Congrats Big Dave!

[Donor]

Big Daves photo (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10477984) entry in the Heralds competition has kicked arse, and been voted the winner!

Congrats big guy - enjoy the well earned prizes, you jammy SOB... I mean, mate! :first:

[Trudes]

That's wicked!!! Congrats!!:banana:

[sels1]

Great stuff Dave

[oldguy]

:first: Well done Big Dave:niceone:

[chanceyy]

what an awesome picture Dave .. congratulations enjoy ya spoils :yes: :niceone: :clap:

[Crisis management]

Congratulations BD, a well deserved win with that photograph! :first:

[Nasty]

fantastic work dave ... well done.

[phoenixgtr]

Well done Dave. Awesome!!

[Grahameeboy]

Excellent stuff..............got to be honest and say that the other 3 were not a patch on yours.

[merv]

Good on ya big guy.

[NordieBoy]

Yep, the others all had things that could have improved them easily.
Yours didn't.

Goodonyamate.

[judecatmad]

Awesome! Well done that man!

[tri boy]

Clever bugggar.:woohoo:

[zadok]

Superlative:niceone:

["D" FZ1]

Cool pic Dave. Congrats.

[Big Dave]

Well done Dave!!...

We're good. Loyalty issue.

[Big Dave]

Thank you very much everyone.

I'm sitting here like Daryl Kerrigan in the last scene from 'The Castle'.

[Devil]

Awesome work dude!

[Joni]

It was the bets of the bunch Big fella! :yes:
Congrats....
And thanks for everything.
:2thumbsup

[NZsarge]

Nice one Dave, I voted for ya bro! (although I was very tempted by surfer at Piha which was also really nice)

[Big Dave]

Nice one Dave, I voted for ya bro! (although I was very tempted by surfer at Piha which was also really nice)

I liked it too and thought it was a chance so were the other colourful ones - Bridge etc . The Runner result surprised me slightly.

[James Deuce]

A still a little boy waits for his iPod Touch.

Congrats Big Fella.

[mynameis]

You lucky lucky bro !! Nioce holiday gift for you eh.

[Al]

Well done mr Cohen!

Goodonya Dave - you deserve it!

Al

[007XX]

Yipeee:banana:

Knew all along you were the best in there Mr Big Dave!

I'm pretty sure none of the other contestant had the voting power of KB behind them either...:cool:

[Choco]

Sweet pic!
Keep up the good work.

[janno]

yay! Nice to know our votes counted . . .:clap:

[Hitcher]

Top effort! Great photo. It got my vote.

[98tls]

Awsome.........an overseas based bike website i spend alot of time on has a forum dedicated to photos/photography which is really popular with members,maybe an idea for here?

[u4ea]

Cant say Auckland is my most favourite place but that winning pic sure depicts the place pretty well!!!! Good stuff..:first:

[Big Dave]

job done anyway.

[BarBender]

Stunning photography.
Congratulations!

[Gremlin]

waahooo... looks like our voters paid off... and a second waahoo... coz you used a 400D :done: Was an excellent shot as well... will be a wallpaper for a screen soon enough!

now to learn the camera meself <_<

[MisterD]

Bloody well done that man!

(Did we skew the voting?)

(If we did, can we do the same with the election?)

[Big Dave]

Bloody well done that man!

(Did we skew the voting?)


Cheers
I contribute to much larger groups too.:msn-wink:

[Grub]

Had a few requests for this:

Dave, you do good work, care to share the technical stuff with us?
- Camera
- Lens
- Exposure
- Setup
- Time of day
- Problems worked around

That sort of shit

[Big Dave]

Dave, you do good work, care to share the technical stuff with us?
- Camera
- Lens
- Exposure
- Setup
- Time of day
- Problems worked around

That sort of shit

Sure - just doing some real work first.

[Donor]

That photo is awesome Dave...

...permission to set it as my PC wallpaper? (I mean, it IS copyrighted, got to ask first!)

Can pay with a beer at next spanner night to cover royalties etc...!

[Big Dave]

That photo is awesome Dave...

...permission to set it as my PC wallpaper? (I mean, it IS copyrighted, got to ask first!)

Can pay with a beer at next spanner night to cover royalties etc...!

Placed here the © means you are welcome to use the image - just not re-sell or re-publish it.

[gijoe1313]

My stars and garters! Well done Dave, top effort that man - lordy lor' KB will be singing your praises and lauding you ... until this thread dies! :niceone:

Blimmin' nice photo, and to tell the truth, I did look at the others to see if it was the best (and yeah, of course it was!)

Nice to know that a lot of others thought so too!

Now use that feather in your cap to prick your swlling head and get back down to bashing out the next Kiwi Rider articles! :ride: ::bash:

[Big Dave]

My stars and garters! Well done Dave, top effort that man - lordy lor' KB will be singing your praises and lauding you ... until this thread dies! :niceone:

Another 6 months should do it.

I'm glad I gave you a good reference over the weekend.

[EJK]

Big Daves photo (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10477984) entry in the Heralds competition has kicked arse, and been voted the winner!

Congrats big guy - enjoy the well earned prizes, you jammy SOB... I mean, mate! :first:

I wonder why..... :shifty:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=61334&highlight=big+dave+photo

[Big Dave]

I wonder why.....

Artistic merit.

[Big Dave]

Dave, you do good work, care to share the technical stuff with us?
- Camera
- Lens
- Exposure
- Setup
- Time of day
- Problems worked around


The Herald requested this:
They are publishing a higher res version in tomorrows paper with a mug shot. Suitably bikerish.


About the winning shot.

It was taken at 21.55 on 11/07/07 with a Canon EOS 400D Digital Camera mounted on a tripod on the Hopetoun Rd Overpass.

The Camera was manually white balanced and some yellow was removed from the exposure in post processing.

The exposure time was 30 seconds and the F Stop was set to F14.
ISO Speed Rating was 100.

A Canon 18-55 Lens was used with a focal length of 18mm.

It is part of a series of 12 images of Auckland 'Painted with Light'.

Edited because I keep seeeling Canon with two ns - see if the Herald spots eet.

[Donor]

It was taken at 21.55 on 11/07/07 with a Cannon EOS 400D Digital Camera mounted on a tripod on the Hopetoun Rd Overpass.

S'funny, I drove over the overpass several times today, and each time looked from where the shot was taken.

It's actually a stunning view during the day, but you made it look so damn good at night.

Never been big on photography, but I know what I like, and I love that shot Dave!

[SwanTiger]

Well done Dave, is it okay if I tell people I slept with you for notoriety reasons or are we still keeping that hush hush?

[H00dz]

Well Done that pic was so good you could ALMOST be mistaken for a NORFLANDER!!!:headbang:

[Big Dave]

Waaay too much cyan ink on the newsprint.

http://homepage.mac.com/david_cohen_design/.Pictures/misc2/dinner.jpg

Invites to judge 2 photo competitions so far.

[Gremlin]

least your mug was the little one, with the shot the big one :whistle:

[Big Dave]

least your mug was the little one, with the shot the big one :whistle:

a good thing indeed.

[Street Gerbil]

Awwwwsom, dude! Love your work! Congrats!

[Wolf]

Congrats, Big Dave. Glad it won.

Judge: "successfully made the Auckland motorways look beautiful"

And that, my friends, is nothing short of a fucking miracle. No wonder he won.

[Big Dave]

Congrats, Big Dave. Glad it won.

Judge: "successfully made the Auckland motorways look beautiful"

And that, my friends, is nothing short of a fucking miracle. No wonder he won.

'You are all individuals. Now f*** off!' - Cousin Brian