WNBR 2017

[zorian5]

More St. Louis Videos. Rider's POV. The first three parts of a six part series below.


youtube.com/watch?v=JZg4k3Z2Y4w

youtube.com/watch?v=1jRuaSg0GNw&t=8s

youtube.com/watch?v=ZPRat7XSMOw&t=0s

[staypuftbr]

another great video of St Louis

youtube.com/watch?v=-NEGdPC82Uc

[inxoomnia]

Originally Posted by KevinTroiani

New London photos emerging on Flickr.

You can see the collection here -> flickr.com/photos/147284826@N03/

[Tragwerk]

Webfind picture from Portland

[crispus]

Finally, rear-facing versions of StL (though remember the preponderance of males and the scarcity of female nudity, not to mention that it was helmet-mounted, ergo moving whenever the head moved, and for plenty of time shot directly into the sun): youtube.com/user/JustinParmley/videos . Shorter but, erm, sweeter, from perennial favorite, here from Bristol: youtube.com/watch?v=b736RHjEb-I

[openthe4thseal]

MOD NOTE: SEVERAL POSTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED BECAUSE THE FLICKR USER FROM WHICH THOSE PICTURES CAME,
CLEARLY POSTED ON HIS FLICKR PAGE THAT HIS PHOTOS WERE "COPYRIGHT ALL RIGHTS RESERVED".

[BURRUS]

Some Beautiful ladies.

[staypuftbr]

Very good video of brighton.

youtu.be/yMOz_rrr2ic

I cant download right now, so please someone doit, just in case...

[fdooby]

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.

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.

[sebprw]

Originally Posted by fdooby

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 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.

I believe the problem in Brighton is the well known naturist beach and marshals coming from that background trying to enforce naturist etiquette and forgetting WNBR is a completely different thing. For a beach where people want to go with their whole family and have a good time without anyone disturbing them they know a proper and reasonable set of rules. They don't expect to see professional photographers there and anyone with big lens camera even far away obviously means a pervert wanting to zoom between legs. That's why they can't think of any other use of big lens. People on the beach don't protest anything, they don't have a message to send, they don't expect coverage, they mostly just want some undisturbed fun in the nature.

Now WNBR is all about protesting and showing yourself. There is a reason why people put messages on their bodies, they want them to be read and their protest would mean nothing if nobody knew about it and nobody covered it with good quality photos. And on top of that it's public nudity, not some secluded beach. Most people participating in WNBRs in other cities know that very well and have no problem with photographers unless someone really crosses the boundary of intimacy. But that comes rather from other participants of the ride, often fully clothed, like that dark skinned guy on a bike looking like he just stole from some kid and trying to follow girls with his phone camera without even pretending he's there for some WNBR goals.