Had a ride out on the new motorbike this afternoon and visited the quaint little Breton town of Malestroit (pronounced 'mal-ay-twa'). I like this little street with its half-timbered buildings - it translates as English Street!
@taffy Thanks Taffy - I've photographed home, garden and the surrounding area to death so part of the motivation for getting the bike (apart from the fact that I'm an unrepentant hooligan) was to travel further afield for photographic motivation.
@taffy There you go, you understand perfectly... now if you could just explain to Mrs S why despite having two state-of-the-art pedal-cycles I needed to have a new motorbike, I would be in your debt!
@vignouse It'll never happen...I probably would side with Mrs. S -- and worry about the dangers of the motorbike, truth be told! Except with photography, I find myself going into things I would have never dreamed...a motorbike perhaps?
OMG, I just love this shot. It just draws the viewer directly down the lane. You wonder what is around the corner. Your processing, as always, is detailed and spot-on. Your new "toy" is coming in handy, to get you out to spots like this. :)
@ingrid_marianna A Daytona? I'm impressed! That's a machine that was built for the race-track rather than the road. I've had my fair share of 'hooligan' bikes, but with speed cameras everywhere and the somewhat unpredictable behaviour of certain drivers, all-out riding on the road is a thing of the past for me. I could never ride a 'shopping-bike' though... you can see my new machine here: http://365project.org/vignouse/365/2015-07-03
@flashster78 You're far too kind Lorraine. You wouldn't have been able to say the same thing 18 months ago when I started on here, so any progress I've made is as a result of 365. There are some really good photographers on here who provide inspiration and encouragement.
@joansmor I haven't worked out how I'm going to take out cameras on a regular basis... I think I need to settle on a bike kit and arrange a camera bag to hold it all. I guess I should sort out something with my Sony Nex cameras as they and their lenses are small and light. For yesterday I found an old camera case (I never use one normally) and put my Nikon D5100 in it so that it wouldn't be damaged rattling around in the top-box.
I am back after a very patchy few weeks, with lots of family commitments, but looking forward to catching up with my 365 friends... I love this image. It is instantly recognisable as French to me and works so well in monochrome. Fave.
@vignouse That is a sharp looking bike! In Colorado we have some good and fun roads (without speed cameras) and I am good friends with a motorcycle riding police lieutenant. I save any real silliness for the dirt bike though- much safer that way.