Good friiiiday, readers! Another try with the bike and the camera - The evolution of a newbie photographer!

It's been quiet over here, lovely readers. Don't you think? Suspicious... But it's for a good reason! Yesterday I spent most of the time studying photography, and when I was not studying photography I was trying to take photos. I'm loving it, it activates a lot of creativity, something I was missing on my last job.

So, Today was kinda cloudy and cold when I woke up; it's funny that everyday I'm anxious to go out cycling to try what I've learned the weather changes. Bastard! However, I got out anyway, I believe that things don't happen for those who wait. Right?

What follows is my well known cycle training to the beach, passing by the hidden forest - where I like to go to be away from anyone else, there I can do whatever I want without being observed. The most important subject in this post is my evolution with the Nikon D7100, the first DSLR I put my hands on. So let's dive into it!

Ah! My biggest gratitude to @sina-adventure, a good friend from Iran who took his time to explain me all the settings on the camera. He's an amazing photographer, you should check out his page!

^{Thumbnail - Click any of the images to enlarge!}

I was checking some photos of bikes on google to inspire me when I came across the ones with a blurred background and the bike upfront, they looked like a catalog. Taking a photo similar to those was my goal for the day. With @sina-adventure tips noted on a paper, I set everything and started working with the basic settings on manual. Kudos to the tree branch for supporting my bicycle.

All I basically knew was that the background should be away from me, the aperture should be fully opened and I should try using maximum focal length. Then light was going to be set using shutter speed. Ok, let's try it then. Check the result.

^{Trying 'catalog like' image with blurred background.}

Camera	Nikon D7100
Lens	Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105 mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR
Settings	ISO-100\| 1/40s \| f/5.6 \| 180mm
Location	Hidden Forest, Somewhere

I kinda liked the result and it turned out pretty after editing on Lightroom, however I wanted the background to be more blurred. Not to mention sharpness, I don't know if it has something to do with focus as I'm still adjusting my eyes to focus properly - it's quite a challenge when you've got myopia. Gotta try that again.

Then I moved to try the conceps I learned on different positions, just to mess around.

^{Trying different f values to see what happens.}

Camera	Nikon D7100
Lens	Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105 mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR
Settings	ISO-100\| 1/10s \| f/11 \| 22mm
Location	Hidden Forest, Somewhere

During this ride I recorded some videos that I plan to edit tomorrow, IF they turn out cool you'll see my first vlog. I must admit that I'm excited about that and terrified to se myself on video. That's a surprise reserved for tomorrow.

Day passed real quick while wandering up and down the forest. Suddenly, at some point, the sun appeared in between the trees showing an amazing light color. I don't know anything about colors, but just saying it I sound more professional Haha. This deserves a try - I thought.

That's when I got mesmerized with the results! Being a potato myself it's unimaginable that I'd do something as cool as this. Please, criticize me on the comments.

^{I believe the sun helped a lot.}

Camera	Nikon D7100
Lens	Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105 mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR
Settings	ISO-100\| 1/20s \| f/11 \| 48mm
Location	Hidden Forest, Somewhere

^{I love my bike.}

^{Sexy hydraulic brakes.}

After all this I went to the beach, as usual, and took some photos of the pier, which I think you are already fed up already, so I won't post. The day was amazingly productive and I've learned a lot about camera handling on practice, I believe that from now on it'll be all about evolution. Thanks for reading and see you tomorrow.

Juicy info for bike Geeks

This training was also tracked by Actifit

@mrprofessor tracked today a total of 23349 moves/activity via Actifit Fitness Tracker.
This involved performing activity related to Cycling
Download Actifit Fitness Tracker mobile app from google playstore

It would be much appreciated if real photographers could give their opinions and ideas on how to adjust settings for better results - there's a lot to be learned.

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~Love ya all,

Disclaimer: The author of this post is a convict broke backpacker, who has travelled more than 10.000 km hitchhiking. Following him may cause severe problems of wanderlust and inquietud. You've been warned.