Holiday Monday on the Old Road wasn't a bad place to be, provided you weren't planning on earning any points.  Patchy cloud cover made for changeable conditions - I lost more than one photo because the sun decided to appear at an inopportune time.

Last time I said I would give up on 1/125th of a second because I miss too many shots. Well, now I have a monopod, so I decided to revisit the slower end of the shutter speed range. The last few shots (that survived) were at 1/60th - which is enough to get motion blur in a parked car.

Again, when it works, I'm really happy with the results - but a lot of people rode past and won't find their photos here, because they weren't quite right, and I'm fussy. Sorry!

Thanks to the people who stopped to say "hi". It's always good to be appreciated.

As with all such images,  there's definitely a compromise in clarity with such slow shutter speeds. If I didn't think it "worked", you won't find it here. Am certainly interested in feedback if you have a different opinion. You can contact me though this website or over on facebook.

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Shooter's Notes

At 1/80th of a second - the bike is moving quite a way. Background turns to mush, the very centre of the focus (in this case the engine cases), remain sharp.  The original image has richer yellows - unfortunately you can't see them on the web version. For me, it's a crazy mix of speed and serenity.

Yamaha R1How low can you go? This is 1/80th of a second. That's pretty low!

This gorgeous kit car is also shot at 1/80th of a second. It's moving a little slower, and has larger details,  so the motion blur is less prominent, but still pretty obvious. I'm putting this on my desktop background - it stirs my soul!

AC Cobra Replica in amazing blue flake metallic.This is 1/80th of a second too. I'd have this on my wall if i was younger. (Or older)

At 1/160th of a second - the bike has moved a lot less. This means the picture is sharper, but the background is also less blurred.  In technical terms, there is less separation between the bike and the scenery.  There's still plenty of motion though - and the number of photos I have to throw away at this speed is much reduced. Any sane person would just take all their photos at 1/160th or above.

BMW R1200 GSThis was shot at 1/160th of a second because the rider stopped to ask me to shoot him. He likes Modus Operandi. So do I.

White with gold wheels. Same cheeky grin. Looks like fun.

Generally, white cars/bikes are extremely difficult to shoot.  If I expose for white, darker bikes will be very dark indeed. If I'm set for "normal" bikes - a white or silver car (or bike) will lose detail because it will be "blown out'. I lost a few silver R1 shots because it's just so bright in the sun. This shot worked because I saw it coming and adjusted my exposure to account for it.  Yes, all photos are shot fully manual, for the same reason my car has a clutch.

Mazda MX5 ND in metallic whiteA modern classic. If you don't think so, you probably haven't driven one. Amazing car.

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