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Originally Posted by imaderelict
.. I've seen a number of videos from people riding. Hasn't anyone thought to mount their camera on the BACK of the bike? The view would be so much better, don't ya think?  |
At Fremont, I have seen tandem bikes or hybrid vehicles where a second guy is pointing a camera backwards. I wouldn't try it alone though because I'd have little assurance that the camera was pointed right.
I've been thinking about riding the Fremont parade this year but doing it with the idea of getting out in front of the pack, stopping here and there to shoot backwards (not while moving) and otherwise high tailing it down to Gaswork Park ahead of everyone else (tricky but if the pack is riding slow and circling you can maybe continue to work your way back to the front). Then when I get to Gaswork, I ditch the bike, turn around, and take the rest of my shots. But I doubt I'll try and shoot while moving.
Riding as opposed to driving your car like a crazy man to cover both the front and back ends of a ride can be good logistics. With many WNBR's, the actual route and end point is not really known to anyone but the riders. And in fact, while the nighttime Portland WNBR seems best covered by spectators, the best daytime WNBR pics often seem to come from other riders. With the smaller rides, fellow riders can do better than spectators because they can stay close to everyone throughout and thus take multiple close ups of the few (often under 5) female riders taking part.
Davidavin (Klondike)