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Taking photos while riding.
This is how I take digital photos while riding my bike. If any body has more
ideas for this kind of photography please comment. My backpack has a strap that connects the two shoulder straps in the chest area. I use a padded camera case, secure it to this strap and the camera stays in the case most of the ride, close to my chest. The case is left unclosed. I use an elastic strap to connect the camera to my backpack where the two shoulder straps connect, just behind my neck. So when I’m riding- the camera is in the unclosed case, tied to the elastic strap that hangs over my right shoulder and connects to the top of the backpack. The length of the elastic strap is just enough to allow convenient operation of the camera when its out of the case but not long enough for it to hit any part of the bicycle if I lose grip of it. If I want to take a picture while riding the bike- I take the camera out of the case using my right hand while my left hand is holding the handle bar, even when the terrain is not so smooth. I do not use the view finder- I use the LCD screen so I can see the terrain while taking the shot. If for some reason I must quickly hold the handle bar with both hands I just drop the camera and grip the bar. The camera hangs securely on the elastic strap and I get full control of the bike. When conditions allow, I insert the camera back to the case. I get unbelievable photos of my riding buddies flying on their bikes when I’m in motion next to them. |
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We're talking still pictures here, right? Going 10-20 MPH on bumpy terrain
and taking digital photos with a compact camera? Are your pictures even clear? Given the 1-2 second shutter delay that the small cameras have and shooting with auto speed, you would either miss the picture you are trying to take or it would be blurry. Wouldn't it be better to just stop for a few seconds, snap the photo, and carry on? ==[Sir]== "Hriv" wrote in message ... This is how I take digital photos while riding my bike. If any body has more ideas for this kind of photography please comment. My backpack has a strap that connects the two shoulder straps in the chest area. I use a padded camera case, secure it to this strap and the camera stays in the case most of the ride, close to my chest. The case is left unclosed. I use an elastic strap to connect the camera to my backpack where the two shoulder straps connect, just behind my neck. So when I'm riding- the camera is in the unclosed case, tied to the elastic strap that hangs over my right shoulder and connects to the top of the backpack. The length of the elastic strap is just enough to allow convenient operation of the camera when its out of the case but not long enough for it to hit any part of the bicycle if I lose grip of it. If I want to take a picture while riding the bike- I take the camera out of the case using my right hand while my left hand is holding the handle bar, even when the terrain is not so smooth. I do not use the view finder- I use the LCD screen so I can see the terrain while taking the shot. If for some reason I must quickly hold the handle bar with both hands I just drop the camera and grip the bar. The camera hangs securely on the elastic strap and I get full control of the bike. When conditions allow, I insert the camera back to the case. I get unbelievable photos of my riding buddies flying on their bikes when I'm in motion next to them. |
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Taking photos while riding.
On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 17:31:46 +0300, "Hriv"
wrote: This is how I take digital photos while riding my bike. If any body has more ideas for this kind of photography please comment. My backpack has a strap that connects the two shoulder straps in the chest area. I use a padded camera case, secure it to this strap and the camera stays in the case most of the ride, close to my chest. The case is left unclosed. snip long-winded detail about taking pictures with a dangling camera This is how I take digital photo while biking. I put my clothes on. I get to where I'm going to ride. I put my camera (s), lenses, flash and spare batteries in my backpack. I ride me bike. My friends ride their bikes. If I get to a place that has the makings of a good photo I stop and take my camera out of my backpack. Then I properly frame the photo and expose the frame. On one camera I use the LCD. On one camera I use the viewfinder. I get pretty decent photos this way. Ansel Adams took unbelievable photos. Mine are believable. pete fagerlin ::Revolutionary! Evolutionary! Yet so retro! ::www.yestubes.com |
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"P e t e F a g e r l i n" wrote in message ... On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 17:31:46 +0300, "Hriv" wrote: snip Mine are believable. I don't believe you. Matt |
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Taking photos while riding.
"Hriv" wrote in message ...
snip weirdness I get unbelievable photos of my riding buddies flying on their bikes when I'm in motion next to them. Let's see them then because unbelievable seems to fit your insane sounding methods. JD put up or shut up |
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Taking photos while riding.
P e t e F a g e r l i n wrote in message . ..
On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 17:31:46 +0300, "Hriv" wrote: This is how I take digital photos while riding my bike. If any body has more ideas for this kind of photography please comment. My backpack has a strap that connects the two shoulder straps in the chest area. I use a padded camera case, secure it to this strap and the camera stays in the case most of the ride, close to my chest. The case is left unclosed. snip long-winded detail about taking pictures with a dangling camera This is how I take digital photo while biking. I put my clothes on. I get to where I'm going to ride. I put my camera (s), lenses, flash and spare batteries in my backpack. I ride me bike. My friends ride their bikes. If I get to a place that has the makings of a good photo I stop and take my camera out of my backpack. Then I properly frame the photo and expose the frame. On one camera I use the LCD. On one camera I use the viewfinder. I get pretty decent photos this way. Ansel Adams took unbelievable photos. Mine are believable. pete fagerlin ::Revolutionary! Evolutionary! Yet so retro! ::www.yestubes.com That's usually how it works. Sometimes you can skip the clothes but it gets uncomfortable. My pictures are even more believable. -- The Ogre http://ogrehut.net |
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"The Ogre" wrote in message om... snip That's usually how it works. Sometimes you can skip the clothes but it gets uncomfortable. My pictures are even more believable. -- The Ogre If you're sans clothes in those photos that's going to be TOO MUCH reality for us. I think I'm blind.... -- Westie (Replace 'invalid' with 'yahoo' when replying.) |
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Taking photos while riding.
Lightweight, small digital camera goes in a jersey or shorts pocket.
Comes out for a picture. I worry about falling on it, but since I don't crash it's not a real big worry. I wish I'd played with that little mountain icon on the camera before today. It turns out it's a wide-angle option. Now I have to go back to all those places I've visited and take new pictures. Life is so HARD sometimes. -- -- Lynn Wallace http://www.xmission.com/~lawall "I'm not proud. We really haven't done everything we could to protect our customers. Our products just aren't engineered for security." --Microsoft VP in charge of Windows OS Development, Brian Valentine. |
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Taking photos while riding.
"Raptor" wrote in message ...
Lightweight, small digital camera goes in a jersey or shorts pocket. Comes out for a picture. I worry about falling on it, but since I don't crash it's not a real big worry. Karma, dude. Bill "enjoy that camera-shaped bruise" S. |
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Taking photos while riding.
Small cameras are not all the same. I use a Cannon S30. It’s very responsive
and the delay is less then 1 second. The terrain can be not smooth but it should not be very bumpy. When it gets to bumpy I drop the camera. Taking photos in motion allows taking close ups of my buddies while ridding side by side with them. The relative speed of me to the photo object is very slow. This is why the objects are usually not blurry. The background can be blurry but at high shutter speeds and good angles of photography the background is also sharp. Most of the pictures I take are after stopping, setting the camera correctly and composing the photos in the optimal way, but the ones that are fun to take are those catching buddies while ridding next to them. Try it, its very rewarding. "Sir Ride-A-Lot @careercenter.com" Sir.Ride-a-LotNOSPAM wrote in message ... We're talking still pictures here, right? Going 10-20 MPH on bumpy terrain and taking digital photos with a compact camera? Are your pictures even clear? Given the 1-2 second shutter delay that the small cameras have and shooting with auto speed, you would either miss the picture you are trying to take or it would be blurry. Wouldn't it be better to just stop for a few seconds, snap the photo, and carry on? ==[Sir]== |
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