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Monday, June 11, 2007

Pinch Flat Bad Bike Porn #1



You know that widespread belief that a great camera can make anyone a professional-grade photographer? Don't believe it. It's never been less true than in our case.

If you haven't noticed, we are word-people. We love photography, but we cannot take a good photo to save our lives. We'll work on it, but give the professionals the props they deserve. This was the best we managed at a wonderful little alleycat that took place last night on Nicollet Island in the upper reaches of the Mississippi River.

If this is bike porn, then it really doesn't even rise to the level of bad, amateur softcore. We're going back to the books to study Man Ray, Nan Goldin, Imogen Cunningham, Sally Mann, and Henri Cartier-Bresson.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

The secret is that if the photograph is bad just crop it really oddly so there is no subject and then use Photoshop to make it all blurry and out of focus.

Then just talk like you know what you're doing and imply that it's art. I do it all the time and everybody believes my bullshit! For real.