Northern California - Artistic Photos Anyone?

On the ride up Diablo I talked to Curtis for awhile about art/photography and after got thinking about there must be a lot of interesting personal photos from Bike Forum people Raw/or altered that would be interesting for posting here just for fun. Maybe explain some of the technique also.

This one is from the Tiburon loop. At the end of a driveway there is a convex mirror and I snapped a photo of our reflection and changed just the outline as an effect in Photoshop, looked kind of alien to me.
Pete
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa292/taxi777/Bubble.jpg

Lots of stuff on our website:

www.tandemhearts.com

http://tandemhearts.com/coppermine/albums/maine-2007-07/mtb/P1000408.jpg

This is one Thom took using stopflash.

Veronica

I have some raw photos that I’ve taken over the last 2 or so years. Unfortunately none of them are about cycling. And since I can not really decided on what photo’s to post, I have tons of them, I’ll just randomly post a few ....
These were all taken on a 35mm Nikon, scanned with a crappy scanner and quickly resized: p. via MS Office picture Manager.:eek::o


http://monsterinmytummy.home.comcast.net/~monsterinmytummy/shots/406-R1-065-31.jpg


http://monsterinmytummy.home.comcast.net/~monsterinmytummy/shots/406-R1-009.jpg

http://monsterinmytummy.home.comcast.net/~monsterinmytummy/shots/_34_0059.jpg

http://monsterinmytummy.home.comcast.net/~monsterinmytummy/shots/_28_0102.jpg

http://monsterinmytummy.home.comcast.net/~monsterinmytummy/shots/_28_0053.jpg

http://monsterinmytummy.home.comcast.net/~monsterinmytummy/shots/14A_0139.jpg



http://monsterinmytummy.home.comcast.net/~monsterinmytummy/shots/53-25.jpg
http://monsterinmytummy.home.comcast.net/~monsterinmytummy/895332-R3-8A.jpg

I've seen cyclist's who ride like snails so I guess it's somewhat related : )

Anybody have any funny ones too? like morphed or sicko grimmicing faces?

OK, here's a few:

this one was actually taken of me by bigbossman a couple of month's ago, on Morgan Territory just south of the park:
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee39/jonathanb715/rollers-1.jpg

this is a pretty pond and alpine meadow just above 9,000 feet on the way to Tioga Pass:
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee39/jonathanb715/DSCN0431.jpg

a different view of half-dome on the same ride up to Tioga Pass:
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee39/jonathanb715/DSCN0423.jpg

JB

http://curtis.corlew.com/hosting/commutefog.jpg
My morning commute. Not exactly art, but there ya go
http://curtis.corlew.com/hosting/triciabridge.jpg
Tricia crossing the Golden Gate in Waves to wine.
http://curtis.corlew.com/hosting/trish.hero.jpg
Tricia .... Yeah....

A bunch of stuff not related to cycling but generally I don't bring my camera on rides. Anyone else use DeviantArt here? Here's me. (http://miquemaus.deviantart.com/)

#1 - Supernova
http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs21/i/2007/256/6/4/Massive_Supernova_by_MiqueMaus.jpg

#2 Lief
http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs20/i/2007/260/5/4/Lief_by_MiqueMaus.jpg

#3 Reflection
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs13/i/2007/048/6/7/Ocean_Reflection_by_MiqueMaus.jpg

#4 Silhouette
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs13/i/2007/048/f/d/Mr__McCovey_Silhouette_by_MiqueMaus.jpg

[QUOTE= Yeah....[/QUOTE]
Hey Curtis I was baiting you, I knew you would pop the killer photos!:)

Pete

A bunch of stuff not related to cycling but generally I don't bring my camera on rides. ]

My wife is thinking about painting the sunglasses photo, would that be ok?
Nice shots


pete

My wife is thinking about painting the sunglasses photo, would that be ok?
Nice shots


pete

Won't that make it impossible to see through them?

BTW, love the mirror photo you posted.

Down Colman Valley and an ominus warning from Ms. Death
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa292/taxi777/WineRide2007030.jpg

Riding under Seagulls...Let's say a paid for this shot...yeech
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa292/taxi777/Seagulls1.jpg

Wow
Taxi: hehehe i am one of those slow snail riders :p . BTW you should have received some kind of hazardous pay for riding under that flock of sea gulls , LOL.
After seeing all these really beautiful shots :) I need to get off my bum and start working on getting better with my own stuff.
Love the morning fog shot ...
MiqueMaus: what camera are you shooting with?

I think I will post a few more shots. I sized them down a lot compaired to my first batch.
These should be a lot better than the ones i post while I was at work.

Balboa Theater in SF new 38thave didn't notice the movie title on the billboard until after the photo was developed.
http://monsterinmytummy.home.comcast.net/~monsterinmytummy/balboa.jpg
weird faces & fav past time Beer ;)
my friends Derek & Akemi
http://monsterinmytummy.home.comcast.net/~monsterinmytummy/vogt019-R2-039-18.jpg
Akemi
http://monsterinmytummy.home.comcast.net/~monsterinmytummy/beer.jpg
http://monsterinmytummy.home.comcast.net/~monsterinmytummy/vogt019-R2-077-37.jpg
no more beer , my wife :
http://monsterinmytummy.home.comcast.net/~monsterinmytummy/vogt019-R2-071-34.jpg

Peter, the mirror shot is cool. MiqueMaus, love #3 reflection and #4 silhouette. O_o, love the tones and the moods captured in your people pics.

Don't have many biking pics but took this one along the Bay Trail in the Richmond Marina. Kept hanging around while my son and I were snacking. Really liked his expressions.
http://alainp.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p252712118-3.jpg

Self portaits:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/Martinez-Sacramento/frontwheel-4.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/Martinez-Sacramento/frontwheel-5.jpg

Chasing down my friend Chuck:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/Martinez-Sacramento/chuck-3.jpg

Not nearly so artistic, but I have a mirror shot too (plus this one is from a cycling trip):

http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/Ireland8C.jpg

More from the same trip (Ireland/London)
http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/Ireland8B.jpg

http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/Ireland4E.jpg

http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/Ireland5D.jpg

http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/Ireland1L.jpg

Zurich
http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/50-Zurich_night.JPG

http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/49_Zurich_swan.JPG

Lausanne
http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/w-Lausanne-cathedral.jpg

Paris
http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/w-Arc-stairs.jpg

Budapest
http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/church_dome_stairs.jpg

Osaka
http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/w-Osaka-Hilton.jpg

Tokyo
http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/w-Sushi-USB-keys.jpg

Hua Hin, Thailand
http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/w-Chameleon.jpg

Xian
http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/w-Terra-cotta-soldiers.jpg

Hawaii
http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/crab.jpg

http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/sunset2.jpg

http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/Waipo_valley.jpg

This is one I like that I took in SF:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1168/1316839497_d3353cefa0_o.jpg

http://tandemhearts.com/coppermine/albums/point-reyes/04_The_Road_at_Your_Feet.jpg

Descending Mt Vision

http://tandemhearts.com/coppermine/albums/azores/day-3-povoacao.jpg

Climbing out of Povoacao

http://tandemhearts.com/coppermine/albums/azores/day-4-flower-1.jpg

http://tandemhearts.com/coppermine/albums/azores/day-6-climb-out-of-sete-cidades.jpg

Climb out of Sete Cidades

http://tandemhearts.com/coppermine/albums/azores/day-6-waiting-on-the-rain.jpg

Waiting for the rain to stop.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/BreathlessAgonyBW.jpg

This is one I like that I took in SF:
Hey Kix, great photo ! What camera did you use?

And bigbossman, did you take that photo? I've seen it as a "motivational" poster, with the title:
Pain - Sometimes You just suck

I'm sure I saved it somewhere..

:)

And bigbossman, did you take that photo? I've seen it as a "motivational" poster, with the title:
Pain - Sometimes You just suck

:)

He named is breathlessagony.jpg. I'm thinking maybe he rode the Breathless Agony Century. Just a guess.

And bigbossman, did you take that photo? I've seen it as a "motivational" poster, with the title:
Pain - Sometimes You just suck

I'm sure I saved it somewhere..

:)

No I didn't take it, it was taken of me. That photo was taken by a good friend of mine that I was riding with that day. 80 miles into the Heartbreak Hundred, I was in the throes of a full-blown exercise induced asthma attack. As he went off to get help, he turned around and snapped the pic.

I originally posted it in the road forum thread about that century, and some jackass nabbed it and made the poster.

No I didn't take it, it was taken of me. That photo was taken by a good friend of mine that I was riding with that day. 80 miles into the Heartbreak Hundred, I was in the throes of a full-blown exercise induced asthma attack. As he went off to get help, he turned around and snapped the pic.

I originally posted it in the road forum thread about that century, and some jackass nabbed it and made the poster.
Too bad about the Asthma, but great pict!, I like the one you took of the refective bar end on the bike.

Hey, Alain I think that segull was in one of my shots...He must of decided to go out solo!

I originally posted it in the road forum thread about that century, and some jackass nabbed it and made the poster.
Sorry to hear that. I'm glad I didn't post the poster, and if I have it I'll delete it.
Great photo though!

:)

Too bad about the Asthma, but great pict!, I like the one you took of the refective bar end on the bike.

Yes, great pic. I have it hanging on my office wall. Just the pic, not the "motivational" poster. ;)

The bar plug one I like, too. Here it is, cropped a bit differently:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/Martinez-Sacramento/e0d15119.jpg

[QUOTE=bigbossman;5701496]Yes, great pic. I have it hanging on my office wall. Just the pic, not the "motivational" poster. ;)

The bar plug one I like, too. Here it is, cropped a bit differently:

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SWEET!

Xian
http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/w-Terra-cotta-soldiers.jpg

They let you take pictures there now? Although that picture looks kind of "rushed" :rolleyes: .
My wife had her film confiscated there.

They let you take pictures there now? Although that picture looks kind of "rushed" :rolleyes: .
My wife had her film confiscated there.

That was in 2005, I think pictures were ok but no flash.

Paula,

Where haven't you been to? ;)

http://luwin.smugmug.com/photos/34380246-M.jpg

http://luwin.smugmug.com/photos/81187386-M.jpg

http://luwin.smugmug.com/photos/109698906-M.jpg

http://luwin.smugmug.com/photos/188375060-M.jpg

http://luwin.smugmug.com/photos/177137783-M.jpg

http://luwin.smugmug.com/photos/101215686-M.jpg

http://luwin.smugmug.com/photos/101215689-M.jpg

http://luwin.smugmug.com/photos/156000096-M.jpg

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/steelblue99/yosemite1.jpg

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/steelblue99/halfdome.jpg

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/steelblue99/flower.jpg

This is about as artistic as I'll ever get ...

http://web.mac.com/ronng/iWeb/bikeforums/Cool%20Breeze_files/P8180058.jpg

Hey Kix, great photo ! What camera did you use?

And bigbossman, did you take that photo? I've seen it as a "motivational" poster, with the title:
Pain - Sometimes You just suck

I'm sure I saved it somewhere..

:)

Hey Zorro, it was a Pentax K10D.

http://luwin.smugmug.com/photos/226504743-L.jpg

Allright I had to ad this one...

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa292/taxi777/BikeonPurple.jpg

Check out the little Tike in the Background with is arm in the purple guys ear!

[QUOTE=msincredible;5698984]
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Where haven't you been too? ;)

Check out the little Tike in the Background with is arm in the purple guys ear!

That's the ear wax.:D

Edit: Pete, where is that purple head?

OK you guys. Here's a shot from today.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2258/2072106536_7385ecea1e_m.jpg

That's the ear wax.:D

Edit: Pete, where is that purple head?


G, that's at Golden Gate Park. It's on the main strip they close off on Sunday's. I think it's JFK Drive.

This is true. Really. The first band I was ever in was called... Purple Ear Wax.

Mont St Michel
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w76/cgallagh/P1010041B.jpg

Mount Diablo Mist
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w76/cgallagh/FlyingDiablo1-19-03.jpg

Water lilies
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w76/cgallagh/waterlilly.jpg

Sharing the Sky over Mt Diablo
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w76/cgallagh/RedBaronattacksattheDevilJPGrev.jpg

Hoover
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w76/cgallagh/scan0002.jpg

Varenna, Lake Como, Italy
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w76/cgallagh/DSCF0241.jpg

Brno Czech Republic
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w76/cgallagh/DSCF0206.jpg

Vienna Austria
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w76/cgallagh/DSCF0184-1.jpg

Mont St Michel: Love it, that's 40 minutes from my hometown (Rennes).

Mount Diablo Mist: Superb image.

Love the Diablo mist! Wow!

This is true. Really. The first band I was ever in was called... Purple Ear Wax.


Well, then consider that picture dedicated to you and your band!.... I hope you had the Doc check out that purple earwax.:eek:

BTW correct on the GGP location.

PF

This is one of the best threads ever on BF! There sure are some very talented photographers here...

Thanks for starting it, Pete!

One of the dancing lions from last year's Nihonmachi Street Fair (SF Japantown):
http://alainp.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p370661336-3.jpg

A friend took this shot in Waikiki and I tweaked it a little:
http://alainp.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p361136695-3.jpg

Then I tweaked it some more:
http://alainp.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p1069912970-3.jpg

OK you guys. Here's a shot from today.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2258/2072106536_7385ecea1e_m.jpg

Cool (and freaky)! Can you show us what the "before" shot looks like?