Comments on: Riding in Winter Breaks

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:16:00 +0000

irondad: I always use autofocus on my digital camera but I am focusing selectively. I'll focus on what I want and by holding the shutter button down half-way I can then re-compose the shot and keep my subject in focus. This is useful if the subject is not in the center of the frame.

The cure to being shaky is learning to SQUUEEEZE the shutter but and not jam it down.

combatscoot: That bull looks like some of the Angus breeding bulls I have seen at shows. This one looks more like a Polled Herford though.

matt: thanks for your kind words!

gts250: There is something magical about the aroma and flavor of bacon. I know a lot of people cringe at it for a variety of reasons and I have to admit I couldn't deal with it for several years after a photo project at a swine enterprise but I am again under its sway....

We will have to meet for lunch somewhere when the weather gets warmer. My friend Paul and I want to ride down towards Centralia and Shamokin to take pictures. We could ride on down towards Reading and meet somewhere.

By: GTS250

GTS250 — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:31:00 +0000

Mmm bacon! Food of the gods. Thanks for the comment on my blog. And glad you are enjoying the GTS. It really does open up more riding opportunities. We will have to meet half way and do some riding together this summer Steve. Let me know if you hear anything about a Top Secret rally this year. Tom

By: Combatscoot

Combatscoot — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:04:00 +0000

I’ve seen that bull elsewhere. Seems to have short legs for his body. Good to see you are able to get out and ride again. The new scoot is really pretty against the snow.
John

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:19:00 +0000

irondad, good lighting and good balance will help imrove photo clarity. If still blurry, clean lens and reduce exposure. :)

Thanks for the reply Steve. I've been reading past stories every day, this blog is brilliant, the area you ride in sounds fantastic. :)

By: irondad

irondad — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:03:00 +0000

Steve,
How do you get such clarity in your photos? I have a Kodak digital camera. It has an automatic focus and a wheel I can rotate for different conditions. I'm presuming your camera has manual focus options?

Of course, it could just be that I'm shaky when I snap the picture!!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:58:00 +0000

matt: Glad you like the blog. There will be more posts once the weather clears.

bill: Riding a Vespa has allowed me to appreciate all those little things life offers.

betty: Warmer weather can't be far off now. We'll be mowing lawns and complaining about the heat before you know it.

By: Biker Betty

Biker Betty — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:21:00 +0000

Steve, What a great ride. I love the picture of the snow fields and your vespa. Now I feel like a marshmellow. I didn't ride to church like I wanted to because it was 22 degrees, but it got a lot warmer by the time we got out of church.

I, too, love the part of the cookies and tea. Made me think of the time when we were stationed in England. Love the cow.

I hope to ride to work tomorrow. I got called in to sub in a school library.

Have a great week,
Betty :)

By: Bill Sommers

Bill Sommers — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 02:24:00 +0000

I like the little things in life, and your mention of stopping for chocolate chip cookies to have with your tea caught me just right.

The day just seems so much better when we plug these moments into them.

Have fun,
Bill

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:40:00 +0000

Wonderful story, Steve.

I've just added your feed to my RSS reader, and this popped up when I logged in tonight. Hope to see regular updates, the more you write, the more you see of me, afterall.

Great blog mate.