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Bikeshares – riffing off the Public Transit theme

For rather obvious reasons, most of these are of the bikeshare here in Washington DC. I will be shooting more in other cities where I find them – I’m going to try New York the next time I’m up there, as the CitiBikes are everywhere in Manhattan. I do have token representation from Paris, though. I shot these with a range of cameras, from my Rollei to a loaner Fuji GSW 690 II, to my RB-67. Each has their merits and the different formats I think actually work together to convey the varied moods and perspectives of the bikeshare experience.

Ve'Lib Bikeshare
Ve’Lib Bikeshare
Capital Bikeshare - Konica Infrared
Capital Bikeshare – Konica Infrared
Bike Share Rack, 11th Street
Bike Share Rack, 11th Street
Wet Bike Seat
Wet Bike Seat
BikeShare #2
BikeShare #2
BikeShare #1
BikeShare #1
Capitol Bikeshare, Rhode Island Avenue
Capitol Bikeshare, Rhode Island Avenue
Capitol Bikeshare, 7-Eleven Windows
Capitol Bikeshare, 7-Eleven Windows
Bikeshare Downtown, in the Rain
Bikeshare Downtown, in the Rain
Capital Bikeshare, Snowstorm
Capital Bikeshare, Snowstorm
Bikeshare Kiosk, Washington Monument, NIght
Bikeshare Kiosk, Washington Monument, NIght

A few gratuitous photos from the Fuji GSW 690 II

Carousel House, Glen Echo
Carousel House, Glen Echo
Grasses, Evening Light, Glen Echo
Grasses, Evening Light, Glen Echo
Bikeshare, Downtown in the Rain
Bikeshare, Downtown in the Rain

A while back, before I went to Paris, a friend loaned me his Fuji GSW 690 II to play with, since I didn’t have anything in a wide-angle to take. While I wasn’t crazy about the camera’s operation, and I don’t particularly like the way it renders color on color film, I have to say going back and revisiting the black-and-white negatives I shot with it I’m actually pleasantly surprised. It might be worth giving another try some day. I may just have not shot enough with it to get a good feel for the operation.