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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE => Topic started by: solman on September 02, 2005, 10:44:23 AM

Title: sun set pic
Post by: solman on September 02, 2005, 10:44:23 AM
I saw a pic of a girl taken on a bike at sun set and thought that it looked cool.  So myself and a friend went out and took some pictures.  Here is one of me with my Bandit 1200.

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/soloflt/CliffsunsetIsmall.jpg)
Title: sun set pic
Post by: Desolation Angel on September 02, 2005, 10:58:42 AM
Very artsy!  Would make a good wallpaper.
Title: sun set pic
Post by: sportbikechic on September 02, 2005, 12:10:21 PM
Great Picture! My hubby now wants a 1200, riding mine just for fun he has realized that they ROCK!  :motorsmile:
Title: sun set pic
Post by: solman on September 02, 2005, 02:36:49 PM
Quote from: "Desolation Angel"
Very artsy!  Would make a good wallpaper.

 :thanks:
That is exactly where it is sitting at.  I like playing around with photography, I just wish I had a better camera.  I took a semester of photography in high school and learn a few tricks here and there from a photographer who comes in on occasion to do class pictures for my students.
Title: sun set pic
Post by: jimmym1296 on September 02, 2005, 11:44:54 PM
Where's the sun? I thought it was supposed to be of a sunset. :lol:
Title: sun set pic
Post by: solman on September 03, 2005, 02:30:15 AM
Quote from: "jimmym1296"
Where's the sun? I thought it was supposed to be of a sunset. :lol:


No, the picture was taken as the sun was setting.  BTW, it was right behind me. If you want to see the sun, here is another pic that I took.  I am not sure if I really like this one, tell me what you think.

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/soloflt/sunsetbandit.jpg)
Title: sun set pic
Post by: solman on September 03, 2005, 02:33:48 AM
One other thing that I just noticed.  I don't know if it is my monitor, but I know that the copy of the first pic is a lot more clearer than this one posted.  When I reduced the size, I might of accidently reduced the resolution a bit as well.
Title: sun set pic
Post by: Red01 on September 03, 2005, 03:27:10 AM
The first one is better, but far. To me anyway.
The second one would have been better if the sun wasn't 'melting' into the tank - say if it would have been over the seat instead.
I tend to actually like pics where you get lens refractions (or whatever the term is) in the pic, but I like the old-fashioned hex shapes, so the orange football doesn't do it for me.

I'm not even a good ametuer, just enjoy taking snapshots and sometimes I get lucky and come up with some I like. One of my fav's is this silhoutte shot near dusk of my friend, Matt:

(http://banditmotorcycles.com/v-web/gallery/albums/album16/DSCN0008a.sized.jpg)

This one winter sunset wouldn't have been too bad - if I would have just turned off the freakin' date stamp!

(http://banditmotorcycles.com/v-web/gallery/albums/album16/DSCN1988.sized.jpg)
Title: sun set pic
Post by: solman on September 03, 2005, 03:44:12 AM
That would be easy to photo shop it out.  I do like it though, especially the reflection off the water.  I like to try and experiment with photography.  Sometimes like this last set, I will go out and try it.  Afterwards I will see what worked and didn't and try it again from a different time or angle to see if I could make it work better.
Title: sun set pic
Post by: amboman on September 03, 2005, 01:32:20 PM
Cool pics, ain't it great just to be there.
Title: sun set pic
Post by: solman on September 03, 2005, 04:10:44 PM
I am  about to photoshop the second pic to get rid of the extra sun spots to see if it looks better.  Well I gave a shot, but trying to get rid of the football is pretty tough to texture in.  It did look better without the sunspots, but I couldn't seem to texture it right.
Title: sun set pic
Post by: Egg 'n' Bacon on September 03, 2005, 07:02:43 PM
Here's a couple I took about a month ago.  Trouble is using a digital camera; it just didn't do the sunset justice.

(http://www.aqzm70.dsl.pipex.com/B12-1.jpg)


(http://www.aqzm70.dsl.pipex.com/B12-8.jpg)

Oh, here's another one

(http://www.aqzm70.dsl.pipex.com/B12-2.jpg)[/img]
Title: sun set pic
Post by: txbanditrydr on September 03, 2005, 08:27:14 PM
Here's one of my 600.... haven't found a good sunset for the 1200 yet.

(http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/963/bikebandit11a2rc.th.jpg) (http://img136.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bikebandit11a2rc.jpg)