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stevenoakes · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 85

Hi

Does anyone have a photo of a mountain bike rider riding outdoors with a flashlight attached to his handlebars showing the beam or flare? The more professional looking the cyclist is the better.

snapshooter · Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 29 Location: Kyiv, Ukraine

Look here
http://www.shutterstock.com/cat.mhtml?lang=ru&search_source=search_form&similar_photo_id=&searchterm=bike&anyorall=all&search_cat=&people_gender=&people_age=&people_ethnicity=&people_number=&search_group=all&orient=all&photographer_name=Alexander+Ishchenko&searchtermx=&safesearch=1&color=

stevenoakes · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 85

Thanks man

But unfortunately as you can see, not a single mountain biker has a flashlight attached to his/her handle bars

stevenoakes · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 85

The pic will be used on this website so something that has the same kind of look would be great.
http://www.ledlenser.co.za/

ruxpriencdiam · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 6:23 am

I'll see if i can shoot a few.

stevenoakes · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 85

Thanks Rux

Thought I would get a better response

ruxpriencdiam · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:03 pm

I took a few shots before it got pitch black out using an LED flashlight just trying to figure out what exactly you are looking for?

Do you need to see the flashlight?front to back?back to front?In the woods?In the city?what about the light?

I can probably get a good one near the resevoir at sunset oneday when the sun is right with the water or maybe even the river when the sun agrees but that is all depending on the sun and the sky and light availiable.

I saw the site you had and all of them are of course dark and at night so i am guessing that is what you are going for right?

Dang just realized you cant put a photo here unless its already approved{:-(

gwhitton · Joined: 22 Jul 2009 Posts: 1723 Location: Alaska/Utah

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stevenoakes · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 85

Think, forest at dusk, bike riding towards photographer, a bit of scenery included. Not close up.

Light sparkles or beam can be cloned in remember.

ruxpriencdiam · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:34 pm

I did some like that last night but a little close perhaps moreso than you want and the dark one i submitted lastnight got the uneven lighting rejection probably because of the flashlight shining a beam at the camera but i have more and a total of 48 to sort through after taking a few tonight but those from tonight are going away from the camera leading down a trail into the woods with the flashlight leading the way thirty from yesterday are the bike coming at you with the light on projecting the sparkel and the beam lines like the sun.

After the NFL game tonight i will be submitting more of what i have to see what passes if the other was uneven lighting i should have a couple good even lighting ones we'll see.

stevenoakes · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 85

If you can load your pics onto a photo sharing site ( flickr ) or something I will be able to help point you in the right direction.

ruxpriencdiam · Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:11 am

If this works right here is the one that got rejected.

stevenoakes · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 85

That photo is alright although I need some action!

Remember I need a biker as well as a bike and both must be going forwards,

Good Luck

ruxpriencdiam · Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:15 pm