Recreation and Hobbies Articles
posted on 15 July 2012
There are many benefits to riding a bicycle as a form of transportation. I myself own a bmw bicycle bought in the UK, and in my experience, riding a bicycle is more environmentally friendly because it does not use gas, emit fumes, or contribute to traffic in the same way that cars, buses, trains, and planes do. Of course, one cannot use a bike to travel long distances (usually), but for daily commutes it is feasible. In addition to benefiting the environment, bicycles can be used to do two things at once: you can travel to work or run errands and then exercise at the same time. I have found that I have much more time to exercise when I incorporate it as part of my daily commute by bicycling. One piece of advice that I would give to individuals who are considering bicycling regularly is to invest in a good raincoat or poncho. When it rains, you do not want to get wet or try to use an umbrella on a bicycle.
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posted on 5 February 2012
I've taken hundreds of pictures of the sand dunes in Provincetown, but I started to notice that some of them seemed to be so much better than the others. What was it that made the best photos so good, and the others, well, just okay. I posed this question to my pal who happens to be a professional wedding photographer. We agreed that it's all about timing. Well, at just the right time of year, at just the right time of the day, in just the right spot, and presto! Perfect picture almost guaranteed. By mid to late September, the sun is well into its journey south, and this means that the angle of the sun's rays against the dunes of Herring Cove is just right, maybe 30 degrees off perpendicular. Now in the last hour before sunset, the shadows get long and break across the sand. Then sun has a golden, soft glow. There's a depth to the landscape that's just not there at any other time of day, or year. But to get the perfect picture, you have to walk behind the dunes in the cool shadow of the setting sun. As you walk along, you come to breaks in the dunes. These openings are filled with bright bursts of soft, golden light, just begging to be photographed. The best spots have weathered fences running along the dune, and trailing off into nowhere. These fences, usually made with posts of rough cut local trees, leave a spellbinding shadow. But remember, always take the picture while standing in the shadows, and leave enough of the cool shadow in the foreground to provide the depth and contrast of the warm light. |
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