Best Photos of Your CBX
- bikeymikey748
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About damned time you posted pics of your beauty, Mr. Hammer
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I love this bike!
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A recent ride at sunset...
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Re: Best Photos of Your CBX
Cool shots. Thanks for sharing.
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Either garage is too small or we have too many bikes. Or Momma's car needs to go outside.
Either garage is too small or we have too many bikes. Or Momma's car needs to go outside.
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Nice pics.
An action shot!
An action shot!
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My '82
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Beautiful!
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2022 KTM 890R, 1982 Pro-Link, 1979 CBX 'Z, 1975 Moto Guzzi 850T
Long Sleeping '79 CBX Restoration > viewtopic.php?f=102&t=11699
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Really lovely shots. Can you share a bit about your photo gear and settings?
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Not that your bike needs any help but having the Rockies as a backdrop sure does add to the shot.
Great photos of a great looking bike.
Great photos of a great looking bike.
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Yes, the Rocky backdrop is nice this time of year when the snow is largely covering them yet. In a few weeks my favorite backroads will open to get closer and some great views.
The pictures were taken with a Sony A7III w/ 24-105 F4 zoom lens. All those pictures were taken with aperture wide open (F4) to narrow the depth of field to keep the bike in focus and soften/blur the foreground and background. Also, fully zoomed out (105mm) to draw the mountain scenery into the frame. I was probably 10m away form the bike when I took the last 3 shots. Photos were captured in camera RAW file format and extracted to JPEG in post production in Adobe Lightroom with minimal exposure adjustment.
That camera rig is substantial (weighs 3.5lbs) - I carry it in a camera specific backpack while riding, hardly convenient but it takes great pics. I uploaded a full resolution (24MP) image below - click on it a couple times and it should zoom to the full pixel resolution of your computer monitor.
I'll stress - you don't need a setup like that to take impactful photo's. As the saying goes, the best camera you can own is the one you have with you.
The pictures were taken with a Sony A7III w/ 24-105 F4 zoom lens. All those pictures were taken with aperture wide open (F4) to narrow the depth of field to keep the bike in focus and soften/blur the foreground and background. Also, fully zoomed out (105mm) to draw the mountain scenery into the frame. I was probably 10m away form the bike when I took the last 3 shots. Photos were captured in camera RAW file format and extracted to JPEG in post production in Adobe Lightroom with minimal exposure adjustment.
That camera rig is substantial (weighs 3.5lbs) - I carry it in a camera specific backpack while riding, hardly convenient but it takes great pics. I uploaded a full resolution (24MP) image below - click on it a couple times and it should zoom to the full pixel resolution of your computer monitor.
I'll stress - you don't need a setup like that to take impactful photo's. As the saying goes, the best camera you can own is the one you have with you.
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The zoom is spectacular but i do see a tiny squished bug on the valve cover. haha.
Certainly not a criticism but it also shows the numerous balancing weights on the front wheel? Remember having many on an old Triumph wheel.
Certainly not a criticism but it also shows the numerous balancing weights on the front wheel? Remember having many on an old Triumph wheel.
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Thanks so much for the info and insight.
I rock an old/cheap Rebel T4i and recently got a vintage prime Tamron 135-2.8. I was thinking of that lens as my park portrait special, but you're making me see the potential for making some nice motorcycle & bicycle pics with it in the right setting, too.
I really like how your photos look at f/4 - the bit of softness puts the emphasis on the bike, but it's not just all blasted out bokeh blur in the background. It's a good reminder for someone like me who tends to get over-fixated on very narrow depth of field.