Freewheeler Metal Print

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On Leonard Street in Grand Rapids there is a bike shop that is second to none. Freewheeler has been involved with BMX bikes since Day One. They will also custom build any bike you want and sell everything from tandem to mountain to folding to city bikes. The window display with its motley assemblage of shapes and colors is what caught my attention. I setup my tripod mounted Linhof across the street in front of the YMCA. For this nighttime shot I wanted everything in focus which meant I needed a tiny aperture with requisite long exposure. This required a gap of at least ten seconds between the cars buzzing by on the busy street. As it turned out I ended up having the oncoming traffic, from both directions, adding to the illumination of the bike shop with their head lights. This was an unexpected bonus. When I optimized the image with Photoshop I decided to use selective colorization to add emphasis to the colorful store window as well as the warmish room lights that illuminated the apar...

James Rasmusson is a resident of Holland Michigan who has been creating fine art photographs since the early 80�s. Jim�s photo-art is best known for themes that express the drama and majesty of nature. �I like to underscore the abstract and tease the mind. I am ever alert for juxtapositions that express irony, absurdity, and poignancy. I want people to feel both tension and resolution in my compositions.� Specializing in scenes from the Great Lakes region, the artist�s portfolios also include the Ozarks, Arizona and California, the Florida Keys, River Rouge, Chicago, �Suspended Amusements�, Nightscapes, Winterscapes, Ontario, and the Caribbean. The award-winning photographer�s work has appeared in many publications as...