Weekly Photo Challenge Contest, July 5-12, 2021: My Favorite Things

[oblomow]

I really loved @oblomow's photo and am delighted to share space on the podium with him!

Thank you!! Same here. Sharing a podium with Molly!

 

[someoldguy]

@someoldguy – I’m not sure what it is but it looks cool. With respect, I am disappointed in this shot. It feels much more like a snap than a composed image. We’ve seen much better from you. (I am curious what kind of wax you used to polish that. )

Little late on the reply , had to run out and get a few cans of cheap LITE beer . Not gonna drink the stuff , just sob into it . So what is it and will we see a better pic? I've got the background paper I SHOULD have used and will post a better shot , plus a detailed description . So what is it? Guess .
FYI no earwax (or earwigs) was used in it's construction.

 

[mtbdudex]

Wow, lotta great entries, humbled to take 1st place, great judging feedback.
Biking is good exercise, fun, gets you outdoors, you can be lone wolf rider or group rider.
Ha, I’m also always that guy who says “group photo time”, or during a ride when “moved by the scene” will stop and capture the moment.


I’ve got a few ideas on next contest, will look over the master list just to make sure not a recent repeat thing.
Will make new contest thread tomorrow.

Mike Rosinski

 

[Allyance]

One of my most favourite things - being in the nature and admire what we are missing out on, with a busy city lifestyle.

Great photograph, first place in my book.

 

[Allyance]

Well I took this picture of the bike shortly after I got it (five years ago), trying to capture the extremely high sides of the canyon I was riding through, the focus of the picture is definitely the bike, not thinking of any esoteric photo at the time.

 

[deep diver]

Congrats to the winners and thanks deep diver for the great comments. FYI,

1)the halo effect on my bike was caused by heavy mist that day.

2) The bike is a Giant SLR. Got a great deal on EBAY for it. I have a few bikes but its my favorite along with a BMC I have.

3) I too have been hit by a car and have a rod in my shoulder as part of the surgery to repair a broken collarbone. NJ drivers are bad.

I looked at the top tube and thought it said Defy.
I grew up in Philly and lived in NJ for 4 years. Yes, NJ drivers are really bad. Drivers in Cleveland are openly hostile to bicyclists and motorcyclists. No one even tries to hide that hostility. It's a bad place to ride. My physical injuries were nowhere close to how bad they could have been. I've got the PTSD under control but I still haven't been able to l ove it.That's okay. It gives me more time to spend with Mrs. Diver and friends this time of year.

 

[mtbdudex]

I used to bicycle ride on roads, twice I was on purpose forcefully swerved at by cars, once I bailed onto the gravel shoulder, wiped out, no serious injury except scrapes on lower leg.
This was late 1990’s, I vowed never to road ride again.

All my riding is trails, my friends ride their bikes to trails, I’ll use car and hitch bike carrier to meet them.

I’ve seen people use the pool noodle to give their space.
Michigan, the state I live in, in 2018 passed the 3 foot zone law.

Michigan’s Safe Passing Law FAQ - League of Michigan Bicyclists

Last Update: 8/7/2018 On June 29, 2018, Governor Snyder Signed HB 4265 (Hughes), 4185 (Bizon), and 4198 (Alexander) into law. PA 279 and 280 of 2018 require motorists to give three feet of space as they pass bicyclists on the roadways. PA 277 of 2018 improves drivers education in Michigan to put...

www.lmb.org

 

[akash.nu]

Great photograph, first place in my book.

Humbled. Thank you

 

[Allyance]

I used to bicycle ride on roads, twice I was on purpose forcefully swerved at by cars, once I bailed onto the gravel shoulder, wiped out, no serious injury except scrapes on lower leg.
This was late 1990’s, I vowed never to road ride again.

All my riding is trails, my friends ride their bikes to trails, I’ll use car and hitch bike carrier to meet them.

I’ve seen people use the pool noodle to give their space.
Michigan, the state I live in, in 2018 passed the 3 foot zone law.

Michigan’s Safe Passing Law FAQ - League of Michigan Bicyclists

Last Update: 8/7/2018 On June 29, 2018, Governor Snyder Signed HB 4265 (Hughes), 4185 (Bizon), and 4198 (Alexander) into law. PA 279 and 280 of 2018 require motorists to give three feet of space as they pass bicyclists on the roadways. PA 277 of 2018 improves drivers education in Michigan to put...

www.lmb.org

I with you about riding on roads, I always rode on trails. I had to ride about a mile to get home from the end of the Iron Horse Trail. Problems with my legs and excess weight have curtailed my bicycle riding. I only ride my motorcycle on back roads and stay off the freeways. I try and limit my speed to my age, currently 76! I cheated today and exceeded that for a short time.

 

[Buck987]

I looked at the top tube and thought it said Defy.
I grew up in Philly and lived in NJ for 4 years. Yes, NJ drivers are really bad. Drivers in Cleveland are openly hostile to bicyclists and motorcyclists. No one even tries to hide that hostility. It's a bad place to ride. My physical injuries were nowhere close to how bad they could have been. I've got the PTSD under control but I still haven't been able to l ove it.That's okay. It gives me more time to spend with Mrs. Diver and friends this time of year.

Can't beat family and friends! Stay well.

 

[OldMacs4Me]

@OldMacs4Me – I love these little fairs (as long as they’re not too crowded.) I love the colors in this scene. The pinks and blues are beautiful. My eye is drawn from the center of the scene with the flags moving me up to the sky. I would have preferred you did not comment on the donuts. The kiosk is deep in the shadows and I have to work to move my attention in that direction.

Myself as well. Kicked off a craving, and they just are not available locally, plus this old body no longer tolerates wheat.
The image was part of a pair, this is the set.

 

[mtbdudex]

Well … one of my staff gave her leaving notice, so it’s been too hetic..
I’ll start new contest tomorrow.
Mike R

 

[mackmgg]

@mackmgg – I like this a lot. The colors and textures of the scene really come through. That is definitely a place I’d like to be. My youngest lives in Provo, Utah and this is the kind of view he has looking out his back door. That adds to how this image resonates with me. It was clearly an overcast day but the image seems a little too flat to me. I’d like to see you bring up the shadows a bit.

Definitely a bit flat, unfortunately sunset is behind the mountains here so you need to be there at sunrise to get any interesting light unless there are clouds. Which I definitely will do in the winter, when sunrise is at 7am, but less so when it’s at 5am…

Here’s the same picture, same time of day, but February instead of July!

That one’s an iPhone pic, the submitted one is RX100. The iPhone is way easier to search for because of the geotag!

 

[someoldguy]

A , hopefully , better pic of my entry . It's a globe that I made in late 1979/early1980 . Hasn't aged as well as I'd have liked , but neither have I . Constructed of 84 (IIRC) segments glued into 2 half spheres ; each sphere being joined to the other via a pair of interlocking rabbets. Made spherical using a ball plane , pattern makers rasp , and files/sandpaper . sealed with one coat of clear shellac , then lines of latitude/longitude were laid out . Using an old National Geographic Atlas , I traced the continents and larger islands (too bad Fiji !) , along with the larger lakes . water areas were carved out with a veiner and small gouges to approximate the flow of ocean currents . A quick sanding , staining the water areas with Minwax Special Walnut stain , and then 2 or 3 coats of orange shellac ; the idea being to make it appear like something from the 17-1800's . There's a corresponding stand that was made from offcuts of the segments that has cracked beyond repair , so I've gotta figure out a new one . Hence the picture of the globe supported on 3/4 copper tubing stuck in my workshop vise.

So... What led me to build this thing? In early 1979 , Fine Woodworking magazine had an article about a guy who made one of these globes . Read the article , thought 'that's nice' and forgot about it . Right around Thanksgiving of that year , I brought the magazine into work . (I made my living as a Shop teacher for 40 years) Kid picks it up , looks through the pages and stops at the globe article and says to me "Hey , can you do this?" ... "Yeah , I suppose" ... "B**l S**t" . So the gauntlet was thrown down . Did a redesign of the globe in the article reducing it from IIRC 24" to around 18 , and had a sphere sitting on my desk when the classes returned after Christmas break .

 

[akash.nu]

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A , hopefully , better pic of my entry . It's a globe that I made in late 1979/early1980 . Hasn't aged as well as I'd have liked , but neither have I . Constructed of 84 (IIRC) segments glued into 2 half spheres ; each sphere being joined to the other via a pair of interlocking rabbets. Made spherical using a ball plane , pattern makers rasp , and files/sandpaper . sealed with one coat of clear shellac , then lines of latitude/longitude were laid out . Using an old National Geographic Atlas , I traced the continents and larger islands (too bad Fiji !) , along with the larger lakes . water areas were carved out with a veiner and small gouges to approximate the flow of ocean currents . A quick sanding , staining the water areas with Minwax Special Walnut stain , and then 2 or 3 coats of orange shellac ; the idea being to make it appear like something from the 17-1800's . There's a corresponding stand that was made from offcuts of the segments that has cracked beyond repair , so I've gotta figure out a new one . Hence the picture of the globe supported on 3/4 copper tubing stuck in my workshop vise.

So... What led me to build this thing? In early 1979 , Fine Woodworking magazine had an article about a guy who made one of these globes . Read the article , thought 'that's nice' and forgot about it . Right around Thanksgiving of that year , I brought the magazine into work . (I made my living as a Shop teacher for 40 years) Kid picks it up , looks through the pages and stops at the globe article and says to me "Hey , can you do this?" ... "Yeah , I suppose" ... "B**l S**t" . So the gauntlet was thrown down . Did a redesign of the globe in the article reducing it from IIRC 24" to around 18 , and had a sphere sitting on my desk when the classes returned after Christmas break .

Mind me asking - what does a shop teacher do?! sorry I’ve just never heard of that term.

 

[someoldguy]

Mind me asking - what does a shop teacher do?! sorry I’ve just never heard of that term.

Industrial Arts ... stuff like Woodworking , Auto Mechanics , Metal working/Machine Shop , Mechanical Drawing , Electricity/Electronics in High Schools (not Vocational Schools) . Most of the programs around me are gone now , when us old guys retired they just never replaced us and the space is now used for something else .

 

[Hughmac]

I remember our woodwork teacher - he had a cricket bat and would get us to sign it before belting us with it

Cheers

Hugh

 

[akash.nu]

I remember our woodwork teacher - he had a cricket bat and would get us to sign it before belting us with it

Cheers

Hugh

That sounds like a solid way of putting the craft to practice.

 

[mtbdudex]

New contest up is
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...july-15-22-2021-perspective-down-low.2304391/