Bay to Birdwood

[digitor]

Today is the annual Bay to Birdwood run, so I strolled down the road to get a few snaps of the participants.









All taken with the D300 and 80-200 @ f4, for those who are interested in such things

Cheers

[Mr Darcy]

I'd like to see #1 with a slower shutter to give some blur to the spokes. Otherwise Great shots.

[sheepie]

Love how some of them get dressed up for the occassion

Never did get down to see this while I was living in Adelaide - know all about it as one of my father's cousins used to go in it every year on an old Harley.

First one here is my pick - he just has 'that look' to him. The whites of his attire are a little blown-out on my notebook screen, but it looks like it was a very bright day so it would have been difficult. If these were taken in RAW then maybe try backing it off on the highlights a little and brightening up the shadows.

[surenj]

He looks the part in the first!

[paulmac]

You have to post the bike in the weekender nine post... you have my vote already!
That looks like it'd be more fun to ride than anything that, well, wasn't handed riveted together in a garage out of bits scrounged from council cleanup day!

[Big Red]

no front brakes
can't see any rear brakes either but there must be something hidden on that side ... wouldn't there

great bike shot

[sirhc55]

The whites of his attire are a little blown-out on my notebook screen, but it looks like it was a very bright day so it would have been difficult. If these were taken in RAW then maybe try backing it off on the highlights a little and brightening up the shadows.

This shot is fine on a calibrated monitor - no blown highlights because there are no highlights. One has to remember that white is white and black is black. The creases in the clothing add just the right amount of detail to the white and works

I like all of these shots and I would like to see them in B&W or better still, sepia as this would give the photo the same period look as the subjects.

[RDW]

Fabulous shots Digitor, thought about finding a good spot myself for the day, but I've got such a backlog of shots to process, log and file that I thought I didn't really need a couple thousand more.
Your shots have captured the real spirit of the Bay to Birdwood. For anyone interested in old cars and photography it really is worth travelling to Adelaide for!