01/07/2024
Mountain bikes, stars, cool old trees, doesn’t get much better.
Finally updated LR and PS so I can share pics from my latest camera.
📷 Sony A7cii, Laowa 10mm f2.8 AF, 20sec, f2.8, iso6400, lighting 2x lume cube.
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10/05/2024
Congrats Paddy Mc Howlett
If you’re interested in learning about Bikepacking and Adventure sports give Gippsland Adventure Tours a follow.
22/02/2024
I don’t show a lot of camera gear here, I usually do that over at .photo
But thought I’d share the latest lens I’ve had to review, I think it will interest you due to its relatively small size for such a wide lens, its so hard to carry camera gear on the bike.
au loaned me the latest Laowa 10mm f2.8 FF auto focus lens before it’s release here in Australia. I’ve had a chance to shoot nightscapes with it but I also took it to the Cannonball MTB festival for a test of its auto focus (swipe to see some pics).
So far I’ve been impressed by its performance and you can see the full review over at www.nightscapephotographer.com or the link in my bio.
Would you guys be interested in seeing more about the camera gear I use and more pics from the MTB events I shoot? Let us know in the comments, cheers
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12/02/2024
Another shot from new ultra wide 10mm f2.8 Full frame, Auto Focus lens.
This time at the old shearing shed. Yep I had to include my bike fully decked out in bikepacking kit………Love this location and love the bike 🤣 ( Roscoe 9 with custom bags from for those interested)
📸 .au 10mm f2.8, Sony A7c, f2.8, 20sec, iso6400. Lighting by 3 x
Have been asked a lot of questions about this new lens from Laowa. I will have a full review out on www.nightscapephotographer.com in the next week or so that will answer these questions. In the meantime feel free to ask questions in the comments or shoot me a pm and I’ll do my best to get to them.
23/09/2023
Who’s your favourite Mountain Bike Photographer?
Downhill, Adventure, Enduro, Cross country, any discipline. I’m looking for the best, most creative photographers to follow.
Tag them in the comments, thanks 👍
26/08/2023
Meant to share this. It was a tight fit but managed to squeeze my Roscoe and all the gear I needed for a few weeks bike packing in a box, just. Was a real squeeze and weighed in at 29kg, thanks for the box.
24/08/2023
Was a lot of work to get to this spot on the Paparoa Track. I started at Greymouth in the morning and got to this point somewhere mid afternoon on my way to Moonlit Tops Hut.
The Paparoa is a must if riding New Zealand’s South Island’s West Coast.
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15/08/2023
Very happy, made the finals of the Australian Mountainbike photo awards again this year in the Adventure category with this pic from The Old Ghost Road, NZ.
If you like it please head over and give it a vote, I can never own too much mountain bike gear 🤣 thanks legends 👍
Vote here
https://photoawards.ambmag.com.au/vote.php
30/07/2023
At the top of just about to ride the section in my previous pic.
Good looking young bloke right? Well not so young, I turned 46 last week…
What amazed me on this ride that was also pretty inspiring was to see guys at 70 riding this trail, yep 70! sipping scotch every night and enjoying every minute of the ride too 💪
Plenty of riding adventures in me yet 🤣
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24/07/2023
The Old Ghost Road. NZ
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19/05/2023
After tasting the awesome on my trip to NZ and discovering freeze dried food can actually taste great I decided to try a few different meals and brands easily available in Australia.
which is made in Tasmania and offers some of their meals in lightweight and space saving expedition packs. Don’t know about you guys but I’m always struggling for space on the bike so Australian made and offered in a small package means I’m really hoping these are good 👍
And Made in New Zealand. I’ve actually tried one of their meals before and it was pretty good so thought I’d grab a few more. These are really interesting as they come in various different sizes along with side dishes and plant based options.
I’ve purchased all these meals myself and have no affiliation with these companies but offers $15 off if you spend $60 on their site using a referral link and I get some points to help me buy more here’s the link http://loyalty.radixnutrition.com.au/mQ7Dn9QlS
Anyway I’ll let you guys know what these are like, might do a few mini reviews. If you have any other brands you think I should try feel free to mention/tag them in the comments and I’ll check them out too 👍
15/05/2023
Now I’m home I can share some pics of New Zealand from my camera not just my phone.
Paparoa Track, the Forrest near Moonlit tops hut.
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10/05/2023
Freeze dried meals what’s your favourite brands and meals?
On my recent trip to New Zealand I tried Real Meals and they were amazing! Hoping to find something equally as good and available in Australia.
07/05/2023
Not bike related but grabbed a hire car and drove down to the Ho**er Valley Track to see Mount Cook. Despite the crowds it was still an amazing walk. I ended up staying to watch sunset and walked out under the stars.
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05/05/2023
Hogs Back Track lightning tree. Craigieburn trails, New Zealand.
Saw this area while coming back from the west coast and decided to go back and do a bit of riding. Only had time to ride Hogs Back track, pretty awesome trail surrounded by epic hills, more pics to come.
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04/05/2023
If you look closely you can see Ghost Lake Hut above one of the cliffs on the right. Pretty epic hut to spend the night in, there’s not too many huts with views like it has! - Old Ghost Road, New Zealand.
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02/05/2023
Skyline steps - Old Ghost Road.
Was a lot of work getting the bike down these extremely steep steps, I found the easiest way was to put the saddle on my shoulder grab the bottom bracket and carry the bike.
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02/05/2023
Mission completed!!!! Have wanted to ride The Old Ghost Road for a long time. The weather wasn’t nice for the last 17km from Specimen point hut to Seddonville but was great to experience the last part of the trail in these moody wet conditions. Now sitting at drying out deciding what to do next, lots more pics to come from this adventure….
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30/04/2023
Lyell Range, Old Ghost Road, NZ. The views up here were amazing!
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30/04/2023
The light gods being super nice to me today on the climb to Ghost Lake Hut, Old Ghost Road! This is just a phone pic can’t wait to edit the pics from my R6 when I get home.
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29/04/2023
Made it to the start of Old Ghost Road, rode the 70km from Westport. Off to Ghost Lake Hut tomorrow, big day I think.
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28/04/2023
When your day starts like this, perfect day for a ride. Moonlit Tops hut, Paparoa Track.
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28/04/2023
Nice way to finish a days ride, Paparoa Track, NZ.
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26/04/2023
Greymouth NZ. Off to ride the Paparoa Track tomorrow.
So far my minds blown by the scenery here. I caught the Tranz Alpine from Christchurch to Greymouth and it was pretty much just hours of postcard perfect scenery.
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15/04/2023
Two new solar-powered cycling computers we just announced: the Garmin Edge 540 Solar and Edge 840 Solar, and both boast up to 60 hours of battery life...
15/04/2023
Accommodation on cloudride was luxurious this year. The weather conditions meant I tried to find shelter each night rather than set up my tent in the rain and storms. Was hoping to keep my gear dry until I got to the section between Jindabyne and Batlow where I’d have no choice but to camp out. This really wasn’t my plan from the start as I feel very comfortable camping out but the conditions just threw any sort of plan out the window.
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13/04/2023
Unfortunately I had to end my Cloudride 1000 yesterday with a knee injury. I started out from Tubbut to Jindabyne over the Tingaringy but turned back when I realised the little ni**le I had turned to a big one and I just could turn the pedals without having to hop off in pain every few meters.
Absolutely crazy few days on this race with some extreme weather, at this point only 6 can finish it, there’s only two left on course, everyone else has scratched. Tough event.
All my gear held up well, the new Roscoe was solid, absolutely bomb proof and didn’t miss a beat despite being abused and out in rain and mud for days on end loaded with all my gear. Same with the Ardent/Ikon tyres, so reliable, don’t think I could ever put a different combo on my bike, 100% trust in these. My bags held up as expected and did their job as always.
Anyway time to start sharing a few pics I took along the way. This one was taken on the stretch between Cooma and Nimmitabel, in a rare gap in the rain, such a nice place to ride, totally recommend it if you get the chance.
03/03/2023
Some pics from last weeks ride out to Holey Hill as a bit of a shake down making sure I could get everything I need on the bike. Only a month from the Monaro Cloudride 1000 so need to get all the little things sorted.
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14/02/2023
My new custom wombat stem cap arrived today!
A few years ago I went OTB after hitting a wombat 800km into the Monaro Cloudride 1000, dislocating my shoulder and ending my race. Had this wombat logo made up back then for a bit of fun and finally found something to put it on, hoping this new cap brings me some luck during this years race 🍀
Thanks it turned out great and thanks for such a quick turnaround 👍👍
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