It Wasn't The Bike, But The Scenery....

[alanfavell]

 

How times have changed thanks to the invention of the humble pinlock visor, but so far no real cure for the dripping neb !



Well thanks

 

Photography was a hobby of mine for years
, and it's nice to mix the two when I can.

 

 

Snap   Minolta Dynax 8000i and all the bits, (long gone as a gift to a skint photo student). Panasonic Lumix TZ10 for ages and mainly phone now

[fixitsan]

 

 

Snap   Minolta Dynax 8000i and all the bits, (long gone as a gift to a skint photo student). Panasonic Lumix TZ10 for ages and mainly phone now

 

I worked for Minolta when they released the Dynax cameras, where even after staff discount i still couldn't afford one !

One of my first jobs after leaving school was as a film tech in a pro photo lab, processing everything from glamour and fashion , to estate agent work and also weddings. I once fogged a full wedding's worth of film which meant the whole wedding had to be re-shot a month later, costing over £5k, ( in 1986 money) . Big woops !

I sold my film cameras, Yashica 35mm SLRs to go towards the deposit for our first house, and it wasn't until about 8 years later when I got back into it with my first Nikon, a D70 

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[LewisBlackburn]

Great Scenery  :good:

[fixitsan]

Great Scenery  :good:

:good:   :good:

[James]

....which took centre stage today.

 

 

I almost tossed a coin to make up my mind as to whether I would ride today or not. I knew I wouldn't be on the TDM which is currently sorned so that left me with the much lighter and more agile KTM. Not that agility helps you much when neither tyre has any grip, but light weight definitely does, so it was most viable with the KTM winter hack because my street was covered in ice this morning.

 

The fog hung in the air for the first few miles until I climbed out of Livingston, towards Linlithgow, which takes you up over a few hills, at the top of which you see over the fog, often able to see the whole of the Forth Estuary filled with white cloud.

 

A few miles up the M9 later, I was heading up to the Trossachs. The fog steadily turned into lighter mist, and  now and then as I climbed in altitude I would ride in perfectly clear air above it all, the bright sun shone through the clear air and  handed to me the best views on a plate.

 

Brilliant pics Chris!  :good: Can't beat a bit of mist or sea fret to provide some atmosphere.

 

West coast Scotland, 2008...

 



 



 

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[fixitsan]

 

Brilliant pics Chris!  :good: Can't beat a bit of mist or sea fret to provide some atmosphere.

 

West coast Scotland, 2008...

 



 



 

 

Superb pics James

 

I was up near Loch Ness a few months ago and it looked very similar !