Harley Cowgirl

Driving home from the Hart Park shoot back on Feb 15, I passed by Ethels' Old Corral Cafe and thought that it would make an interesting theme. My girlfriend's, co-worker's wife, Cindy owns a Halrey Soft Tail Classic and agreed to let me use it for the shoot. I then contacted Ethel's to let them know I was going to be shooting in their parking lot. The last thing I needed was a model. So I called a fantastic Model that I worked with at the Hart Park shoot; MalyJ. She agreed to work on my Deserted Western Town Harley Shoot. So the March 29 was a go. I also had to newbie models lined up for later in the day, so I called two other photogs I've worked with to see if they were interested. Frank, and Brian, both Model Mayhem and Flickr Photographers, agreed to join with me for my shoot. Thanks for the HELP guys!!!

The only new thing that I didn't plan for was using my new Nikon D700. I brought along my D60 just in case I couldn't figure out all the gadgets and gizmos on it. I can tell you that using it with the Pro Grip, extra battery, and new lens makes it pretty heavy.

Well, just like the last time I shot with MalyJ, Sunday was a cold and windy day, by Bakersfield standards. We started about 9:00 AM and ran until 10:30 AM. The Harley owner, Cindy and Mark not only let us use their Harley, but also helped with lighting MalyJ. Thanks Cindy and Mark!!! Once we were done with the shoot, we headed back to "Studio in the RAW" to finish shooting other looks for MalyJ and shoot pictures of the "newbie" Model Mayhem models: Stephanie and Sam. The rest of Malyj's photos are on my web-site and also on Frank's web-site. If you ever get the chance to work with MalyJ, I suggest you do. She is very professional, brings a great attitude and is very cooperative.

Not much shooting information to share on this shoot, I cheated and left the D700 in Auto Everything. To borrow a phrase from a dear friend, "YUCKERS!!!"

That's a wrap!!!