Born to ride.

Posted by Curly (South Shields, United Kingdom) on 27 June 2012 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

Event: Armed Forces Day
Where: Bents Park, South Shields
When: Sunday 24th. June 2012

The Badlanders Motor Cycle Club really are a great bunch of fund raisers for armed services charities.

I have hundreds of pictures from this one rain soaked event but rather than start a long series going, I'll just mix things up for the next few weeks. There are all sorts of other things happening in South Shields at this time of year and I need to keep space available for the topical events.

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gerard1948 from Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Very nice effect, an excellent photo.

27 Jun 2012 5:18am

ursulakatariina from Leixlip, Ireland

Great shot! Wonderful mood in it.

27 Jun 2012 5:21am

Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom

say hell yeah!

27 Jun 2012 5:44am

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Nice processing - as always

27 Jun 2012 6:12am

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Superb processing, nice image

27 Jun 2012 6:40am

Marilla from Turku, Finland

I'm sure they were born to run but their backs don't look very enthusiastic. :)

27 Jun 2012 7:01am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Great choice of angle - the leather jacket graphic provides a wonderful point of focus amid these dark moody tones.

27 Jun 2012 7:47am

margo wiessman from Arrecife, Canarias, Spain

gorgeous tones!

27 Jun 2012 8:39am

Veronique from France, Switzerland

nice yellow processing - makes a heavy sky

27 Jun 2012 9:06am

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Superb shot..

27 Jun 2012 9:11am

PATRICK from miramas, France

excellent 5*****

27 Jun 2012 9:44am

Heinz from Hamm, Germany

Sehr gute SW-Umsetzung.

27 Jun 2012 10:03am

❀ Yvonne Simons ❀ from Tilburg, Netherlands

This is fantastic, this picture has a great atmosphere!

27 Jun 2012 10:14am

Martine from bousval, Belgium

hooooooooooooooo superbe cette photo!!! j'adore ++++++le traitement!!!

27 Jun 2012 10:18am

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

great atmosphere

27 Jun 2012 11:05am

C. Intempor'elle from Paris, France

Where are the machines ?! Great processing.

27 Jun 2012 1:28pm

@C. Intempor'elle: In the background, right hand side.

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

It looks like a grim and dark day. Think I'll wait for fair weather. ;-)

27 Jun 2012 1:43pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

Perfect in B&W - lends a dark feel to these bikers.

27 Jun 2012 2:38pm

Mhelene from Paris, France

A dark atmosphere !

27 Jun 2012 3:35pm

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

They do look like gentle souls

27 Jun 2012 3:41pm

Philippe from Paris, France

Superbe ce traitement d'image !!!

27 Jun 2012 3:45pm

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Splendid processing and magnificent tone. I like this atmosphere! Good day.

27 Jun 2012 4:40pm

AMH from Buenos Aires, Argentina

fabulous photo. very pretty successful. a big kiss. Alejandra

27 Jun 2012 5:13pm

Phil Morris from Saskatoon, Toronto, Canada

Love the white outline they have in the darkness, lots of mystery and an inescapable
feeling of doom !~

27 Jun 2012 5:26pm

Florence from Paris, France

A... very rock and roll shot dear ! Very moody !

27 Jun 2012 6:20pm

Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Excellent, brilliant processing

27 Jun 2012 7:21pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Your B&W processing does a great job of highlighting the elements of the guy's leather jacket on the right.

27 Jun 2012 7:51pm

omid from mashhad, Iran

wooow!
very nice & amazing!

27 Jun 2012 8:41pm

Sue-Ann from Quebec, Canada

great shot, almost a black on black, not a good day to ride...

27 Jun 2012 9:42pm

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

Born to ride and raise hello, but with a touch of kindness in their hearts to help people out. Good one

27 Jun 2012 9:43pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

You have captured the mood of that rainy day perfectly Curly! Love your pp treatment! ;-)

27 Jun 2012 10:22pm

Shiva from Kajang, Malaysia

That shot is rockin bro!!!

27 Jun 2012 11:52pm

Carol from Leamington ON, Canada

It's wonderful that they help out with the charities.... and it's a super photo.... the gentleman with the yamaha jacket really is the focus for me... his pants & hair... all these things together tell a story. I like it in b/w, it kind of fits the mood of the day. Very nice Curly, I enjoyed!

28 Jun 2012 12:51am

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Fantastic image. Great processing!

28 Jun 2012 1:10am

Baldwin VW from Bejuma, Venezuela

Excellent monochrome with great contrasts and tones... Beautiful photo of this interesting scene !!!

28 Jun 2012 4:26am

Donna Lee Michas from New York, New York, United States

I really like the gritty feel you've given this picture. Well done.

28 Jun 2012 1:03pm

STEED from D, France

Wow,wow,wow !!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE !!!!

29 Jun 2012 8:34am

Elsabe from Fourways - Johannesburg, South Africa

A marvelous shot with fabulous processing. Beautifully seen !

29 Jun 2012 10:17am

Stephane.D from Limoges, France

traitement apocalyptique qui convient parfaitement ;)

29 Jun 2012 12:28pm

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Cool treatment !

30 Jun 2012 7:35am

Pentax K100D
1/3000 second
F/4.0
ISO 800
27 mm (35mm equiv.)

black-and-white
south-shields
bents-park
park
armed-forces-day
badlanders

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