A detail shot of my favorite piece of machinery, my Ducati 900SS. The pic is of the clutch plate and cam drive. Basically a standard pic with cross processing and a slight bit of posterization applied in photoshop. I titled it "Essence of Ducati"
When this assignment came up I immediately thought of my bike, then I had to think of how to convey what it is that makes it special.
For anyone who knows and loves bikes and air cooled Ducatis, they will understand it is the purpose built brutal mechanics of the machine. The clattering of the dry clutch, the rumble and rattle of the air cooled cylinders and cams. It's the bark of the exhaust and the snarl of the intake.
It's not a pretty sexy, it's a gut sense sexy....it stirs something inside you.
At least it does for me. I hope this picture conveys something of that.
Taken July 23rd
Camera: Canon PowerShot G10
Exposure: 0.3
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 8.1 mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 80
Exposure Bias: -2/3 EV
Flash: Off