 Posts: 1,472
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    Humid, but what a day 8)
  • CitizenLee
    CitizenLee Posts: 2,227
    Nice pic, looks like a lovely spot.
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  • milemuncher1
    milemuncher1 Posts: 1,472
    CitizenLee wrote:
    Nice pic, looks like a lovely spot.

    It was properly humid today, that spot was a bit of a break, given the sea breeze.
  • rollemynot
    rollemynot Posts: 436

    Unfortunately I can’t control the position of the sun.

    Doh... you can move either you or the frickin bike... it’s called composition
  • rollemynot
    rollemynot Posts: 436
    Sorry before the abuse for being touchy... I come from from a pre digital age of taking 24/36 pictures paying/praying for development and seeing only a handful of focused and exposed correctly pictures never mind capturing the moment/light/composition.

    So please can we have some scenic bike pictures and not publish some snaps that a Polaroid would be ashamed of. If in doubt look at some of the early posts on this thread.

    Rant over...
  • milemuncher1
    milemuncher1 Posts: 1,472
    edited June 2018
    Rollemynot wrote:
    Sorry before the abuse for being touchy... I come from from a pre digital age of taking 24/36 pictures paying/praying for development and seeing only a handful of focused and exposed correctly pictures never mind capturing the moment/light/composition.

    So please can we have some scenic bike pictures and not publish some snaps that a Polaroid would be ashamed of. If in doubt look at some of the early posts on this thread.

    Rant over...

    Well let’s see your efforts first eh?
  • milemuncher1
    milemuncher1 Posts: 1,472
    Rollemynot wrote:

    Doh... you can move either you or the frickin bike... it’s called composition

    Wowzers, composition you say? If I thought you had the slightest clue what you were talking about, I’d probably pay attention, the fact you clearly don’t, means I won’t.
  • rollemynot
    rollemynot Posts: 436

    Well let’s see your efforts first eh?

    Thread back u moron, and I will take critique with good grace
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    edited June 2018
    ayjaycee wrote:
    :lol::lol:


    Requoted again for rollmynot's benefit.
  • milemuncher1
    milemuncher1 Posts: 1,472
    Rollemynot wrote:

    Thread back u moron, and I will take critique with good grace

    Your efforts aren’t even worth talking about, it’s a waste of bandwidth. How do you like that for critique?
  • milemuncher1
    milemuncher1 Posts: 1,472


    Requoted again for rollmynot's benefit.

    Ooh smileys, that must mean you really know your stuff ( said no one, ever ).
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    I think calling milemuncher's photos 'an effort' is a stretch given he fails to even bother to get off the bike to take them most of the time.
  • rollemynot
    rollemynot Posts: 436


    Requoted again for rollmynot's benefit.

    Sanity... benefit appreciated - so much anger against critique!

    I come from a coaching background and you can only help people who want to be helped!
  • rollemynot
    rollemynot Posts: 436

    Your efforts aren’t even worth talking about, it’s a waste of bandwidth. How do you like that for critique?

    I know bandwidth is expensive and time consuming - so here is a well thought picture of mine, however in the true spirit of kaizen critique away... oh and yes it was a previous post if you had cared to look before your retort.


    37189575452_e7b7773f7a_b.jpg2017-09-21_07-26-18 by rollemynot, on Flickr[/quote]
  • milemuncher1
    milemuncher1 Posts: 1,472
    I think calling milemuncher's photos 'an effort' is a stretch given he fails to even bother to get off the bike to take them most of the time.

    P.O.V. Shots, admittedly not usually a term used in this type of photography, but that’s what they are, taken as if by the bike, I understand that’s a concept that might be beyond you, but that’s no big surprise.
  • milemuncher1
    milemuncher1 Posts: 1,472
    Rollemynot wrote:

    I know bandwidth is expensive and time consuming - so here is a well thought picture of mine, however in the true spirit of kaizen critique away... oh and yes it was a previous post if you had cared to look before your retort.


    37189575452_e7b7773f7a_b.jpg2017-09-21_07-26-18 by rollemynot, on Flickr
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    Post production is fine, but really, unless you’re planning on selling the shots, far too much effort. This is a cycling forum after all. I know there is lots of turd polishing software available, but screw that, just post the shots, without all the reach aroundy, photo nerdy ‘orse poo.
  • rollemynot
    rollemynot Posts: 436

    Post production is fine, but really, unless you’re planning on selling the shots, far too much effort. This is a cycling forum after all. I know there is lots of turd polishing software available, but screw that, just post the shots, without all the reach aroundy, photo nerdy ‘orse poo.[/quote]

    Nah

    Taken In b & w mode on basic android - using composition learnt in the 80’s with a manual extremely low budget SLR

    Combining two hobbies ain’t a bad thing is it?

    Stick and stones etc.
  • rollemynot
    rollemynot Posts: 436

    P.O.V. Shots, admittedly not usually a term used in this type of photography, but that’s what they are, taken as if by the bike, I understand that’s a concept that might be beyond you, but that’s no big surprise.

    I appreciate POV and take as well


    26151396799_aeece45c28_b.jpg20171025_164712 by rollemynot, on Flickr[/quote]
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Don't use the C word with MM. Point, shoot, upload, blame the hardware.
  • milemuncher1
    milemuncher1 Posts: 1,472
    Rollemynot wrote:

    I appreciate POV and take as well



    26151396799_aeece45c28_b.jpg20171025_164712 by rollemynot, on Flickr


    Nice, I like that. Although to be a true POV it should be from the saddle, facing forward, or just behind the bars ( it makes it look like the bike was looking at the subject ).
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