I just finished building myself a very nice new road bike and did a bit of a photo series as it was coming together. I will be taking the final photos in the studio next week, here are a few of the parts (mostly lower-res shots):
Nice looking parts and what looks like a great bike. Post the photos of the finished bike when you can. I'd like to see it. Also, what is the name of the frame. I have looked for Specialized s-works, but I am not getting any hits on that, so I am curious about it.
My goal for this season is 5000 miles. That will be a combination of road and mountain biking. Hence why I am making very few photo posts. Tough to carry a D300 when I am riding.
Cool, what I was going for. I was only going to post the B&W one since I couldn't find graffiti that was mostly B&W. Got the idea from another cyclist who asked if the bike was invisible to radar.
BTW if you're a cyclist this bike definitely does not get lost in the background. ;-)
I agree with Chas from a photography stand point. I think the bike is lacking pop because of the busy background. However, I'm a fellow cyclist and am uber jealous. Makes me want to do a shoot with my TTX 9.5 w/ Zipp 606's!
Also...since the wheel has enough depth, you could use a brick behind the rear wheel to keep it upright. This should allow you to bring it more forward and possibly add a bit of depth by angling the bike.
I'm thinking that graffiti would look awesome behind the bike as a nice blurry bokeh. You'll still know what it is, but it won't dominate the scene and still offer the effect. Bad ass scoot, though.
I actually tried that but failed. This bike does not have a kickstand and I did not have my small stand from home with me. I tried using a couple of sticks I found in the empty lot but the bike tipped over twice (hence the bit of debris you can see on the right hood) so I gave up vs. possibly scratching my new bike. If one of my friends is free later this week I might try to re-shoot it. I don't like hanging out solo in that neighborhood with my expensive bike.
What I did like about the wall is the swoopy lettering that almost matches the curve of the wheels and helps make the bike disappear a bit.
