[S.Brothers]

The BMX Society Database seems to be working very well now. I believe we've got all the bugs out of the system.

Now it's up to you guys.

http://bmxsociety.co...x.php?app=bmxdb


Check that out. Hit the submission buttons and look at the detail that is possible. Then hit the search button and notice all the ways you can screen the info. It's pretty amazing.

Please submit complete bikes in the "complete bike" section. Everything else goes in the "part" section (that includes unbuilt frame sets).

The aim of this feature of the site is to document. Not so much as a venue to display your bikes. It can work for that... but we are more interested in getting one of everything for research purposes. Variation is good and we will allow some redundancy at times. But, there may come a point when, for example... we retain the best photograph of a black mx 1000 brake set, and remove the rest - especially the ones with sub par photos.







Please take quality photos. Please also try to have your submitted photos be a reasonable size. Less than 200kb would be the ideal.

Outside in indirect natural light is the best light for photographing your bikes.

Try to choose a clutter free setting to set up your bike for pictures.

Don't "shoot down" on your bike. Get down so that your head is at bar height and take the photo at the bike's level.



Frame the photo... get your entire subject in the frame, don't crop the wheels or bars out of the shot when you are taking complete bike photos.





When taking close up detail shots - learn to use the "Macro" feature on your camera. It's symbol is the flower on pretty much all digital cameras.

[keep_it_warm]

Hey! I like my "looking down" Holeshot picture! :lol:

[S.Brothers]

sometimes it does work, Tom... I actually kind of like yours too, and anyway, you have other shots in for the bike that are level. I chose you because you know... I didn't want anybody to freak out by me using their pic as a wrong example. That's why I also used one of yours to illustrate the correct way. Hoped to soften the blow. Ha haa.

[asbo]

S.Brothers, on 15 February 2010 - 02:16 AM, said:

sometimes it does work, Tom... I actually kind of like yours too, and anyway, you have other shots in for the bike that are level. I chose you because you know... I didn't want anybody to freak out by me using their pic as a wrong example. That's why I also used one of yours to illustrate the correct way. Hoped to soften the blow. Ha haa.

Hello,

I'm a new user and I don't know how to use this place. How do I just make my own post as opposed to replying to random posts to get my say on the forum? Basically i am after information about like some society or membership I can gain to an official BMX organisation or society. Is there such a thing? Also I want to find out about the next event to do wiith BMX in London. Thank you.

[S.Brothers]

notice the circled link in the attached screen save. That is how you start threads.

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[jc82]

S.Brothers, on 06 February 2011 - 01:30 PM, said:

notice the circled link in the attached screen save. That is how you start threads.

I dont have that option, and i cant view member profiles including my own. Is something wrong with my account?

[S.Brothers]

Yes, you did not respond to the validation e-mail that was sent to you multiple times back in 2009 when you registered. I will try to find it now an manually validate.

[jc82]

S.Brothers, on 16 February 2012 - 08:41 AM, said:

Yes, you did not respond to the validation e-mail that was sent to you multiple times back in 2009 when you registered. I will try to find it now an manually validate.

Oh sorry my mistake. Thanks for the help.