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meilicke
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gromitspapa, I love the poodle shot. I was drawn in by them, as I have a 4 month old std poodle, but really found myself going back for the rest of the picture. All of those diagonal lines kept me moving around.
Scott
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Fun pictures with Oly, Sony, Sigma, Pentax and all the Others
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bensonga
Well-known member
Love the black BMW 1200S! :thumbs:Today's DP1 output...
Any relation to you (the bike, not the policewoman)?
Truthfully however, my favorite is still the red/silver.
Canon G2 (a 4 megapixel wonder).
Gary Benson
Eagle River, Alaska
gromitspapa
New member
Thanks, Gary! Yeah, that's my scoot. Is that your candy cane?
simonclivehughes
Active member
Speaking of scoots, here's mine shot with the DP1. Can't wait to get riding again!
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Cheers,
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Cheers,
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bensonga
Well-known member
Great taste in Beemers you have there!
No, I only wish the red/silver 1200S was mine. I really had to restrain myself from drooling all over it....especially as it was outfitted with very sharp looking set of Akropovic cans. I saw this bike in 2007 at the Sportbike Northwest Rally in Stevenson, Washington...right there along the Columbia River. We had a great time and met a lot of interesting folks.
My good friend and riding buddy was on this 1100S Boxer Cup Replica. I was fortunate to ride it several times and really enjoyed it. Not as sporty as your 1200S, but alot of fun nonetheless.
Only 4 months before riding season begins again here (hopefully)!
Gary
This photo also taken with the G2
bensonga
Well-known member
Very cool Simon! An MP3, is that right? I've only seen one up here in Alaska. Must be a real hoot to ride. Did the two wheels up front require much getting used to?
Yes, I'm really looking forward to summer also. My wife and I have four motorcycles each up here in Alaska and two down in Washington state. Frankly, riding in Washington and Oregon beats anything we have up here by a long shot, at least for the kind of riding I like to do.
Here are a couple of pics from our trip along the Columbia River in 2007. The Rowena Loop Overlook near The Dalles, Oregon and my lowly Kawasaki ZR-7S (2001, Big-K air-cooled 750cc inline four...yeah it's old technology, but for a bike I only get to ride once or twice a year, it does the job pretty well).
Once again, with the Canon G2.
Gary
bensonga
Well-known member
I mentioned in another thread how much I liked yellow motorcycles......here's one of my favorites. A yellow (the fastest color) 2000 Honda VFR800 (I own a red 1998 model). This bike belongs to another good friend of mine who lives in Oregon. He kindly let me ride it on a two week trip we took thru Oregon, Idaho and Washington in 2006. After that trip....I knew I had to keep a bike in the Pacific Northwest and get down there as often as possible to go riding!
This was a hot, sunny day in eastern Oregon. Temp about 90+ degrees, as I recall....man I loved it!
Photo taken with....you guessed it, the G2.
Gary Benson
Eagle River, Alaska
This was a hot, sunny day in eastern Oregon. Temp about 90+ degrees, as I recall....man I loved it!
Photo taken with....you guessed it, the G2.
Gary Benson
Eagle River, Alaska
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simonclivehughes
Active member
Gary,
Yes, it is indeed the Piaggio MP3, just a 250cc, but it's all I need for short commuting and having fun on the weekends. As you say, it's a hoot to ride. It handles exactly like a two-wheeler other than having the extra stability and stopping power. The parallelogram suspension allow it to lean up to 40 degrees, just like a regular bike, so it's a blast in the twisties! It's pretty cool to weave back and forth across streetcar tracks and the front wheels just "step" over them... totally stable.
I should be riding in a couple of weeks again hopefully. I'd hate to have to wait another four months!
BTW, if it had come in yellow, I'd have one!
Ciao,
gromitspapa
New member
You can ride year-round. C'mon...
simonclivehughes
Active member
Especially with two front wheels!
Cheers,
Cheers,
bensonga
Well-known member
Ha! Not me I'm afraid, no thanks. I've been caught in the snow on my BMW F650 and even with those dual sport tires, it was challenging, to say the least. I don't know how you kept that 1200S upright in that weather!
There are a few diehards who ride all year long up here. Mostly on Ural 2-wheel drive side car rigs, but I friend of mine with a KLR650 and studded tires does it too.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=420045
Gary Benson
Eagle River, Alaska
Slippery, muddy roads....that I can handle. Snow and ice is a whole different ball game!
In Chicken, Alaska...on the road back from Dawson City, Yukon.
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bensonga
Well-known member
Figure I'd better post a legit photo for this Oly, Sony, Pentax etc thread before I get in trouble.
Here's one of my favorites taken by a friend with a Sony DSC-F828 (used with his permission). I printed this photo for him recently for a digital color print exchange that I'm coordinating. It looks great printed on glossy paper. Wonderful reflections.
Taken at the marina in Port Orchard, Washington.
Gary Benson
Eagle River, Alaska
Here's one of my favorites taken by a friend with a Sony DSC-F828 (used with his permission). I printed this photo for him recently for a digital color print exchange that I'm coordinating. It looks great printed on glossy paper. Wonderful reflections.
Taken at the marina in Port Orchard, Washington.
Gary Benson
Eagle River, Alaska
gromitspapa
New member
Don't worry- that was just a gag photo. I almost dropped the bike riding it out to the end of the driveway to take the picture.
nostatic
New member
If you had a GS you could have ridden beyond the driveway
gromitspapa
New member
No kidding! I heard some guy rode one all the way up to the top of Mt. Everest.
thank you, Helen!
btw, have you tried a 135 on the Epson? it's an absolute hoot! about the size of the focus patch :ROTFL: (i'm getting a TEWE zoom finder for the 75 Lux which would also work for this, but i don't know if i'll bother.) this lens is thought to be so bad that it can be found for a song. highly recommended!
i so agree with you! i am falling in love with some of these old lenses. the details you can pull ot of the shadows are swesome! (i chose to pull them back in this photo because that's what i saw.) this doesn't show how sharp it can get (which is plenty for me, thank you) because of camera shake. but i think it shows not to listen to the so-called experts all the time, go with your gut!
btw, have you tried a 135 on the Epson? it's an absolute hoot! about the size of the focus patch :ROTFL: (i'm getting a TEWE zoom finder for the 75 Lux which would also work for this, but i don't know if i'll bother.) this lens is thought to be so bad that it can be found for a song. highly recommended!
no, it doesn't. which is why i didn't put it in the thread that you and Guy so kindly responded to....
for you, Jono, two little ones from the Sonnar you conned me into getting
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