Americade Motorcycle Rally photo winner

Along with Christmas greetings from friends, the mailman brought another nice surprise this afternoon ... A handsome check for the publication of two of my photos from Americade, taken this summer.  They are published on page 42 of the Americade Times which is available online, and will be available in hard copy to the hundreds of participants at the June 7-11, 2011 Motorcycle Rally in Lake George, NY.  To see the 2011 Americade Times Magazine, click here.

My "balloon glow" photo is the only full-page photo in the 52-page magazine, with the exception of the cover page. It was taken with my Nikon D300s on a tripod at f/3.5 for 4 seconds at ISO 3200.

The motorcycle light parade judging photo, published at the lower left of the page, was also taken with my D300s on a tripod, but at f/5.0 for .8 secs at ISO 2500.

 

Here's Eric and "Big Bee", our Pearl Yellow Honda Goldwing Motortrike conversion, in good company in a field of bikes at Americade.  (She's under a fancy new rain cover which was much-needed for the 3 days we were up there .. Think sun for 2011!)

(Click on images to enlarge, use back arrow to return). 

Click here for Proof Positive Photography website.

Ridgewood Fall Classic - Motorcycle Benefit Ride for Tomorrow's Children's Fund

For the second year, we hopped on our 2003 Goldwing Trike and rode the Ridgewood Fall Classic, a 40-mile police-escorted motorcycle ride through scenic northern Bergen County, NJ. This ride is a benefit for Tomorrow's Children's Fund against pediatric cancer, in honor of Shayne James, Jr., one of our neighborhood children.

Its quite an experience to be in the midst of hundreds of roaring motorcycles!

Me on Big Bee, by Eric!

Click here for our YouTube video of the start of the ride out of the Bergen County Harley Davidson parking lot in Rochelle Park.  (Hold your ears).

To see the fall foliage, click here for another YouTube video of today's adventure .. It was a bumpy road up that way, so it was a bit wobbly with the camera as well .. The colors were magnificent though!

Some of the many beautiful bikes outside The Office Restaurant in Ridgewood, at the after-party

Click here for Proof Positive Photography website.

AMERICADE, The World's Largest Motorcycle Rally ...

28th Annual ... Lake George, NY

Just back from a 4-day excursion to Lake George on our Honda Goldwing Trike.  We had some rain, but lots of adventure and saw one hundred thousand of the most beautiful motorcycles this side of the Mississippi.  (Click on images to enlarge, then back arrow to return).

PORTRAITS:  Mid-May through Mid-June

My handsome husband has not only "forebearance" but "fivebearance".  He is my model for my many experiments with lighting.  Here are some examples of portraits taken with strobes, reflected light, window light, porch light, and garage light, with several different lighting patterns.