Comments on: Sunday Morning Ride: Roll 521

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Tue, 31 May 2011 13:59:01 +0000

Tom Staggs: Funny you should comment on church. A friend and I were just talking about spiritual connection and where we find it. For me church was not where I found it as an adult. I brought a lot of religious baggage along from my youth that didn't make it any easier.

I suppose the simple answer is I go to church every day. Just not in a manner anyone would point to an say, "Look, he's going to church."

The first time I every saw my path validated was in James Fenimore Cooper's "The Deerslayer" as Nattie Bumpo described his relationship with God.

I suppose we all have our own path laid out ahead.

Glad you find something useful in Scooter in the Sticks. It continues to be a joy.

By: Tom Staggs

Tom Staggs — Mon, 30 May 2011 22:39:09 +0000

Do you ever think about going to Church on Sunday morning?
I have followed your blog for 2 or so years and wouldn’t miss it.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Thu, 26 May 2011 23:23:00 +0000

Anonymous: I keep looking at that horse picture and there is something intriguing to me about it. Thanks for your comments. I’ll have to consider the action notion you raise.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Thu, 26 May 2011 23:22:03 +0000

Mr. Riepe: I feel fortunate that the processes at play in my work life cross so well with those in my blogging life. Keeps everything fun.

By your definition of sloth I have not yet entered that state. Another goal!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Thu, 26 May 2011 23:19:59 +0000

Mike: Thanks for stopping by to look at the pictures. I keep searching for new things to shoot.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Thu, 26 May 2011 23:19:01 +0000

Brady: Shooting film demands time, money, and space if you are going to have a darkroom. Digital has really changed those rules and hard for a lot of people to justify shooting film. Still, it is a unique way of working.

There is a lot of heavy-handed digital processing. Some of it is pretty cool but some not so much.

As far as the BMW K1600 goes.... I think it is everything it's cracked up to be!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 25 May 2011 01:36:37 +0000

The picture of the vespa with the horses in the background is exceptional. A shot with action in a sense.

By: Jack Riepe

Jack Riepe — Tue, 24 May 2011 22:46:18 +0000

Dear Scooter In The Sticks:

You have a great luxury, editing a magazine and taking pictures at your leisure. If you are rushing, it is probably an effort to hasten the creative process, that moves at its own speed. Some call it sloth... I call it thinking. It doesn't become sloth until it entails a bottle of rum, two friends, and three motorcycles.

Some very nice shots in this group.

Fondest regards,
Jack • reep • Toad
Twisted Roads

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 24 May 2011 22:28:11 +0000

Wonderful photos again Steve. You are certainly gifted.

By: Brady

Brady — Tue, 24 May 2011 20:53:58 +0000

I never owned a ‘real’ analog camera, but I envy what they were. I have a friend who has recently gotten into photography, and his pictures, while good, contain a very healthy amount of artificial color. When I shoot I don’t want the reds to jump out and shoot clown vomit on me, I want to feel like what’s in the photo could be seen. (usually)

I’ve lusted after a k16000 since they were introduced, are they not all they were cracked up to be? I’m currently running a Kawasaki Concours 1400 and love it, but the low-speed handling on it is challenging when compared to my old Honda or new Beemer dual sport. Put it in second gear, hold the throttle steady and play with the clutch, I guess.

Brady
Behind Bars – Motorcycles and Life
http://www.behindbarsmotorcycle.com/