About the Image(s)

This month's image came from a trip I took to downtown Los Angeles with my Lancaster Photography Association. We had a good time, riding the metro all over and seeing some of the landmarks. As we walked back to pick up the subway back to Union Station, I spotted a pack of bicycle riders coming down the street towards us. It seemed to be some kind of organized ride. With World Cup going on in LA and other weekend activities, there was a lot going on. I stood on a closed part of the street and snapped some images as the cyclists made the corner. I was hand-held, but played with different shutter speeds to try to capture the motion of the pack. Here's one of my favorites.

I used a Nikon Z9, Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens at 58mm, ISO 90, 1/25 sec @ f/22. In post processing I cropped to get rid of some distractions on the edges and played with muting the colors. It was taken in the mid-day sun, so I played with the contrast but tried to maintain sharpness in the image. I gave it a lighter vignette to complement the muted colors. I hope everyone has a safe Independence Day holiday!