Sunday on the Old Road was surprisingly pleasant given the high winds that ended the week. The sun was out, and the road was full of happy people. I have never had so many people wave, spring must be in the air.

I continued my experiments with slow shutter speeds, although I've all but given up on 1/100th of a second for everything except completely side on shots. After yet another spectacularly high discard rate at 1/125th sec. - I'm starting to think I may just go with what I was told recently by a fellow photographer - 1/160th. There are a couple of rippers in this lot though - but again there's definitely a compromise in clarity with such slow shutter speeds. I actually threw away several where the helmet was absolutely pin-sharp (which is normally my gauge for keep-ability) but the rest of the rider/bike was just mush. There's also a couple which seem to work despite a lot of motion - I'll point some out below.

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Some selected images below. Note that if you want your photo(s) to get the black & white treatment like some of the below - let me know.

Kawasaki ZX10Pretty much the only bit in focus is "Kawasaki" and the gorgeous titanium pipes. Love it.

Rainbow lorikeet amongst the pigeonsI love the contrast between the lipstick red of the Mazda RX8 and the procession of white cars.

Gixxer750 - SRADI climbed a large rock to get this shot - I dig the contrast between the bike and valley behind.

It's about the contextI often resist the urge to crop down to the bike - because seeing where the bike is or was adds to the emotion.

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