Note: Images are sorted. BIKES, then CARS, then BICYCLES.

No one likes long weekends, at least not if you're concerned about licenses and points. Knowing this, I wasn't expecting much when I set out on Monday of the long weekend, so I can't say I was particularly surprised that it was indeed quiet.  I deliberately headed out early in the hope that I may be able to catch more bicycles - since if anything, they're at lower risk on double-points weekends.

Bicycles are challenging to shoot for different reasons. Not the least of which because riders tend to move their head around, which makes capturing them a lot harder than you'd imagine with their slower pace. Interestingly, there also is a point at which slower becomes harder to pan with smoothly, or at least this is my standing excuse for a significantly higher miss-rate than i had expected.

Patchy cloud is always a challenge, and i lost a few more shots to blown out backgrounds when the sun did rear it's head.

I've also incorporated a few new techniques in my processing in this gallery, mostly subtle but it does give a different feel to some shots.

As is usual, the gallery progresses from 1/100th to 1/60th. After a week of late nights, I've whittled the original 3670 images down to the gallery of 280 images.  I did get a little experimental on some of the otherwise "duplicate" images. See what you think...

If you find something you like - it'd be great if you could value my time and effort by purchasing an image or three. $10 is a screaming deal - I put real effort into each and every photo I publish.  Note now you also have the option to buy yourself a photo, and throw an extra beer my way. No obligation, but if you would like to, now you can.

Note: Purchased images are all at least 4000px across (about 3.5 times the size you see them in the gallery) and do not have the large watermark.

Click here to view the entire 280ish photo gallery.

Shot of the day - just because of the colours, and the immaculate beard.

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Occasionally, patchy light actually works...

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Not many bikes out, but a few regulars were...

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