Friday, October 05, 2012

one-of-a-kind

Don's velomobile is peddle-powered, uses a very-long bicycle chain, and has a battery-powered assist for hills. His Dutch model was built for racing and has reached 70mph on a downhill run. The "skin" is a very thin fiberglass. I caught him at Magnuson Park before he headed home on the Burke-Gilman Trail and on to Magnolia where he lives. Look for Don in his bright yellow cocoon. He's one of only 2,400 velomobiles in the world he said.

2 comments:

Carolyn said...

excellent picture, great shadows, really shows the foto feature! sharp and clean! fab!

oh yes, by the way, in black and white!

CaitlinAnn said...

this is beautiful! The black and white gives great focus to the subject by simplifying the back ground. his expression is one of determination, which really adds a nice twist to the overall feel of the photo. the angle of the bike shows the reflection of the path and is a lovely quirk to what could have been a static image and creates instead a beautiful photo. i'll be on the lookout for this guy on the BG Trail!