First I went in close but felt it was not showing the machine in the best way...
Next I started to move around it...
Moving to the other side gives a better view of the bike and a clearer view of the engine and lines.
The issue then was how to frame it...
Then what was in the background...
There was too much activity so I decided to start looking for a unique feature on the bike.
That wasn't working for me so I moved back and decided to try and place it within it's environment...again...
I then saw another BSA so thought I would try and get the two together in the same shot, hopefully with the standard restored one moving...
This didn't work as I wasn't quick enough to capture the second BSA at a compositionally satisfying point in the frame.I went back to finding something to identify such a unique bike...
And then I saw it - unexpected, understated and unique to this bike.
Okay this last image is not quite as shot but was found by following the process. I find it difficult to completely depend on this as the 98% usable view in the viewfinder is good but does allow some unwanted edge detail in... so a bit of artistic licence is always inevitable.
Using the viewfinder to compose is a great tool though as you do start to "see" before you shoot in many situations, particularly in Street Photography it helps you anticipate the "moment" .
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