Super Serious Bike Photography Question
11-06-14, 08:21 AM
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Super Serious Bike Photography Question
Which chainring do you guys put your chain on for your photos? I always go with the larger. I saw in "Bicycling" they had some on the smaller. It made me puke a little in my mouth. In all my years of South East Texas semi-professional road bicycle photography, I have never produced a print from the darkroom with the chain on the small ring.
11-06-14, 08:28 AM
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Heeere we go.
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11-06-14, 09:06 AM
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It would be interesting to know how many buyers subconsciously decided not to purchase the Trek Emonda SLR 8 solely based on the fact that it was on the small ring in the advertisement. I'm not buying it and I can't help but wonder if this is the reason why.
11-06-14, 09:25 AM
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Large chainring. I don't think it matters at all unless it is some professional photo shoot or something 
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11-06-14, 09:58 AM
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It's a special room with only red light or no light, where film from a camera is made into photographs. This was a common practice and still is but mostly for hobbyists.
From Wikipedia:
[COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif]A darkroom is a room that can be made completely dark to allow the processing of light sensitive photographic materials, including photographic film and photographic paper. Darkrooms have been created and used since the inception of photography in the early 19th century. Darkrooms have many various manifestations, from the elaborate space used by Ansel Adams[SUP][1][/SUP] to a%
From Wikipedia:
[COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif]A darkroom is a room that can be made completely dark to allow the processing of light sensitive photographic materials, including photographic film and photographic paper. Darkrooms have been created and used since the inception of photography in the early 19th century. Darkrooms have many various manifestations, from the elaborate space used by Ansel Adams[SUP][1][/SUP] to a%
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Oh boy, a slow day.
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And most importantly, will the image ever show up in the "Hot or Not thread"? If so, small. If it's going to show up in the "New and Improved Hot or Not" thread, then large.
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This does seem serious.
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11-06-14, 11:39 AM
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Use f2.8 and a focal length over 50mm for whole bike.
wait....use the large ring/small cog.
wait...does it really matter?
wait....use the large ring/small cog.
wait...does it really matter?
11-06-14, 12:02 PM
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Definitely large ring, because the small ring will spin too fast when I fall off my seat that I raised an extra 3" for the shot.
11-06-14, 01:04 PM
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Film, like with silver?
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It's a special room with only red light or no light, where film from a camera is made into photographs. This was a common practice and still is but mostly for hobbyists.
From Wikipedia:
[COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif]A darkroom is a room that can be made completely dark to allow the processing of light sensitive photographic materials, including photographic film and photographic paper. Darkrooms have been created and used since the inception of photography in the early 19th century. Darkrooms have many various manifestations, from the elaborate space used by Ansel Adams[SUP][1][/SUP] to a%
From Wikipedia:
[COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif]A darkroom is a room that can be made completely dark to allow the processing of light sensitive photographic materials, including photographic film and photographic paper. Darkrooms have been created and used since the inception of photography in the early 19th century. Darkrooms have many various manifestations, from the elaborate space used by Ansel Adams[SUP][1][/SUP] to a%
11-06-14, 02:20 PM
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Here I am trying to be 100% super serious and all I get are jokers....
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Chain on inner chainring (middle if there is 3) for to make visible the outer chainring teeth details. On the rear wheel, biggest ring.
Or go complete opposite, outer chainring, smallest in back.
Or go complete opposite, outer chainring, smallest in back.
11-06-14, 02:44 PM
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- The chain running along edge of large ring gives a cleaner look than the chain disappearing behind larger in to run on a smaller ring.
- The chain running on large ring, gives the overall loop of chain an open and more powerful look.
- The chain on large ring, also places the rear derailleur in a position low/almost perpendicular to the ground, vs. throw back/almost horizontal position it takes when on smaller rings.
These three things, IMHO, combine to give the back a clean, more powerful look, which is also implied speed by the fact the large ring is the "fast" ring.
Now I'm going to get assaulted. Thanks a lot!
11-06-14, 03:15 PM
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Chain rings are serious business. Next, we need to delve into crank arm position.
11-06-14, 03:23 PM
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If I was to take a picture to show something off, then I'd want it to be as impressive as possible.
that's why you won't find pictures of people's junk on the web in the "small ring" either.
that's why you won't find pictures of people's junk on the web in the "small ring" either.