Submitter's name:	Dan Mitchell
Title:	Decisions, decisions
Gear used:	E-1, 14-54 at 14mm
Diaphragm:	f16
Shutter speed:	1/125
Film used:	"ISO 100"
Technical information:	Nothing special -- self-timer at 2 seconds, camera sitting in the grass propped up on its strap to get the angle right. The most awkward part was getting the bikes to look the way I wanted in the final shot -- it took me three sessions to get it to come out okay. Weirdly, propping the bikes up never took that much work.
Subject information:	From the left: 1986 Marinoni Special, fair-weather ride 1993 Specialized S-Works, still with studded tires on from winter 1997 Dyno Slammer (Tech 77s are your friend when setting this sort of shot up!) Unknown year Sekine, saved from a thrift store, stripped of extra parts, and turned into a 52:21 fixed-gear for commuting 2001 Catamount URT frame, finished with various bits from the spares box, singlespeed 32:18
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Comment left by: Chris Barker (no e-mail specified)

Well laid out. I like the diagonal of the white screen as a backdrop.

Comment left by: Wayne Harridge (no e-mail specified)

3 sessions and you're using digital ! Couldn't you just set it up and keep shooting until it was right. Anyway the end result was worth it. ...WAyne

Comment left by: photographer (no e-mail specified)

It took me three sessions because I'd be on my way to work, get the bikes out, line them up, take shots, then put the unlucky ones back in the garage, ride one to work, and check through the results there. The screen on the back of an E-1 is good enough for a lot of things, but it wasn't until I looked at the shots on a real monitor that I knew if I was happy or not and could work out what I wanted to try next time. If I'd just done it all on one solid afternoon it would probably have been easier, I'll admit.

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