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cowboy43 · Apr 17, 2004, 1:22 PM

My first attemp at Motorcycles.. This gentlemen sees me shooting a horse show awhile back ,and asks if I can shoot his bikes.. so I say sure..so a couple weeks later he calls me back and is ready... So pack up everything lights, backdrop , the works.. I think it went well.. comments welcome..

bcoultry · Apr 17, 2004, 1:49 PM

It went VERY well. I really like the fact that, instead of taking just another sharp photo of a bike, you took a portrait of it instead.

photosbyvito · Apr 17, 2004, 10:53 PM

very cool! spectacular shot! i think that would be a fun job! take shots of motocycles

did you take any more?
btw, wat kind of flooring is this? that is really cool looking

PKchopper · Apr 17, 2004, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by photosbyvito

btw, wat kind of flooring is this? that is really cool looking

Looks to me like plain concrete and the swirls are made from the light reflecting off all the chrome and bouncing all over the place.

photosbyvito · Apr 17, 2004, 11:55 PM

looks like it....that was wat i thought.....

that bike is extremely nice...i wouldn't buy it.....but it is very nice...love the paint job!

Klaus DK · Apr 18, 2004, 1:17 AM

Very nice shot. I like the dark brown background againg the chrome.

Guitarman · Apr 18, 2004, 8:08 AM

Those are some awesome motorcycles! I own a music instrument store in real life, and I got a Samick digital piano in a couple months ago for one of our local piano teachers. Anyway, Keyboard Carriage company (the piano haulers) have now taken on a new client to haul for, the Big Dog motorcycle company. When I went out to the freight truck to help the guy get the piano onto the piano dollies, he had 6 of those motorcycles in a large rack behind our piano! And wouldn't you know, it would be the ONE day I didn't have my old Sony FD91 at the store with me! Every one of those bikes apparently has a custom, one of a kind paint job. Beautiful bikes!

Cowboy, that's a great portrait, too!

cowboy43 · Apr 18, 2004, 8:12 AM

pkchooper.. your right, just plain concrete, It was real dirty so we took some oil dry and worked it in to break it up a bit.. then swept up..was trying for a Muslin look.. thanks all for the coments..This shoot had me a little worried..

cowboy43 · Apr 18, 2004, 8:20 AM

Guitarman.. Yes they are all custom made...The owner said $60,000 for this one.. I used Two strobes on the end of the bike and a two Wabash super flood #2 lights over my shoulder... then 4 vector sport spots to highlight the Tank,Fenders,& oil tank

brtsergio · Apr 18, 2004, 4:31 PM

Sorry Dale, let me go out of the chorus in saying "I almost like it !"

These are my reason of my almost:
- Fuel Tank, Seat, Rear Mudgard and Tyre do not stand out from the background : they are black and they seem to fade into the dark background
- The Front Tyre is cropped in the lower part
- Maybe there are too many distracting shadows on the floor in front of the engine.

Beside these almost, I like it !

Apr 17, 2004, 1:22 PM	#1
cowboy43 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 923	Big Dog Chopper!! My first attemp at Motorcycles.. This gentlemen sees me shooting a horse show awhile back ,and asks if I can shoot his bikes.. so I say sure..so a couple weeks later he calls me back and is ready... So pack up everything lights, backdrop , the works.. I think it went well.. comments welcome..

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Apr 17, 2004, 1:49 PM	#2
bcoultry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,652	It went VERY well. I really like the fact that, instead of taking just another sharp photo of a bike, you took a portrait of it instead.

Apr 17, 2004, 10:53 PM	#3
photosbyvito Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,710	very cool! spectacular shot! i think that would be a fun job! take shots of motocycles did you take any more? btw, wat kind of flooring is this? that is really cool looking

Apr 17, 2004, 11:55 PM	#5
photosbyvito Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,710	looks like it....that was wat i thought..... that bike is extremely nice...i wouldn't buy it.....but it is very nice...love the paint job!

Apr 18, 2004, 1:17 AM	#6
Klaus DK Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,216	Very nice shot. I like the dark brown background againg the chrome.

Apr 18, 2004, 8:08 AM	#7
Guitarman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 322	Those are some awesome motorcycles! I own a music instrument store in real life, and I got a Samick digital piano in a couple months ago for one of our local piano teachers. Anyway, Keyboard Carriage company (the piano haulers) have now taken on a new client to haul for, the Big Dog motorcycle company. When I went out to the freight truck to help the guy get the piano onto the piano dollies, he had 6 of those motorcycles in a large rack behind our piano! And wouldn't you know, it would be the ONE day I didn't have my old Sony FD91 at the store with me! Every one of those bikes apparently has a custom, one of a kind paint job. Beautiful bikes! Cowboy, that's a great portrait, too!

Apr 18, 2004, 8:12 AM	#8
cowboy43 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 923	pkchooper.. your right, just plain concrete, It was real dirty so we took some oil dry and worked it in to break it up a bit.. then swept up..was trying for a Muslin look.. thanks all for the coments..This shoot had me a little worried..

Apr 18, 2004, 8:20 AM	#9
cowboy43 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 923	Guitarman.. Yes they are all custom made...The owner said $60,000 for this one.. I used Two strobes on the end of the bike and a two Wabash super flood #2 lights over my shoulder... then 4 vector sport spots to highlight the Tank,Fenders,& oil tank

Apr 18, 2004, 4:31 PM	#10
brtsergio Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,435	Sorry Dale, let me go out of the chorus in saying "I almost like it !" These are my reason of my almost: - Fuel Tank, Seat, Rear Mudgard and Tyre do not stand out from the background : they are black and they seem to fade into the dark background - The Front Tyre is cropped in the lower part - Maybe there are too many distracting shadows on the floor in front of the engine. Beside these almost, I like it !