Glenn Clabo
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I'm down in Washington, DC for the week and they have just put out the Rent a Bikes after winter storage.
Rent a Bike in DC
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Pete Askew
Admin
Excellent Glen. Love the angle and lines as well as the contrast in colours. I also like the way those clouds seem to sprout from the building. 
Beth Carter
Well-Known Member
what do you plan on seeing this week in dc? i love to see the smithsonians and memorials when i visit. i'll be on the beltway this weekend, heading west to front royal.
Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
That's a cracking find Glenn - nice timing
I did DC for a day one summer - the humidity nearly killed me!
I did DC for a day one summer - the humidity nearly killed me!
Glenn Clabo
Well-Known Member
Beth...I'll mostly be spending time with friends. I worked here for 18 years.
Rob MacKillop
Edinburgh Correspondent
A seemingly incongruous juxtaposition there, Glenn, but the more I look at it, the more connections I see in form and function.
It's OK, I've just finished my first coffee of the day
It's OK, I've just finished my first coffee of the day
Hamish Gill
Tech Support (and Marketing)
I like this, it's a very effective comp... It would make a good publicity shot for the bikes!
Glenn Clabo
Well-Known Member
Thanks everyone. One of the reasons I always carry a camera is that it makes me look...and see things that just walking doesn't. This shot was taken as I crossed the street. As I walked this picture came into view, I tried to frame as best I could and I shot...and kept on walking. It was one of those that I wondered if it would look anything like I saw it. And it pretty much did.
Ralph Thornton
Well-Known Member
Nice comp. I like the juxtaposition between the bikes and the building.
I see a row of these bikes at the Metro stop near my daughter's home in DC. She says the biggest problem they have is that people will rent a bike in her neighborhood for the mostly downhill ride to downtown. Then, rather than pedal uphill to go home at the end of the day, they will leave the bike downtown and take the Metro home. So the company renting the bikes has to constantly move bike back up the hills at night so they can be rented again the next day.
I see a row of these bikes at the Metro stop near my daughter's home in DC. She says the biggest problem they have is that people will rent a bike in her neighborhood for the mostly downhill ride to downtown. Then, rather than pedal uphill to go home at the end of the day, they will leave the bike downtown and take the Metro home. So the company renting the bikes has to constantly move bike back up the hills at night so they can be rented again the next day.
Glenn Clabo
Well-Known Member
Ralph...it's actually not a problem. That is the main point of their existance. They have them in Boston and they have become a huge hit. People use them to get to the subway...or place of work...and park them. Then after work they go the other way. As I walk around town they are always moving them around to met the demand. I talked to one of the movers and he said they have a computer program that tells them where and when.
Ralph Thornton
Well-Known Member
I understand that. But if your at the top of the hill and want bike in the late afternoon or early evening there is frien no one to be had because they are all downtown. But it is a great way to get around when the weather is good. And I always enjoy seeing folks all dress up for work with high heels and all riding a bike down the street!
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Nihat Iyriboz
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Glenn, this is a stunningly beautiful composition. Perfection!
