That's right, it's time again. Tomorrow is the first day of Bike Week 2012. For the next 10 days, Daytona Beach will be awash in chrome, leather, and the unmistakable rumble of thousands of V-Twins on Main Street.
I get excited every year when Bike Week rolls around. I stopped riding my bike to Daytona a few years ago, because I found that the photographer in me has more opportunities during Bike Week than the motorcyclist does. Living just 1/2 hour from Daytona, I can ride the coast anytime I like. How often, though, does one get the chance to shoot photos of hundred or thousands of bikes at one time. This beautiful 1940 Harley, complete with suicide shifter, is just one example of the eye candy that descends on Daytona for Bike Week.
Ever since the movie "Bucket List" came out a few years ago, people have talked about the agenda items on their personal bucket lists. If you have never been to Bike Week, it's one that I would recommend for any photographer. Chrome is a fascinating thing, and you'll never find more of it in one place than you will at Bike Week. Photo opportunities abound!
To my brother (and sister) bikers: If you are riding to Daytona, be safe. To my photog friends: If you've never been to Bike Week, make 2012 the year you go. You won't regret it. Plus, if the Mayans are right, you'll never get this chance again...
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