Cycling and photography are two of my favourite activities and I’ve been trying to think of ways to combine the two. Carrying my big DSLR on a ride isn’t practical so most of my bike photos are taken with my smartphone.
First, let me start by saying that I’m inspired by my brother Jeff’s on-bike photography skills. Not only is he a highly skilled and extremely fast cyclist both on the road and on the trails, he’s also able to grab his camera and take amazing photos at high speeds.
He’s mastered the “Bike Silhouette Selfie”…
the “Bike Group Selfie”…
and one of my favourites, the “Front Wheel in Motion” perspective…
And remember, he manages to take these shots at high speeds. There’s even a rumour that at the start of a race, he sprinted ahead of everyone, pulled out his camera and took a selfie of himself in the lead!
Stealing from his techniques, I’ve been working on the “Bike Silhouette Selfie” (at much slower speeds)…
The “Front Wheel in Motion” (so slow you can read the label on my tire!)…
and the “Bike Group Selfie” (again, at a slow speed, and managing to cut off half of my head)…
I’ve also managed to come up with some of my own techniques, like:
“Falling Off the Back of a Group Road Ride”…
“Scenic Bike Photo While I Take A Rest”…
“Lean Smartphone Against a Rock and Take a Video and Ride Towards Phone Selfie”…
“Ride for Heart Passing the CN Tower Selfie”…
and finally “Lean Smartphone against a Rock, Set Camera on Timer and Run to a Bench Selfie”…
Got any cycling photography ideas or tips? Share them, please!
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Nice work. Keep it up, please.
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