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boojum said:
Better get that kickstand up and stowed or he will do a ground loop.
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I considered digitally removing it (the kickstand) because I had a feeling people would jump on that instead of looking at the photograph as a black & white street picture. I mean I saw the rider drinking coffee with a friend and then I could tell he was getting ready to leave. So, I positioned myself up the street a little way and patiently waited for the rider to finish his coffee, start his bike and head my way. As he approached I took the picture. This is one of the ways that I make images, I anticipate, prepare, and execute; it takes vision and patients.

Afterwards, when I was looking at the image on my PC I quickly noticed the kickstand and I knew that people would make an issue of it and not look at what was involved in creating the image. I could have altered the picture in post to eliminate the kickstand but I have an aversion to doctoring pictures. I do have 3 exceptions for digitally removing things from an image. (1) if a person in my picture is wearing a nametag or badge with their name on it (and other personnel information) I will remove that information from the nametag. (2) I’ll remove dust bunnies caused by a dirty sensor or lens, and (3) I’ll remove minor trash from say an otherwise pristine beach.

So, other than my 3 exceptions I let the chips fall where they may and hope that people look at the picture as well as thinking about what went into creating it.

All the best,
Mike
 
Yokosuka Mike said:
I considered digitally removing it because I had a feeling that people would jump on that instead of looking at the photograph as a black & white street picture. I mean I saw the rider drinking coffee with a friend and then I could tell he was getting ready to leave. So, I positioned myself up the street a little way and patiently waited for the rider to finish his coffee, start his bike and head my way. As he approached I took the picture. This is one of the ways that I make images, I anticipate, prepare, and execute; it takes vision and patients.

Afterwards, when I was looking at the image on my PC I quickly noticed the kickstand and I knew that people would make an issue of it and not look at what was involved in creating the image. I could have altered the picture in post to eliminate the kickstand but I have an aversion to doctoring pictures. I do have 2 exceptions for digitally removing things from an image. (1) if a person in my picture is wearing a nametag or badge with their name on it (and other personnel information) I will remove that information from the nametag. (2) I’ll remove dust bunnies caused by a dirty sensor or lens, and I’ll remove minor trash from say an otherwise pristine beach.

So, other than my 2 exceptions I let the chips fall where they may and hope that people look at the picture as well as thinking about what went into creating it.

All the best,
Mike
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Well, excuse me for looking at your picture.
 
I was just sharing my feelings about people's comments concerning photographic main subjects like cars and motorcycles. It’s my observation that people will look at a picture of a classic car and simply comment something like “those are the wrong wheels for that year of that car” instead of commenting on the quality of the image where the car is the main subject/object of a photograph.

A comment like “that’s a great picture of the Mustang, thanks for sharing, however, I noticed that the wheels are wrong for that year's make/model”. I feel that would be a better, more useful comment.

Anyway, I was just sharing my own feelings, one never knows the degree of difficulty a person went through to get a shot. Just something to think about.

All the best,
Mike
 
Just to throw my 2¢ into the convo, I like the pic Mike, and I'm glad you didn't alter the image. What you're seeing there I've seen numerous times in my 45+ years riding. A lot of those old choppers have a very loose metal rod that is used as a kickstand when the bike is parked. When they ride off, the rod is swung backwards and just hangs and bobs and bounces as the rider moves down the street. It might hit the ground, but as it is pointing toward the back of the bike, it just drags, doesn't cause any problems. Once the rider stops, it is swung back out to the side and holds up the bike. Not the most elegant solution, but it works.

Best,
-Tim
 
Yokosuka Mike said:
I was just sharing my feelings about people's comments concerning photographic main subjects like cars and motorcycles. It’s my observation that people will look at a picture of a classic car and simply comment something like “those are the wrong wheels for that year of that car” instead of commenting on the quality of the image where the car is the main subject/object of a photograph.

A comment like “that’s a great picture of the Mustang, thanks for sharing, however, I noticed that the wheels are wrong for that year's make/model”. I feel that would be a better, more useful comment.

Anyway, I was just sharing my own feelings, one never knows the degree of difficulty a person went through to get a shot. Just something to think about.

All the best,
Mike
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What you rushed to overlook was that the comment concerned the rider's safety. I did not comment on the pic. The reason I saw it is that I rode for 30 years. When you ride for any length of time you notice things like that. You notice them because it is life or death. A ground loop can be fatal.

I have no comment on the photo, none at all.
 
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