Pictures

[the Ferret]

EVERYONE on a mc forum likes to see pictures. I love pics especially of places I have not been to yet. Unfortunately most riders seldom seem to carry or use their cameras. Today it is really easy to carry and use your camera due to the excellent small lightweight point and shoot digitals on the market for under $75. They produce good quality pics and have plenty of manageable image capacity due to SD card storage. I don't go anywhere without mine, and haven't for many years. Like my helmet, gloves, jacket and boots, it is just a part of my riding attire whether I am going for an afternoon ride locally or on an extended trip like out west or to Europe.

The camera I have been using for the last 6 or 7 years is a small Fuji Finepix point and shoot which takes 8.2 megapixel pictures. I know the higher the megapixel the better the quality. That's as much as I know about megapixles lol. I wear this camera on a lanyard around my neck on the outside of my jacket where I can easily reach it. It is excellent for taking not only still pictures but 'on the fly' pictures as well. I simply hold the camera in my left hand, turn it on with my "up yours" finger and press the shutter with my index finger, Then turn it off again with my "up yours" finger, then let it drop on it's lanyard against my stomach.

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on off and shutter on top

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editing features are on the back of the camera. The screen lets you preview the shot or see if you captured what you wanted

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On a 1 week motorcycle vacation I will generally take over 500 photos, over 1000 on a 2 week trip. I bring home the memories. I take pics of bikes, people, scenery, food, hotels where I've stayed almost anything, and because my camera is always hanging in front of me it takes no extra time and I don't have to stop to take a pic unless I want to.

all of the pictures I am about to post were taken "on the fly" on various motorcycle rides

Climate
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Self Portrait

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Artsy

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Scenery
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Action

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Reminder of Special trips

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People you have ridden with

my wife

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my brother

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My son and his Father in law

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My son and his wife (she bought him this Ducati monster as a wedding present

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my buddy Jim

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As I look at each picture it brings back a memory of a ride someplace .. locally, the next state, a destination ride, or a ride of a lifetime. I can't imagine not having these photos to look back at.

My advise....carry your camera...and use it!