IV Historic Bicycle Ride Moscow @ IVCA Rally 2016 or Nesnesitelná bicyklista bytí
Before you dive into the whirlpool of my story, Let me acquaint you with reader's reviews, whose standpoint holds utmost significance for me:
"Byciclish to the highest degree" - A. Myatiev
"Sick bastard" - Anastasia Steele.
"..." - Max Novikov.
Blessed by the Heavens and driven by intolerable suffering of A. Myatiev's Velomuseum (informal name: A. Myatiev's and K. Salahutdinova's Velomuseum) IV Historic Bicycle Ride Moscow took place as a part of International Festival of Historic Bicycles IVCA-Rally-2016. This mighty secret order unites a bit less than thousand of knights of spoke and ladies of saddle.
Arrival of foreign bike-tourists brought huge tension to squeaky anti-imperialism fighters. However after it stroke their memory that they are also internationalism advocates, well, red party started to breathe freely and push pedals times harder.
Unfortunately, this time I was not able to catch even half of most interesting reenactor's images. This drastic fact took place not because of their overwhelming numbers, but also due to weariness, created by earlier competition days. After the ride all of the tortured souls dumped afterparty and rolled straight to rest.
It's not amusing after all, none of international bike-hobbyists went to Historic Bike ride for being shot by Large format camera. Well, none yet.
Alas, let us end this silly talk and examine silly photographs!
All deaths of spite, our tour begins with Armin J. Lindegger, gentleman for Switzerland. In ordinary life he is a devoted fan of sewing machines by Paul Jaray. Truth to be told, he is much younger and living than seen here, but this time he made great picture of life-tired traveler.
Next ride is for german burgher, who bursted into atomic laughter after being informed that camera uses east-germany lens. By mischance, we had no soviet army serviceman with bike requisition permit nearby.
Charming girl in lovely dress, arranged by her bycicle-adoring father. Well, she wiggled and fidgeted all the time, sending a clear message, that all these reenactment games are not for her. Some people say, that happiness comes from within. Curse it! I go with family tyranny if it creates such great subjects for pictures.
There goes a mindbreaking photo entitled "Hearts of three". It has suffered from the same thing that happens with love triangles: third one appears and ruins everything. Making things worse, this nasty person was me. Due to the preposterous mistake I have experienced the first undeliberate double-exposure. My sincere condolences to all involved. Sharing your pain, I also savor this ridiculously funny photo. Life is life.
Spring and summer eventually end with fall. Doctor looks at us from the next photo with a grief and connoisseurship. He predicts final but does not want us to upset ourselves too early. As the saying goes, end is inevitable and medical care only prolongs agony of Life. Well, without stopping here let's proceed.
Oh, look, who jumps on the stage - cheerful bun, speedy nimble boy. He felt as much fun as none else. This event was the deep plunge into childish happiness. Yeah, he looks quite demonic, but hey. All children have hellish delights.
Tatiana glows having no flaws:
Two slyboots with shabby legend. What shall we do with them? Shoot 'em, then never send them photo fullsize.
Two dames - two dramatic tales. They see world differently and embody opposite elements. Now then, drop a tear for this wondrous play.
Moscow holiday... Somewhere over the rainbow... Which name for this lovely image could be more hackneyed? All these names will be as corny as shooting englishmen with english sheet film. Yeah, that's exactly as it is and I could do nothing but to give a standing applause to Tony and Elsie Huntington!
The can't be more idyllic moment of miscommunication with female stranger, than a situation, when she couldn't understand your language. You are blabbing, waving hands, and she has nothing to say, just politely smiles. Frankly, this rejoice could last forever. But soon came her matey, who translated my sincere proposal to make a photo of her and blessed this activity. What a brutish man: he broke the border of misunderstanding, ruining these pure divine relations.
Ghoulish photograph! Why you do you always shoot this nasty shutter when none is ready!
French monsieur, who knows the use of army bicycles:
Graceful lady with an ounce drop of rigor, considered Historic Bike Ride as a true reenactment. In doing so she she made a heavy slap in the face of public taste. None could keep up with her not even close enough to eat the dust.
Magnificent fathers (and mothers) or Russian reenactment movement. You could probably frighten your pants, if you meet one of them alone in a dark alley. But taken together they are wondrous touching pair. Why so? Because...
Click to viewSmile of Venus, performed by kind girl. Such bright emotions are all we need.
Family photo, made during heavy wind blows, just before the cloudburst. From one side their faces portray the russian uneasiness, from the other - moment of Finity. What is more needed for small, conscious happiness?
And the final shot of the series. We owe much to this man, he turned our bike-Vasyuki to New-bike-Vasyuki, as once comrade Bender promised. It happened like in real politics: one gives promise, the other one fulfills it. But Andrey is not the other one, he is well-known bicyclish man.
This is the End, folks. Hooray, hooray, hooray!
Well, has your life changed? Will the world be the same?
As a matter of fact, it matters little.
Remember the beauty of this moment.
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