Day 168, Electra Townie 8

Electra Townie 8, originally uploaded by solostandfound.

I finally got around to setting up the garage studio for a while. This is my Electra Townie 8, another item heading to ebay. Electra builds such a great bike. These are not the roadie racing rigs that I usually work on to keep from being the fattest guy on my block. Electras are built for the cush ride and style crowd. They push the seat back and pedals forward to allow you to put your feet flat on the ground when you stop, yet still get a full leg extension when you ride. You ride sitting up, not stretched out over the bike. For the family stuff and going to races, there is nothing better. I can tool around with the kids (they have Electras too, I will shoot them soon) or just cruise around the stuff at the Tour of California. Sadly I have 3 Electras (i binged a little) and I am going to thin the herd to one. I am going to keep the base model Townie 3 and sell the Townie 8 and the chopper inspired Steam Ride. So these will go up on ebay and Craigs List when I get back from the business trips coming up.

Thanks for looking.
EXIF Data,

Camera:	Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture:	f/2.8
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Day 167, For ebay, My Sector Sport Dive Watch

Sector Sport Dive Watch, originally uploaded by solostandfound.

I have a pile that I have been building for a while now, and I keep telling myself that it is OK to buy whatever I want on ebay since I am going to fund it with the pile. So anyway, that has been the story for about a year. I bought one of those tabletop picture setups to shoot all of this stuff and get it up on ebay. So these two watches are going up and I am somewhat satisfied with the results. I did find the need for a polarizer, even with the tabletop set up. I added a vignet in Aperture. I seem to be doing that a lot lately. It has become a crutch that helps me overcome a lot of glare and keep the photo focus where I want it, mostly. I am thinking that I will have to make the move to Photoshop eventually. The more I learn, the more that I want to have more control to work with the images. Well that won't cost much...

Thanks for looking.
EXIF Data,

Camera:	Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure:	1 sec (1)
Aperture:	f/16
Focal Length:	53 mm
ISO Speed:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV