The ride
I have seen this a few times as I passed by, but never photographed it until last night. It stands in a Bicycle shop display, but, too much of the store interior disturbs the overall impression of this magnificent bike during daytime. Look at the fork and that frame, pretty neat work. I hope it gets to stay in there, in the warmth, because if it gets sold, it has to come out in the cold and quite probably, eventually end up as a rusty wreck.
As you might have seen, I reworked my blog design since I partly wanted a clean layout without distracting elements, and partly wanted to be able to display 1024px images, as this one. It’s not ready yet, and there are links and stuff that I don’t know what to do with. Yet, I hope it works as is, for the time being.
February 7th, 2010 at 02:12
That’s a wicked looking bicycle
Your new look is wonderfully simple and elegant. Well done.
February 7th, 2010 at 12:25
Like the new design – reminds my a bit of a pixelpost layout, but with a longer column and more text. Nice!
February 7th, 2010 at 12:27
…having said that: There is a link missing that takes you from the comment page back to the main page(s). Guess you know already, but just in case…
February 7th, 2010 at 20:23
Thanks!
Hm, you’re right, Thomas, I have to provide a way back, also.
February 7th, 2010 at 20:31
Ove this is great. Your Bicycle images have gotten me out on mine recently (rebuilding old bones here) and led to a shoot next week at a bicycle shop that has been in town for 20+ yrs. So thanks for the inspiration and leading me to something with 2 wheels that doesn’t have a motor.
February 7th, 2010 at 20:58
Yes, I have seen where you’re heading Ray, and this one was for you. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
February 9th, 2010 at 07:24
Hello Ove,
I really like the clean look of this space for your images. Wonderful shot. The vibrancy, yet softness of the photograph makes for a wonderful presentation.
February 9th, 2010 at 07:57
Thank you, Tammy! I’m happy to see you here, I’m such a fan of you images since Ray introduced me to your space. The softness comes from the soft focusing glass I use, and it provides a good balance to the ultra cool and glossy bike.
February 9th, 2010 at 13:44
What a beautiful bike of the chopper design with the extended forks and laid back riding position — a very popular motorcycle design. Nicely captured, Ove.
I also like the new site design. It give much more space to feature your photos.
February 9th, 2010 at 19:29
Thanks, Earl! I really don’t think that bike is especially comfortable to ride, not as it’s motorized bigger brother.
February 16th, 2010 at 15:39
I love the image, it’s impressionistic to me. I’m not so much a bicycle person, but that looks lovely, too! Last, about the web site, I wrestle with the desire for bigger images on my pages as well. But I don’t know enough coding to change my template. Good work!
February 16th, 2010 at 21:20
Thanks, Chris! I think you’re right about the impressionistic feel over it. The soft focusing lens makes you an impressionist instantly, but in this particular image, the high ISO graininess made colours melt together quite nicely.
I can’t recommend brewing your own templates, you always end up with having the page look wrong on a certain web browser, in my case always the Internet Explorer….