I went on a bike ride recently on Tulsa’s RiverParks Trails alongside the Arkansas River. I love the trails because one can ride for miles and miles without crossing a street. I took along my cheap GoPro clone camera that I have had for years. It takes a bad photo ever ten seconds. I end up deleting almost all the bad photos but I keep a few and run them through Adobe Lightroom to make highly edited bad photos. I kind of like them actually.
I like how the camera and then Lightroom distorts the colors. I also like it when people are involved so they are kind of like street photos but on a trail.
To me these photos capture of sense of not just solitude but aloneness like everybody else in the world has disappeared.
Familiar scenes seem vacant.
On the other hand this looks like a guy out for a run.
I also brought a “good camera” a lightweight superzoom and took a couple shots across the river. This building is the River Spirit Casino.
And this one is a collection of office buildings that used to be the Oral Robert University medical school and hospital.
So if you are on the Tulsa River Parks and see an overweight old guy on a bicycle with a go pro clone mounted on his handlebars smile real big!
I’m linking with Skywatch Friday.
Love the photos and the colors of the buildings in the last two photos.
For over 20 years I lived down the road from the Withlacoochee State Trail. We rode our bikes there all the time. It was 46 miles one way with rest stops and small towns along it. Thinking about it makes me want to get our bikes out and ride it again.
Wow on the colors of the first pix, and love the mirrored ones.
Me gusta la primera y la ultima foto. Te mando un beso.
…WOW, the colors in the first one!
Love all the color and action.
I love all the colorful photos you start with
“…highly edited bad photos” made me laugh. Nice photo of the casino.
They are beautiful and colorful sky images. Love the reflections and the skies.
Take care, enjoy your day!
The Casino creates very pretty reflections. Your fantastical edited photos set a wonder-filled adventurous mood.
Your photos are actually quite interesting.
These turned out to be beautiful.
Beautiful.
Cool capture.
It has been long time since I did a long rides. Your post motivated me to plan something similar
Amazing pics
Wow, some fantastic photography. Love the photos, well done!
Pretty sky shots- these are all great! I commend you for the exercise…I need more of it and less sitting for sure.
Some of these are works of art. Isn’t there a cliche that says something like “this is so bad, it’s good”? Especially liked the River Spirit Casino in the first picture and another view of same and its reflection in the colors of Ukraine.
interesting photos.
Coffee is on, and stay safe.
Very creative sky shots ~ awesome colors ~
Wishing you good health, laughter, and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
interesting editing indeed. the first one looks apocalyptic. last two are my favourites.
Love all these photos. Love the colors!