Motorcycle Photography:
This photograph of a Triumph Bonneville 2012 SE shows quite nicely the importance of choosing the right location for the back drop to compose your picture. Of course this only applies to motorcycle photographers who specialise in working on location as opposed to studio work.
In the example above the track gives nice depth to the picture and the recently cut straw field provides a nice pale yellow background.
The camera used was a Nikon D700 with a f2.8 24 – 70 Nikkor lens. The lens was set to f4 giving enough depth of field to retain detail on the bike, whilst still giving the background a pleasing soft focus effect.
Here the lines formed by the background seem to compliment the bike. The handlebars line up with the edge of the field, the petrol tank sits in the band of green grass and the black saddle sits over the grey track. Whilst all these elements are subtle, they are definitely things to consider when photographing motorcycles on location.