Welcome to my all new series - Scenes from a bike
The concept is simple, I've bought an electric bike, on this bike I explore my hometown, Melbourne Australia and take photos, Priority 1 - Finding new places in Melbourne, Priority 2 - taking better photos, Bonus - Earn back the cost of the bike by creating content and getting paid for it on HIVE.
This Edition facts:
Location: Docklands & Fisherman's Bend - this once was a true working docklands and industrial area just to the West of downtown Melbourne, it is now in the process of gentrification, now a mix of brand new apartments, offices and wharves for leisure craft and the old warehouses and maritime uses that haven't changed in 100 years. You do get a strange mix of brand new million dollar apartments next to run down warehouses and old industrial rubbish.
Date & Weather: Sunday the 15th of May, It's Autumn in Melbourne, this was earliest - 9am-10.30am on Sunday morning, as is typical for Melbourne at this time of year it's sunny but relatively cold, perfect weather for both bike riding and photo taking.
Equipment: My Fujifilm X-T3, which I've mated with the much under-rated 16-80mm Fujinon Zoom lens (24-120mm Eqv.. As this was the first outing I didn't really know what I needed so I thought a zoom was a good catch all. This was placed in a Crumpler small courier bag, and I rode my Vyron Cumulus 3.0 electric bike. (Pictured above in front of the much maligned Melbourne Eye)
Finances: The bike cost $1,100 USD. So far I've earned (nothing, but there was a intro post a few days ago which will pay out soon) meaning I have $1,100 to go.
Other stuff: First long ride on the bike - the total was just under 20km, it was not without effort, but honestly I'm not sure my untrained legs could have ridden 20km on a standard bike so I'm pretty impressed. I'm also impressed by the range, by my calculations it looks to be on track to get about 75km range from a single charge so it seems to be in the middle of the 60km-100km range suggested. And finally, I still haven't quite worked out if this is truly, scenes from a bike, or more correctly Scenes from a a bike, which is parked it, and I've walked a bit from it, but that's not very catchy.
So less writing, more looking at what I found.
4.5f, 160ISO, 1/500, 56mm
The first shot of a new project, historic, this is an art installation on the piles of the old pier, cinematic filter added in lightroom
7.1f, 160ISO, 1/250, 82mm
Some people out dragon boat race training, of course, the new apartment buildings of new quay in the background.
7.1f, 160ISO, 1/250, 25mm
Playing with shadows and light in one of the side street, shot in 1:1 for the 'gram.
16f, 160ISO, 1/250, 54mm
This is the sort of random collection of things that make sense down in docklands.
18f, 160ISO, 1/250, 24mm
Now this is why I thought I might need the zoom for the wide end. The buildings in the background are actually on the other side of the river.
18f, 160ISO, 1/250, 39mm
This random stuff sitting around warehouses is the content what I'm here for.
22f, 400ISO, 1/250, 56mm
As are photos of Fire exits, also what's with that ISO, did my hand slip on the dial, large silver shed doesn't other need higher ISO.
8f, 200ISO, 1/250, 120mm
This isn't a good photo, it's more just interesting that there was this sail boat out, and for non-Melbourne folk that is part of the city skyline in the background.
13f, 200ISO, 1/250, 24mm
On the other side of the river now in Fisherman's bend and underneath the Bolte bridge
18f, 200ISO, 1/250, 32mm
Further into Fisherman's bend (which I must explore more) and this building captured my interest.
