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Originally Posted by sorterboy
dont get me wrong, i am grateful for every picture and i admire the guts of the photographers
who take them at still growing risks for their health but having said this, after having collected naked bikeride pics since 2003, the quality of the pictures isnt getting any better. in the golden years of davinS06, clickr, cocofiji, Pedro, sl50az and the likes, most pictures were razorsharp and well lighted. the last couple of years it seems that more and more people use cellphone cameras and despite all the megapixels they put in the camera, the lens is only as big as a grain of sand. maybe it is my age and me losing eyesight but i regret this development. modern, comfortable technology cannot beat a good analog camera or even a digital one with a decent lightstrong lens. cellphone pics look good on your small screen but at resolutions of 5000 x 4000 they suck at full pc screen, just my twopence.
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Less and less what you might call serious photographers put their WNBR images online these days. Many that do deliberately resize them right down. You also have to take into account things like the big lens paranoia - especially prevalent in Brighton. The better lenses tend to be the big telephotos - this year I barely used mine in Brighton and image quality suffered as a result. And then there are the conditions on the day - dull and overcast weather never helps matters.
Many of the riders by necessity use a point and shoot or bridge camera - anything heavier is a pain. Cyclists in motion aren't the easiest subjects to photograph, especially with the endless walkthroughs you tend to get at WNBRs. And a new one this year in Brighton - marshals actively discouraging riders from posing for pictures. Absolute nonsense given that the whole point is supposed to be positive publicity for the causes.