Random Riders around Toronto; I'm taking photos if you don't mind

[koalaKid]

Waiting on parts, hearing bikes go by my apartment every 15 minutes and twitching. So, I'm putting time into my other hobby.

I figured this would be more appropriate than hijacking the "hey I saw you, are you on this forum" thread.

I hope you guys don't mind.


Kawasaki zx6r/zzr600/old zx-something-r?


Vintage Norton 850 Commando


Seeing Double....


Most of my photos have little stories behind them, so you can click the links to read that if you're bored.

[SLaP]

Nice pics.. Checked out tpmg.ca ?

[koalaKid]

Nice pics.. Checked out tpmg.ca ?

never heard of them. I was living out west for three years, and just moved back to the city (where I grew up).

Thanks for the link

[hindustani420]

nice photography man
keep it up..

[eman]

As Long as you blank out my plate if you happen to catch me.
AND if its a good one... if you can send me a copy...

[Norge]

what's your camera setup? settings? nice pics!

[gilligan]

sweet!!! i hope i see you see me so you can snap a pic of me so i can see me too!! see,im all confused now? see ya!

[RetroGrouch]

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Roger Burtnik of Ton-Up Bikes.

[rpollard]

Those are great, wish I could handle my camera half as well. Canon Rebel XT but after my wife taking the course at Henry's and passing on the instructions to me the camera gets left on auto all the time.

[koalaKid]

what's your camera setup? settings? nice pics!

I shoot with a Canon Rebel XTi. For the panning shots, I was using a borrowed 100mm lens set at 1/100s. The shot with the two nortons was taken with my 50mm prime.

I usually shoot in full manual, and sometimes in aperture priority if I'm feeling lazy or "more casual"

Thanks for the compliment.

[koalaKid]

Roger Burtnik of Ton-Up Bikes.

He was at the second cup with the red norton's owner. They were kind enough to let me take some photos of the two bikes parked.

I asked if they wanted to see the pictures, but they declined (I'm sure they have lots of photos of their nortons) but I doubt he knows I got one of him on the road.

[kiwi]

great shots!

now... time to do a ride by

[RockerGuy]

Just tell me where u will be taking shots next time so I could past by

[koalaKid]

I'm back at it again, there are a few I need to upload, but here's the first:



Spotted by the passenger....

[MotoStark]

Excellent work, keep em coming.


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[Norge]

I'm back at it again, there are a few I need to upload, but here's the first:



Spotted by the passenger....

haha 2 guys 1 bike

[koalaKid]

I don't know harley's well enough to know which model or year this is....



But I do like this old sport bike.

[El Zilcho]

I shoot with a Canon Rebel XTi. For the panning shots, I was using a borrowed 100mm lens set at 1/100s. The shot with the two nortons was taken with my 50mm prime.

How do you get the shots with the blurred background? Do you follow the object with the camera? If so, you have a really steady hand... If not, how?

The pics are awesome, btw.

[koalaKid]

hey zilcho, i just pan with the subject. I start panning when they're just behind and then hit the shutter release.

A general rule of thumb is that you can keep the camera steady with a shutter speed as slow as 1/[focal length] seconds. So, the photos on the first page where shot at 100mm focal length, so I shot at 1/100 seconds. At 60 or 70 kmph, this is slow enough to get a bit of a blur.

The ones I posted today were shot with my 50mm lens, which is much lighter. So, I can shoot as slow as 1/50 seconds. On slower roads (like the harley and the zx10) where the speed limit was 40, the slower shutter speed was needed to get that blur.

This is actually much easier than I expected as I would say approximately 60-70% of the photos I take turn out. So far I've scrapped three that didn't turn out.

[El Zilcho]

Hm. I guess you set manual focus to the expected distance and just wait for a bike to appear. I usually shoot in auto-focus mode (i.e. let the lens adjust itself), and that takes a bit of time (precious miliseconds...), plus it's harder (or takes longer) when the camera is moving.

That makes me want to take my K10D and do some shooting too.