Monday, August 30, 2010

Snapshots Of The Bicycle World

Bicycles should all come with cameras. The two go so well together that I am sometimes surprised when I see one without the other. Some, of course, take truly wonderful pictures of the world of bicycles and our Flickr group has some fantastic examples of those shots. Every now and then someone sends us some pictures that really stand out, and this week, that person goes by "macfred64".

a nice pair

cycle touring - Zuiderzeeroute

Dutchbike on houseboat

Dutchbike on houseboat


cycle goddes

I love how all of these pictures feel like a really nice dream. These all make me want to get out and ride my Batavus. They also make me wonder how so many of us fell for the "cars are better" farce we have been operating under for so long? How did we let anyone convince us that fresh air and independent power were undesirable?

Macfred, with his beautiful photograhpy, reminds us all that we haven't lost anything. All we have to do to get it back is get out and ride. And take our cameras along to help us remind others.

6 comments:

  1. I have noticed those pictures as well, magical!

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  2. I noticed Macfred's photos in the group pool as well and they are gorgeous!

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  3. thank you all for your kind comments!

    greetings
    macfred

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  4. Thank you for posting such fantastic work to the group! It makes selling the idea of "bicycling" so much easier if you have good images to put with it!

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  5. You guys might be interested in learning that Clark's Corner will be sponsoring a bike ride on Sept. 18, and you can meet Chris Horner there. More information here http://clarkscornerione.com/pages/cycling_challenge.cgi

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