In 2002 I was pretty excited about my newly purchased BMW motorcycle.  I had wanted a BMW for some time and after my Yamaha died the previous year I eagerly awaited the opportunity.

This photo was taken while on a ride through the Marin headlands in the middle of a beautiful summer day.

Since it was the middle of the day, the overall lighting wasn’t fantastic (in the background) so it was an easy decision to keep the focus pretty limited.  As for what to focus on?  What other than the most identifying aspect of the BMW twins – the boxer engine.

With those decisions made, it was just a matter of framing up the shot.  I still wanted the bike (while out of focus) to be recognizable so I kept the overall focal length wide enough so as to not render the bike a complete blur.  I also wanted to clip the BMW logo, so that it would appear in frame, but not fully (this being the other key identifying aspect of the bike).

I was pretty happy with this shot which, like my last post was shot with a Nikon film camera, developed and printed at Photoworks where I got the full borders on the image.

This shot makes me think that I need to get out and ride more.

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