Well, I'm stunned! I watched the scores all week and was comparing them to previous challenges. I thought I would get a top 10 place which would have been great.
Some people have asked how the shot was done, although others have already guessed correctly.
I knew exactly what I wanted to do as soon as I saw this challenge, and for thie first time I think I just about got on the camera what I saw in my head.
I cleaned the bike, the shoes and pedals as I had been on a 60 mile run a few days earlier and didn't want my image to feature an insect graveyard!
I managed to attach a tripod, hanging upside down, to the bike by opening the legs slightly and lashing it to the handle bars with various cords and ropes.
The Canon G6 has an LCD screen that pops out and rotates so I was (just) able to see what the camera was seeing while sitting on my bike.
I did a few test shots before deciding on the exact positioning of the camera and the location of the actual shot is literally round the corner from my house. I rode down the (slight) hill and reached to down to the level of the camera using the remote control to get the shot (there are a couple of outtakes where my hand is in the frame!).
(note to Canon: the display switches itself off as a power-saving device after a minute or two if you dont touch the camera. While still cycling I had to reach down and behind the upside down camera to switch the display back on. When you do this the camera reverts back to it's normal mode which makes the wireless remote inoperable, so you have to get off the bike and press the button to switch this function back on - DAMN thats annoying).
Thanks for all the votes and comments!
Scott.
P.S. Trek 1000, Nike Ventoux, Look 247 - in case anyone is interested :P )
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Congrats on you ribbon and a well thought out shoot. I'll have to attempt a Pinarello, Sidi, Dura Ace version but I doubt it will turn out as well as yours. Cheers, a fellow Scott
Wow what a shot, I am not sure I am brave enough to even attempt something like this. I would go over a bump and my camera would be in pieces due to my rubbish rope knots...lol. amazing, well deserved ribbon.
My husband would have a total fit if he thought I would strap my camera down to a moving object! LOL! Maybe I should try something similar?? I wonder what a horse would think of a tripod over his neck rigged into his chest harness? Hmmmmmmmmmm? :-)
Congratulations! Finally a bike shot in the winners circle. I assume you did this similarly to the way I did mine for speed--by mounting the camera to the bike (I attached via my monopod to do it).
But you got such a great angle there, I'd love to see the setup.
I find it really disappointing when the photographer doesn't bother to comment on how they took their pic and the difficulties in getting it right. I gave this a 10 and now I feel cheated
Looks like an Airborne frame :) Woohoo! Great shot and the motion blur is extraordinary. the sharpness is amazing as well. Go ride and by the way, take some photos too!
Nicely done. I gave it a 9 only due to the lens flare around the ankle, which looks a bit over exposed to me. One of my highest rated for the challenge.
Was this challenge your validation for buying the new bike shoes? Good thinking! You did a fine job of using this technique to suggest movement. I like the 3 red spots on the far shoe peeking around the down tube. That the chain is not moving, does not diminish nor improve the quality of the shot, but does reduce the speed and intricacy factors a little. Love the green blur of vegetation on the right side. 7.
Wow, it's a nice picture. It's an interesting angle and the shoes are in almost perfect focus. How'd you get the scenery to be moving while the bike and shoes seem to stay in place? Very cool.
A third one! And I thought my slow shutter + bike shoe idea was unique. But you've outdone me and the other one by actually rigging the camera to the bike, way cool.
I love the movement captured in this shot, both with the blur from a slow shutter speed (relative to the speed of the cyclist anyway), and the action in the skewed horizon line which adds to the action in the composition.
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