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Torque Drive System

Torque Drive System

Pentax K10D, SMC PENTAX-DA f/3.5-5.6 18-55mm AL @ 43mm, ISO 400, f/8, 1/60 sec, +0.7 EV, IS on

I love rusty old mechanical stuff. This bike has been slowly rotting on the bike rack outside my building all year. The afternoon light was really nice when I took this shot. I shot it at f/8 because I knew that at this close distance it would give me a bit more depth of field and would really make the detail pop. I processed my RAW file in Adobe Lightroom using the Direct Positive preset. The only other thing I did was bump up the Recovery a bit to bring a little more detail back into the highlight areas.

2 Responses to “Torque Drive System”

  1. 1
    Tom Shafer:

    I am repairing a bicycle for a homeless person. He recently had a bicycle accident. I need that back derailleur in the photograph for his bicycle. Where are you? Can you please donate that derailleur to my friend. You said the bicycle is rotting. I could use that replacement derailleur.

    Tom

  2. 2
    Korgan:

    I have one of those derailleurs, Tom. It’s a Falcon. If you want to buy it, you can. I’m not a charitable guy.

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