Bike Crossing by kannafoot

Bike Crossing

Bike Crossing
14 April 2014 -- 104/365
Barrington, Rhode Island

The temperature hit 78°F (26°C) by noon today. Knowing that there would be a lot of people out enjoying the suddenly warm weather, I went to Haines Park in Barrington expecting to see people putting their boats in the water. Instead, it was the bike path that was a bustle of activity. That's what I decided to capture today as this rider crossed one of the access roads leading into the park.

Post processing started with a classic filter in Topaz B&W FX. I adjusted color sensitivity sliders, adaptive exposure, regions, contrast, and boost black. A levels adjustment was added in PSE.

Here's the high res version in Smugmug: http://kannafoot.smugmug.com/Photo-Challenges/PAD2014/i-FdsxFt5/0/XL/2014%2004%2014_0031%20copy-XL.jpg
And I thought it was hot in Rome today! (21°C)...
But cool capture :D
April 14th, 2014  
@justaspark This is typical Rhode Island, Jule! Last week we had on winter jackets. Today was beach weather. Wednesday it's supposed to be cold again. /sigh
April 15th, 2014  
A wonderful street shot of this man on his bicycle! Seems you can't get a break with the weather! Sadly it's been in the low 20°C's recently and it's absolutely freezing! x
April 15th, 2014  
@lilminimonka Over the last decade or so, they've been converting old railroad beds to bike paths. It's called the "Rails to Trails" program. As a result, we have about a half-dozen really nice bike paths running through the state. There's a project underway - the Greenway Project - to stretch a single bike path from Maine to Florida! The net result, though, besides some great bike paths, is a full network of wonderful photography locations. It's a win-win! Speaking of weather, back down to 10 C today and raining. /sigh
April 15th, 2014  
@kannafoot 10C? Man that makes my 20C seem like a heatwave haha! Sounds like a great idea though with the bike paths! Sure will result in some great photos!
April 15th, 2014  
Awesome street shot! You might want to join this week's artist challenge. It's about street photography by Thomas Leuthard. Details here: http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/22085/artist-challenge-thomas-leuthard
April 16th, 2014  
@altadc Thanks, Alta! I did look at the challenge. It's only a question of whether or not I'll have time to get out for a good street photo.
April 16th, 2014  
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