Motorcycling might be the ultimate collaboration between man and machine. Safe motorcycling requires 110% of your concentration. Give it any less and you’re intentionally putting yourself in harm’s way. It is this very concentration that removes you from the petty worries of the world you leave behind.
The best lens for travel photography…or any genre of photography at all…is not necessarily the most expensive. In fact our choice for the title goes to one of the most affordable lenses on the market.
These are real world recommendations here. Everything that you see in our 2022 holiday shopping guide has been used by the Roadcraft USA team. In addition to the convenient links we’re providing for you to source these items; we’re providing links to the very Roadcraft USA features where they were originally introduced to our readers.
This is the first installment in a series discussing the topic of riding in cold weather. Today’s post will deal with the human aspects of the subject. In the following episode we’ll be discussing some of the particular road hazards you will encounter in cold weather along with mechanical considerations for your machine.
In a previous post I discussed the importance of getting a proper exposure in the camera. This is paramount to being able to effectively utilize Lightroom and Photoshop editing techniques. The Nikon Z6II is an incredible imaging device. It has the greatest dynamic range of any camera I’ve had the pleasure of using in more than four decades of pursuing photography.
No professional motorsports photographer will deny that the greatest satisfaction comes with creating epic images on track. The perfect motion blur of an IMSA Weathertech Pirelli World Challenge GT car. An NHRA Funny Car executing a smoky burnout. A MotoAmerica Superbike carving through the esses on a road course. These are the glamour shots.
Keep your speed down because just 2 miles out of town you will find one of the most beautiful spots in your Catskill Mountains backroads riding journey. The Palmer Hill Trail overlook. Its location will be marked by a tiny little sign on the side of the road which you could easily miss. Don’t miss it!
I’ve never been one to get too excited about any piece of gear. However I’m compelled to shout about the best travel tripod that I’ve ever come across. The Peak Design travel tripod.
Nothing can ruin your enthusiasm faster than cold weather or rain; but only if you allow it to do so. There is a saying that “There is no such thing as bad weather; only inadequate gear”.
I ride for quality, not quantity these days. Nowadays I travel on the roads less traveled and my enjoyment of the two-wheeled experience has reached a whole new level.