Dedicated to Paul Harrell of Harrell's Bicycle World in Columbia.
Paul was having an operation while we were riding.
For this web page I will explain how I "correct" some of my photos and why.
Some, I won't fix or straighten because they're better as they are.
I considered straightening the upper picture.
You'll see a clearer, larger photo later, but as it is, it shows all the bikes and riders.
This was my second outdoor ride of the year. Two days earlier I rode out from the Inn to meet Mark Boyd who was riding from Asheville to the Bicycle Inn.
I had not ridden outdoors since October. I do a lot of work on rollers though.
I managed to talk Rike Peevey, Adam O'Niel, and Brady Hamby into joining me.
We left Asheville at 5:30, drove to Columbia, ate breakfast, drove to Orangeburg, started the ride at 10 AM, rode 90 miles, stopped three times for breaks and food, ate Mexican after the ride, and drove back to Asheville by 8:00 PM.
Barbara Peevey
Mark & Rike
Leaving Orangeburg.
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My buddy Adam. Always one of my best riding partners. |
Some where out here we stopped and said the Lord's Prayer for Paul.
The Lord's Prayer is for everybody.
It's the perfect prayer.
It's non-denominational.
It's works on bike rides or in buildings.
This home near Cordova is one of my favorites to
photograph.
Of course this picture and most of my pictures are taken at 20 miles an
hour.
This picture came out great and we didn't slow a bit.
I just cropped the height down, mostly.
This second quick picture actually came from the picture below.
I had to swing my left arm holding the camera over my right shoulder.
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Brady Hamby and I go
back a couple decades or more. We finished second and third in the "Nightmare On Wayah" race. Bob Scofield was our nightmare. Brady has 18 "Assaults On Mitchell". |
I can never take this picture to my satisfaction.
It's always pretty and we're going too fast.
This top picture was darker until I lightened it.
Below I adjusted the "curves" with "Photoshop".
Often I may adjust the photo so that it reflects reality or make it more
visible.
You can see that even the "embossed" photo at the very top can be an okay
effect.
I love the farm structures on both sides of the rode.
There is a farm house hidden in the trees.
These and most of the photos are untouched but a
standard "instant-fix".
