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10-11-13, 06:18 AM
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The largest truck ever built. Sparwood, B.C.
10-11-13, 07:59 AM
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Gap Trail east of Rockwood Pa. Aug of '13. Damn that water was cold, as I stood in it to get this picture.
10-11-13, 09:24 AM
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I did the GAP last month during a tour from PGH to PHL. Did you camp at Husky Haven Campground along side the trail at Rockwood? If so, did you enjoy the train horns? I wish I had had ear plugs. One redeeming event was seeing an owl swoop down, bag an unlucky chipmunk and fly off.
10-12-13, 10:29 AM
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One of my favorite this year, riding on Long beach, Vancouver island:
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10-12-13, 01:16 PM
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An early morning ride to Hyder Alaska... Unfortunately I can't seem to load the pic directly onto here, but hopefully can be seen... https://s18.photobucket.com/user/wrxd...tml?sort=3&o=5
10-12-13, 03:49 PM
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An early morning ride to Hyder Alaska... Unfortunately I can't seem to load the pic directly onto here, but hopefully can be seen... https://s18.photobucket.com/user/wrxd...tml?sort=3&o=5
10-13-13, 12:10 AM
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10-13-13, 06:25 PM
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Wow. That is incredibly well-composed and demonstrates perfect use of the available lighting. I've learned enough to appreciate such a shot, but not enough to get one like this myself.
Technically, I'm curious: are you nearly still in this image? I see a little blurring in your spokes, but I'm surprised that there's not more disruption in (and out of) the water.
Technically, I'm curious: are you nearly still in this image? I see a little blurring in your spokes, but I'm surprised that there's not more disruption in (and out of) the water.
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Well, thanks!
I got at least 50 shots like that in different angles as the sun set, around 10-12 shots per angle and most are out of focus.
I think it's because I zoomed in or out and I forgot to refocus. The camera is knee high on a tripod, I have a wireless release in my hand with the camera shooting at 9fps. 
The buffer fills immediately though. I tried different angles and different speeds, sometimes I'm not in the frame. I got a couple of other nice shots but they're out of focus. The beach is hard packed sand with a very shallow angle so as the tide came up, tiny waves would come far and retreat slowly. I got one where it's all water but it's out of focus... I took a few more shots after that and packed a before a bigger wave toppled the tripod over.
Edit: it was shot at 1/250.
I got at least 50 shots like that in different angles as the sun set, around 10-12 shots per angle and most are out of focus.
I think it's because I zoomed in or out and I forgot to refocus. The camera is knee high on a tripod, I have a wireless release in my hand with the camera shooting at 9fps. The buffer fills immediately though. I tried different angles and different speeds, sometimes I'm not in the frame. I got a couple of other nice shots but they're out of focus. The beach is hard packed sand with a very shallow angle so as the tide came up, tiny waves would come far and retreat slowly. I got one where it's all water but it's out of focus... I took a few more shots after that and packed a before a bigger wave toppled the tripod over.Edit: it was shot at 1/250.
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10-14-13, 05:19 PM
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A shot that I almost didn't take because I was on a climb. Sunday summit near Princeton, BC
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10-14-13, 07:41 PM
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10-14-13, 07:47 PM
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10-14-13, 08:09 PM
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Richardson mountains on the Dempster Hwy (Northwest Territories, Canada)
I took that shot while I was hitchhiking back from Inuvik, when I was biking north it was more foggy
10-15-13, 07:34 AM
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Saw this little guy over Labor day weekend in Paw Paw Bends (Gap/C&O trip). He was running along side me between the tow path and the Potomac. Once I figured out what the noise was I broke out my camera and caught him on his escape.
10-15-13, 08:21 AM
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10-15-13, 09:56 AM
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Yesterday in New Paltz,the post-ride shot..... apparently someone switched out my water bottles
10-15-13, 06:38 PM
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This is the best pic from the trip I just returned from.
It made everyone I know think I am some sort of madman.
This was a road, a few miles of this, and then it got bad.
Eventually found the highway and gave up on google bike routes.
It made everyone I know think I am some sort of madman.
This was a road, a few miles of this, and then it got bad.
Eventually found the highway and gave up on google bike routes.
10-15-13, 08:56 PM
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This hay field near Whitewater, Wisconsin, has always been a favorite:
10-16-13, 09:39 AM
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Oh yeah. It started in Arkansas, and went into Missouri. Somewhere between The Gateway AR area and Monett MO. Did that first ten miles are great thing, then turned into a creek with no warning.
As a terrible tourist I seldom take pictures, but out of the five I did I liked this one the best.
As a terrible tourist I seldom take pictures, but out of the five I did I liked this one the best.