At 12:41 AM 06/05/2007 -0700, Tam Pham wrote:
>I received some nice (and some "interesting") emails offlist and wanted to
>pass along one tip which was pretty good: To avoid lens distortion of the
>frame, photograph the bike from as far as possible (within reason) and use
>the longest lens (or maximum optical zoom) on your camera.
That's a very good point. Shooting from eye level, close up, makes all bikes look like they have an 85° head angle and 55° seat angle.
One thing that really irks me in many professional bike photos is when the pedals and toeclips are artificially locked in the riding position, not hanging naturally. I notice some (but not all) of Tam's shots are like that.
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada