The Triumph wordmark

The first time I became aware of the design of the name of the British Triumph motorcycle company was when I glimpsed it on Bob Dylan's T-shirt on the cover of his 1965 album "Highway 61 Revisited". Thereafter my eye was drawn to it whenever I saw this make of motorcycle parked  in the market town where I lived. What I particularly liked was the way the letter "R" was extended so that it met up with the horizontal bar of the "H" and in so doing formed a curved underline. It forms a distinctive wordmark* that, very wisely, the company retained and still uses today. We came across this new Triumph motorcycle in a Hereford car park. Two things prompted my photograph - the strong colours and the water droplets from a light shower that had just passed over.

* A wordmark is a type of logo that uses only text to distinctively represent a particular organisation. It is usually copyrighted to protect its use.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100

Motorcycle in black and chrome

Near the car park we use in Hereford is another car park with an area reserved solely for motorcycles. Occasionally I notice a machine parked there. Not that I have much (any?) interest in motorcycles. What usually grabs my attention is the gleaming bodywork lovingly prepared by an owner who is the polar opposite of me when it comes to this form of transport. We saw such a motorcycle recently with burnished chrome and gleaming black paint. I didn't study it in great detail but later, after I'd taken my shot, I remembered that I didn't notice what make it was. Fortunately, on the section I photographed were the words "Harley-Davidson".

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Nikon D5300

Motorcycle reflections

The onset of spring brings with it sounds that are less frequent in winter and that will increase in volume and frequency as the weather gets warmer. I'm not referring to bird song, but rather, to motorcycles. I get the impression that today a majority of motorcyclists choose that form of transport as a hobby or past-time rather than a means of transport. It's my further impression that this is a pursuit mainly of older men who not only love to burnish their steed but also like to increase the volume of sound that it makes. Walking through a carpark recently I passed a large motorcycle with a glossy sheen that proclaimed its owner's passion, and I took this photograph of the gleaming metalwork and my reflection.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2