The Background thread
04-21-12 | 05:26 PM
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The Background thread
This may of been done before...Everyone knows the "garage door" background, but I don't have a garage so I'm always looking for a good background for shooting my bikes. Recently I noticed the polished granite walls of our local civic center, so I used it:
A few years ago I was riding down the beach road in Kitty Hawk, NC, and noticed an empty beach house - I had to stop:
Lets see those backgrounds!
A few years ago I was riding down the beach road in Kitty Hawk, NC, and noticed an empty beach house - I had to stop:
Lets see those backgrounds!
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1989 Schwinn Paramount OS
1980 Mclean/Silk Hope Sport Touring
1983 Bianchi pista
1976 Fuji Feather track
1979 raleigh track
"I've consulted my sources and I'm pretty sure your derailleur does not exist"
04-21-12 | 05:45 PM
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Bikes: Current 79 Nishiki Custum Sport, Jeunet 620, notable previous bikes P.K. Ripper loop tail, Kawahara Laser Lite, Paramount Track full chrome, Raliegh Internatioanl, Motobecan Super Mirage. 59 Crown royak 3 speed
Here are a couple of the best background photos I've shot stone wall autom light with leaves. 58 Royal Crown not much of a bike but it took a great photo.
04-21-12 | 07:05 PM
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At my place I always have the brick wall on the patio
Brick wall on the lawn, wood fence on the lawn, garage door and then the occasional jaunt out into the countryside. No good photos though
Brick wall on the lawn, wood fence on the lawn, garage door and then the occasional jaunt out into the countryside. No good photos though
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04-21-12 | 08:16 PM
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The back of a skateboard ramp at the local park. Not very photogenic on its own, but it doesn't distract from the bike and the painted floor is nice.
This one IS fairly distracting, but I like it anyway - a giant Nordberg radial engine:
An old weathered shack that once was a home for some of my city's early settlers (I didn't notice that the white balance was off until later...)
This one IS fairly distracting, but I like it anyway - a giant Nordberg radial engine:
An old weathered shack that once was a home for some of my city's early settlers (I didn't notice that the white balance was off until later...)
04-21-12 | 08:17 PM
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Real places sometimes make pretty terrific backgrounds.
04-21-12 | 08:20 PM
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My local park in the autumn...
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1950 Hetchins Magnum Opus - Yoyogi Park, Tokyo. by Dawes-man, on Flickr[/IMG]
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1950 Hetchins Magnum Opus - Yoyogi Park, Tokyo. by Dawes-man, on Flickr[/IMG]
04-21-12 | 08:22 PM
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Ooh! Great idea. I don't have a garage door but I just got a white minivan that's almost as exciting. Back when I lived in Maine there were some great backgrounds. Now I live on the NY/NJ border. Not so much. Here's a few from the archives;
Here's a background you can fotoshop your bike onto;
Not mine but I do love it;
Here's a background you can fotoshop your bike onto;
Not mine but I do love it;
04-21-12 | 08:22 PM
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A bar in Tokyo at night.
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1950 Thanet Silverlight / Jay Van De Velde by Dawes-man, on Flickr[/IMG]
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1950 Thanet Silverlight / Jay Van De Velde by Dawes-man, on Flickr[/IMG]
04-21-12 | 08:30 PM
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04-21-12 | 08:31 PM
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Uh...what's that for?
Hey, it reminds me of this....Darn it. I can't find it. There's this great old powerstation over in piermont and all that's left is a giant iron wheel and a huge piston and a great big bent connecting rod and my old bike in front of it.
Well, here's a couple of old Schwinns instead. Sorry.
Hey, it reminds me of this....Darn it. I can't find it. There's this great old powerstation over in piermont and all that's left is a giant iron wheel and a huge piston and a great big bent connecting rod and my old bike in front of it.
Well, here's a couple of old Schwinns instead. Sorry.
04-21-12 | 08:32 PM
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04-21-12 | 08:37 PM
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Oh yeah, and this one is nice. At the Peabody Museum in Essex, MA they have a traditional Chinese house brought over piece by piece. This was in the courtyard. You're not supposed to take pictures so don't tell, ok?
04-21-12 | 08:49 PM
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These are the 3 backgrounds I use most. All are borrowed from neighbours 
The rich neighbour's garage door:
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IMG_7216 by Dawes-man, on Flickr[/IMG]
Another rich neighbor's wall - at the right time of day this is the best for showing the cycle:
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IMG_6173 by Dawes-man, on Flickr[/IMG]
And another - this is the easiest as it's right opposite the entrance to my block of flats:
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IMG_5594 by Dawes-man, on Flickr[/IMG]
The rich neighbour's garage door:
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IMG_7216 by Dawes-man, on Flickr[/IMG]
Another rich neighbor's wall - at the right time of day this is the best for showing the cycle:
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IMG_6173 by Dawes-man, on Flickr[/IMG]
And another - this is the easiest as it's right opposite the entrance to my block of flats:
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IMG_5594 by Dawes-man, on Flickr[/IMG]
04-21-12 | 09:07 PM
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04-21-12 | 09:20 PM
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It powered a flood control pump on Lake Okeechobee, there are several of them on display at John Stretch park. This 11 cylinder unit produced about 1600 hp at 400 rpm
04-21-12 | 09:37 PM
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Bikes: Current 79 Nishiki Custum Sport, Jeunet 620, notable previous bikes P.K. Ripper loop tail, Kawahara Laser Lite, Paramount Track full chrome, Raliegh Internatioanl, Motobecan Super Mirage. 59 Crown royak 3 speed