Transport Options, Altered Landscapes
My little buddy Christian Fletcher has been posting a few ‘altered landscapes’ of recent times and the suggestion has been to try and make a story out of a photo rather than just a straight landscape.
As I passed by this bike with True North in the background it occurred to me that the 2 forms of transport are diametrically opposed and could not be further apart from each other if they tried!
The bike would only cost a few hundred dollars at most to purchase and relies on human energy to make it work, with no impact on the greenhouse emissions apart from the occasional flatulence! 🙂
True North on the other hand is a purpose built machine worth many millions of dollars that is capable of transporting people all around Australia to some of the most exotic destinations in the world. Sure there are a few emissions to deal with but when you consider the amount of people we get to these locations and just how far and out of the way they are, then i am sure we could amortise the emissions over the range of people who get enjoyment out of True North cruises couldn’t we?
Well, that’s my take on altered landscapes for a while…focus stacked using my 50mm 1.2 F stop prime!
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He’s gone to the darkside LOL … I think I would much prefer traveling on the boat than biking it ….
I have read somewhere that sometimes these eco friendly cars are not so friendly when considering all how the materials are made etc … I think it was Top Gear that did a study on a toyota prius v a luxury top of the range car and the luxury car came in much better considering hen taking into account the materials make up and eventual breakdown … Did I just open a can of worms? …
Probably mate!
I won’t be in the darkside for long mate I can assure you!
Cheers,
Mark
Nice image Mark I saw the same thing and even got the Wheelie Bins next to the bike in my image but have been to busy with the other images to post it ;).
Nice and sharp though mate I myself am looking into the focus stacking now those images are so much sharper eh.
Indeed Brett,
I only use the stacking method with the 50mm, as the tilt shift is in a league of it’s own for Shawnees thru the image!
Nice, but it needs a shopping trolley or wheelie bin to elevate it to greatness.
There was one not far away…but need the wide angle to get it…so I opted for mediocrity rather than greatness! 🙂
But Grasshopper, with little effort,greatness occurs! Settling for mediocrity is not the way of the warrior.
In Copenhagen the tourists rent these expensive paddleboats and paddle hopelessly clumsy around the lakes and canals – good entertainment. I guess that would be the outcome of a bicycle vs a boat (although I would hate to have to paddle power the True North, that would take quite a few vikings!)
Indeed there Bomont!
Cheers,
Mark
Very funny Tim…I will opt for greatness only in the future mate 🙂