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rocketman
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Man I am SOOOOO excited! I just landed my first photo "gig"!!!!!
For the past 3 out of four years I've ben going to a big MC event in Morgantown WV that has among other things, a really great vintage event, they have had over 100 vintage bikes on display in the main event hotel, a former Radison, very high class display with bikes going back to the very first attempts at putting a motor on two wheels. Plus some great vintage rides and for the last two years a vintage grand Prix thru the streets of downtown Morgantown. Last year I went on the rides and took a ton of shots of the racing and met up with the guy running the vintage rides.
Well he just called me yesterday and wants me to work with the other photographer ( a pro ) to help with covering the event. I'll get credit for any photos taken and have a good chance of getting a few published in their yearly coffee table book that comes out after each event. Plus I may get a few from last year in the edition going to print next week. No pay as all funds from the event go to local charities, which is cool with me, the exposure, just being involved and getting to work behind the scenes with all the kool vintage bikes is enough, vintage bikes are and always has been my main interest in motorcycling so this is going to be a total blast.
Too cool! I'm also going to help with the setup of the display, work with the ride captain again to cover the rides and races. They are going to get a couple of hoists to position us right over the street during the races and maybe the main Saturday parade thru town.
The event has been growing by leaps and bounds each year, the whole downtown area is reserved for bike only parking during the event, now four full days, the whole town really turns out for this, tons of bands and shows at the camping area outside of town. Four days of nothing but motorcycles rumbling thru town, how cool. Met a bunch of great folks every year and seem and ridden with some awesome vintage bikes. Morgantown is one of my fav. places to ride/visit so it couldn't have worked out better. I'll get a free "press" pass for the event so I can get into all the venues thru the back gate.
Check out the web site at www.wvmountainfest.com
and some of my pics from last year
http://roadrunes.com/mainbody.htm
then click on the Mountainfest link at the top of the page.
WooHoo!!! Unfortunately its right after MOA rally so I won't be going as I can't pass up the chance to get some serous exposure for my work plus hopefully sell some as well. May even get my articles about the early years of motorcycling included in the book for next year!
Happy Happy Happy!
RM
We're also looking for more vintage bikes esp. BMW's so if anyone is the WV/east coast area and wants to display their vintage bike PM me.
For the past 3 out of four years I've ben going to a big MC event in Morgantown WV that has among other things, a really great vintage event, they have had over 100 vintage bikes on display in the main event hotel, a former Radison, very high class display with bikes going back to the very first attempts at putting a motor on two wheels. Plus some great vintage rides and for the last two years a vintage grand Prix thru the streets of downtown Morgantown. Last year I went on the rides and took a ton of shots of the racing and met up with the guy running the vintage rides.
Well he just called me yesterday and wants me to work with the other photographer ( a pro ) to help with covering the event. I'll get credit for any photos taken and have a good chance of getting a few published in their yearly coffee table book that comes out after each event. Plus I may get a few from last year in the edition going to print next week. No pay as all funds from the event go to local charities, which is cool with me, the exposure, just being involved and getting to work behind the scenes with all the kool vintage bikes is enough, vintage bikes are and always has been my main interest in motorcycling so this is going to be a total blast.
Too cool! I'm also going to help with the setup of the display, work with the ride captain again to cover the rides and races. They are going to get a couple of hoists to position us right over the street during the races and maybe the main Saturday parade thru town.
The event has been growing by leaps and bounds each year, the whole downtown area is reserved for bike only parking during the event, now four full days, the whole town really turns out for this, tons of bands and shows at the camping area outside of town. Four days of nothing but motorcycles rumbling thru town, how cool. Met a bunch of great folks every year and seem and ridden with some awesome vintage bikes. Morgantown is one of my fav. places to ride/visit so it couldn't have worked out better. I'll get a free "press" pass for the event so I can get into all the venues thru the back gate.
Check out the web site at www.wvmountainfest.com
and some of my pics from last year
http://roadrunes.com/mainbody.htm
then click on the Mountainfest link at the top of the page.
WooHoo!!! Unfortunately its right after MOA rally so I won't be going as I can't pass up the chance to get some serous exposure for my work plus hopefully sell some as well. May even get my articles about the early years of motorcycling included in the book for next year!
Happy Happy Happy!
RM
We're also looking for more vintage bikes esp. BMW's so if anyone is the WV/east coast area and wants to display their vintage bike PM me.
(OK so I admit IÔÇÖm dieing to see which ones they picked but guess IÔÇÖll just have to wait!)
