Guest Photos and Guest Art

Another Sunday round of Guest Photos and even more guest art. Enjoy.

Baton Rouge, Lousiana, USA - Christopher looking dapper on his fine ride.

Laura in Chicago was inspired by one of our photos and produced the splendid artwork above - based on the photo below. Thanks for showing us, Laura! It's lovely.



California, USA - from Alan.

Munich/München.

A drawing from the very lovely Parimal in India - read her other contribution here on cycling in India.
Dear Friends,

I love pictures of victorian women riding on bicycles, but the kind of angle and effect I wanted to capture were nowhere to be found. So I got to work using a stiff paper, dark and light pencils, eraser, and a magnifying glass. The magic I have created is there for you to see and admire. I have named the picture "ELIZABETH RIDES A BICYCLE" : it shows a young English lady riding happily while she waves to a friend. It is supposed to be a classic picture, dating back to the 1920s or so. The image was scanned, and contrast and colour balance adjusted to give the sepia tone you see.

Next time you find something that takes your fancy and is difficult to shoot, try using art to get the effect you want. And best of luck !!

Best regards, Parimal

Chicago Dreams

We haven't heard much from Chicago from readers of the blog until today. Two great emails pop into the Cycle Chic inbox from The Third City. Both with clear an undeniable links to Copenhagen Cycle Chic.

First up, the coolest current gig in the Americas. HANK & ME is a blog about a Chicagoen and her bike, Hank. Here's her pitch from the blog:
This is the story of Hank & me. Hank is my oma bicycle make by henry workcycles. Inspired by Cycle Chic and Copenhagenize, we're going Dutch for 365 days in the city of Chicago. That's right - no car, no spandex, no toe clips. Just my everyday clothes, a bike, a lock, and a set of panniers. Can we make it the year? Hank and I think so.

Of course you'll make it! Because you're cool and Hank is cool and because 100 million Europeans do the same thing each day! :-) THIS is the kind of role model America needs in order to normalize everyday urban cycling.

We quickly suggested that she take Hank along to Erik & Me, a Danish restaurant and pub in Chicago as well as Wikstrom's Scandinavian-American Gourmet Foods to buy some Danish bread, cheese and herring and the all-important snaps [I think it's spelled schnaps 'over there']

GO chicaGO!
The other Windy City email is a fabulous guest photo from Kimberly:

Now THAT is cycle chic at it's best. THAT is a Friday night in Copenhagen. Classy and chic and a cooler than cool bike to boot. The undeniable link to Copenhagen Cycle Chic is that Kimberly runs the very bespoke Indigo Yacht Charters and among their destinations are the Virgin Islands - part of which was formally owned by Denmark until sold to the USA in 1917 for $25,000,000.

Thanks to you both for thinking of us! Any more photos? You know where to send them.