It's the front wheel of a brand spanking new motorbike parked on the sidewalk of a small town just outside Toronto.
Shot in raw mode on a cloudy afternoon.
Tamron 28-200mm.
Adjusted white balance, exposure and sharpness during conversion from raw mode.
Post-processing: adjusted levels/curves, converted to grayscale, converted back to RGB, adjusted hues/saturation and assigned values of 52, 15 and +7 to Hues, Saturation and Lightness, respectively, cropped, resized, applied usm, added border.
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The best of the motorcycle shots. Great contrast gives a sense of the textures in the polished metals. The reflections helps to make the composition pleasing and interesting. "10"