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Since I started taking pictures on rides as part of writing Road Biking New Jersey I have learned how hard it is to take good pictures and have a greater appreciation for the work it takes to use a camera to capture a moment in time.



Over the past 2 years the I have taken almost 3000 pictures and actual got a few ones worth keeping. Most of my better photographs happen by luck so by taking a lot of pictures I increase my chances of getting a good photograph.

Taking photographs on a regular basis has given me the desire to become better photographer. I have definitely gotten better over the last two years but I still don't understand the real aspect of composition, lighting and a lot of other factor that can make a snapshot become a photograph that you want look at more than once.

Over this summer I had two really good photographic days while not on a bike. The first was at Thunder over the Boardwalk which is an airshow in Atlantic City. It was a bright sunny cloudless day and I got a lot of good photographic. Check them out. With the sun so bright the shutter speed was fast so I was able to capture the action with good clarity.

The second great photographic day was on my recent vacation to Cape Cod and Block Island. It was again another good weather day and I managed to get some great sunrise and sunset photos as well as some great scenic shots of Block Island. You can see the full set of photos here

This past weekend I went along on Mike's ride out of Rocky Hill. We road through the Sourlands with is always picturesque. I managed to take some photos. I got a couple of nice one of the canal early in the morning but else nothing really great. It was a nice ride. We took the northern route around the top of the Sourlands and then through Neshanic Station and ended up on Rainbow Road. Except for a small steep hill this is a nice road. I know Laura hates this road so I know as she reads this she will be glad that she wasn't on this ride. One the way back to Rocky Hill we passed by some farmland where the grass was florescent green. I joked it was probably a new food source Solent Green (Yes, I know Solent Green is people)

When we got back to the parking lot I kept going and put on another 8 miles because I wanted to do a few more miles and do a little climbing.

Taking photos is now part of going for a bike ride. I am hoping for a colorful fall so I can get some good pictures of the fall foliage