Green Hornet  by David McMahon
David McMahon

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I was about to walk straight past this Kawasaki last week (January 2010) when something unusual stopped me in my tracks. 1,335 views on 1 July 2011.

The green of the bike’s upper section seemed to be in perfect harmony with the grass beside it, and the silver-grey of its lower section was a close match for the footpath. All I had to do was find the right angle to shoot it!

I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. Shot with a Pentax K100D, using a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F8, 1/125 sec, ISO 400, focal length 125mm.

Featured in IT’S IN THE DETAIL, January 2010

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bike, motorcycle, motorbike, kawasaki, david mcmahon, kawasaki klr 650, 650cc, vroom with a view, green hornet

Comments

  • Sean Jansen
    Sean Jansenover 2 years ago

    Awesome shot and taken perfectly. Great match and looks like a wonderful bike !!

  • Thanks, Sean, it was a tight squeeze as there were about six bikes parked very close together! Glad you like the match ….

    – David McMahon

  • Linda Bianic
    Linda Bianicover 2 years ago

    Good eye David,,, this is fab!! Ihave ridden Kawa’s,,,, zoom zoom!!!

  • Thanks, Linda. I want to hear more about the Kawas that you’ve ridden!

    – David McMahon

  • Ranald
    Ranaldover 2 years ago

    sweet

  • Thanks, Ranald – had to work hard to get that angle!

    – David McMahon

  • Shulie1
    Shulie1over 2 years ago

    Great shot!

  • Thanks, Shulie. I really did a double-take when I was walking past!

    – David McMahon

  • GemmaWiseman
    GemmaWisemanover 2 years ago

    What a fun, artistic discovery! For once bumbling humanity could be in synch with Nature!

  • Thanks, Gemma – not often we’re lucky enough to see that!

    – David McMahon

  • AliceDoodles
    AliceDoodlesover 2 years ago


    Your cohosts Cee and Chris

  • Thanks, Chris and Cee.

    – David McMahon

  • Linda Bianic
    Linda Bianicover 2 years ago

    hey David,,, that was mostly years ago,,,, a friend has a v-strom 1000.. nice ride. but the goldwing is the caddy as far as I’m concerned,,hey..its my butt on the back! LOL

  • I can’t wait to read your memoirs! And aye to the GoldWing!

    – David McMahon

  • Merrilyn Hunt
    Merrilyn Huntover 2 years ago

    Aha! You ARE a closet biker!!! Nice shot, David!!

  • Coming from the Red Bubbler who stopped a bikie in his tracks, that’s some compliment! Glad you like this shot.

    – David McMahon

  • GemmaWiseman
    GemmaWisemanover 2 years ago

  • Thank you very much, Gemma. Delighted to have this slightly unusual shot featured. Bowing deeply ….

    – David McMahon

  • Ell-on-Wheels
    Ell-on-Wheelsabout 1 year ago

    Please consider submitting this image to Automotive BLING, David :o))