Bike!
Self portrait at speed. Taken on a home made cardboard wide angle pinhole camera mounted over the front wheel. Shot on 5×4 format Fuji Velvia 50 iso sheet film – 26 second exposure. This was used as the cover image of Velovision (an English cycling magazine) issue 8 about four years ago.
Bike! belongs to the following groups:
Bicycle, Blur, Film Photography, JPG Cast-Offs, Medium and Large Format Film Photography, PinHole Photography, Timelapse/Long Exposure Photography and Toy Camera Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
DavidAmosPhoto...
VERY NICE!!!!! how did work the shutter on this shot.?
Syd Winer
Thanks David. It was a 26 second exposure – the cardboard shutter simply ran in a cardboard slot and was held in place by friction. I leaned forward to slide it open and at the same time started the digital kitchen timer that was blu-tacked to the camera. When the timer beeped I leaned forward again to close the shutter. You’ll notice my right hand (on the left side of the picture) is semi-transparent because of that movement. The camera is very wide angle so it was not that much of a stretch to reach it. Most people assume the shot was taken from the back of a vehicle travelling in front of me. In fact the camera was mounted on the bike – velcroed to the front wheel hoop of my low-rider pannier frame. The “rural” scenery is really the green painted aluminium fences and backyard trees of Adelaide suburbia.
Duncan Waldron
Love it, Syd – very inventive. Look forward to seeing more from this camera.
DavidAmosPhoto...
Absolutely superb Syd, thank you!
Rebekah Tamblyn
Wow! Very Adelaide!
sasufi
Wow that’s a great shot. Good concept well managed.
Love the movement.
Syd Winer
Hey, thanks for your comments.
Rosina Lamberti
cool work
Adrian Richardson
What a result – pays to experiment !!
Cain Doherty
madness – awesome idea
Sara Rejaie
Wonderfully executed, such good motion in it
BrainCandy
Fantastic shot, what’s with the V-brakes?
wellman
this is a gem – loved being able to read the technique behind this also
Syd Winer
Thanks for the kind words everyone. BrainCandy – the bike is now 21 years (and 150,000+km) old – those brakes are genuine first generation cantilevers!
Mahjabeen Mankani
excellent work!
Thomas Spiessens
this is excellent work
amazing angle and great result!
John Hooton
A great shot from an ingenious photographer. I love the way you have mastered the entire technical challenge.
Syd Winer
Mahjabeen, Thomas and John – thanks for your comments.
nsoup
Fantastic!
claps for your brilliance
Syd Winer replied
Why, thank you nsoup. I’m humbled.
kvalle
awesome job….love it
Syd Winer replied
Thanks Kara
Julie Thomas
wow... awesome shot! brilliantly executed, you have done a wonderful job!!
Syd Winer
Thanks Julie
Karen Cook
AWESOME!
melbourneguy75
Very cool shot :)
Stephen Colquitt
Beautifully creative Syd
PurePhotography
Bad ass.
Syd Winer replied
Duuuude
Luke Hemer
very awesome and inspiring, might have to keep this angle in my head
Syd Winer replied
Thank you
Bradley Nichol
Syd Winer replied
Woo hoo!
JGetsinger
Congrats on your feature! That shot is definitely worth it. Very nice work!
Syd Winer replied
Thanks
Erin Farrar
this is awesome
Syd Winer replied
Thank you Erin