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[Merco_61]

Uppsala — Trondheim — Uppsala, 1500 km brevet.

Rutt - Uppsala – Trondheim – Uppsala

 

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UTU 2018 by merco_61, on Flickr

 

UTU 2018 by merco_61, on Flickr

 

UTU 2018 by merco_61, on Flickr

 

UTU 2018 by merco_61, on Flickr

 

UTU 2018 by merco_61, on Flickr

 

UTU 2018 by merco_61, on Flickr

 

UTU 2018 by merco_61, on Flickr

 

UTU 2018 by merco_61, on Flickr

 

UTU 2018 by merco_61, on Flickr

 

UTU 2018 by merco_61, on Flickr

 

UTU 2018 by merco_61, on Flickr

 

UTU 2018 by merco_61, on Flickr

 

UTU 2018 by merco_61, on Flickr

[deano]

Wow, Peter, that's a 1000 mile trip, through mountainous terrain.  Brave souls.

While the light weight of a carbon bike may seem as an advantage, the roads look rough and lightly maintained.  I would also stick with steel or aluminum as my choice for a frame. The back country roads are no place to have a mechanical.

[fallout666]

i wish i could get as good as  you can. i still learning and one day will get that good. 

[Merco_61]

You must remember that I started shooting 40 years ago and that I have always been fascinated by light and trying to understand it. In these years I have worn out the shutters in 2 F4E film bodies, one D300 and one D700. I thought I was quite good when I landed the job as assistant photographer/copyist at Uppsala produktbild, but I still didn't understand light at that time. My first weeks on the job was mostly spent in experimenting in the studio as soon as there was time available and getting severe critique by my employer. This was a crash course that was about equal to 2 to 3 terms of full-time study in how much I learnt. This was in the mid 90-s, so over 20 years ago.

 

The most important is to shoot lots, always bring a camera and when you get home, not only sort out the good shots but analyze every culled shot as to why it is not as good as the keepers.

 

Don't be afraid to experiment and try some whacky and/or goofy ideas... With the right approach, you *can* shoot flowers in hard sunlight or landscapes midday, but it will be much harder than using the traditional techniques.

 

One thing that dramatically raises the keeper rate is when you break through the conscious/unconscious barrier and the mechanics behind producing a photo no longer takes thought. The camera and lens becomes a part of you when that happens and you can concentrate fully on seeing. This sounds like mystical mumbojumbo until you are there, but it is very real. That is the reason that I sometimes don't bring a camera as the photographer's vision can get in the way of experiencing things fully.

[nbanjogal]

One thing that dramatically raises the keeper rate is when you break through the conscious/unconscious barrier and the mechanics behind producing a photo no longer takes thought. The camera and lens becomes a part of you when that happens and you can concentrate fully on seeing. This sounds like mystical mumbojumbo until you are there, but it is very real. That is the reason that I sometimes don't bring a camera as the photographer's vision can get in the way of experiencing things fully.

 

That is some serious wisdom right there. Superb advice, Peter.

 

Were you also riding that day, or were you participating as a photographer only?  

[TBonz]

I agree with Nicole - excellent information and advise from Peter...

 

There are times where that combination of me with the equipment takes over and I shoot...nothing else really exists...sometimes hard to do with sports since many sports can have "breaks" - between pitches in softball and baseball, between plays in football or penalties in soccer, rugby, etc. so you do what you can and try to stay focused through the breaks...recently shot a rugby tournament where I was between two fields - men playing on one side and women playing on the other...I was back and forth all day - when a break occurred on one field I switched to the other and then back when the other field and a break.  

 

But I also agree there are times when I choose not to have a camera so that I can just enjoy an experience rather than capture it.  I find it happens more often recently as we are enjoying new experiences down on the water or visiting places (easy to return to) for the first time as we wander around the eastern part of our state.  And yes, we will eventually strike out towards the western part !