Jumping ahead, in 2003 I was fortunate enough to receive, as a birthday present from my wife, a brand new 2003 Harley Davidson Electraglide. It too was black and chrome. 2003 was their 100th anniversary issue so it made it a little more special. I only rode that bike for about (6) years before a serious permanent injury prevented me from ever riding again. That was a big loss for me on many levels. It bothered me so much that I couldn’t even sell the motorcycle until 2019 when we moved. I basically had no choice at that point and sold it for far less than it was worth. But it wasn’t the money that bothered me it was that a piece of me was gone and gone forever. Any serious rider knows what I’m talking about.
Cheryl has encouraged me many times to purchase a used Harley Trike (which would not interfere with my health issue). However, when you’re in your mid-60’s and putting every nickel away for retirement it’s hard to be that selfish as to dip into our savings so it’ll remain a dream.
So I certainly digressed, didn’t I? This picture is a combination of a real image of the Hartford Harley Davidson facility in East Hartford CT and miniature trucks and motorcycles. I photographed each miniature vehicle individually in my studio then brought them into photoshop where they could be placed into the image making the composite image you see. The miniatures were all die cast of varying lengths typically around 12-14″. The motorcycle on the back on the pick up and next to it were made of plastic and are about 2.5″ long.
The Harley Davidson facility was photographed with a Sony A7RII and a Sony 24-105mm F4 lens. 1/125th, F16, ISO 100.
The models were photographed in studio with a Nikon D7100 and a Nikon 40mm F2.8 or a Nikon 105mm f2.8, both macro lenses. The camera was tethered to a computer via Helicon Remote and focus stacking was employed. On average about 23 shots were taken for each one at various focus points then merged together using Helicon Focus software ensuring sharpness from front to back.
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