HOOPS
by Breeee123

Comment:
I've seen this setup before a (couple of) year(s) ago. Great capture with that wonderful background gradation and freeze of the jump.
It looks slightly oversharpened but everything else is cool.

The Soft Light of Yestermorn
by Cutter

Comment:
Great balance of tones and contrast, good light, good photo.

Puffing Billy
by Marston

Comment:
No no no, the frame kills it imho. :(

Fallen Angel
by frumoaznicul

Comment:
This is a brilliant, timeless b&w piece of art. The tones, the exposure, the light, the scene... Best of the year so far. 10+

The Artist
by Artan

Comment:
Well done street scene.

It's Cold Outside
by Transit

Comment:
Interesting, but...
The title suggests that it is cold outside, so does the fur hat, the gloves and the fur coat. Yet the lighting is extremely warm and red, making it look very hot. I also cannot place the cigar in this scene.

Two wheel racing
by boomerakl

Comment:
The wheels off the ground give it the action it needs. Nice still, good exposure and colors.
It looks hot and the curbstones look like Valencia. Shot in spain? (I could be very wrong, because the car has the steering wheel on the Brittish side)

melbourne
by aussieannie

Comment:
What's that? A couple of dingos have invaded the town?
I really like the combo of backlighting and b&w, it works very well with this scene. 8

James Toseland (Ten Kate Honda)
by Azrifel

Comment:

Originally posted by Pug-H: I do wonder about the white line under the wheels though - why it isn't straight.

Thanks for your kind words.
The line under the wheels are the kurbstones. The line isn't straight because I held the camera at an angle to create an angled line. When you shoot it straight on, the scene looks flat and dull. This way you create a bit of depth and flow trough the frame.
It's not hard to straighten it out but it looks a lot duller.

Originally posted by howzit: Amazing shot - the shutter speed and aperture was set perfectly. Incredible detail in the rider, great motion on the wheels and blurred background. You HAVE to put this one on DPCPrints.

Thanks.
I might try DPC prints. The thing that held me back with all my MC shots (I also have similar MotoGP work) is the portrait right of the riders. I don't know how DPC will handle that, but I can try. If you want a print of this let me know. I will try to put it up at DPC or maybe make one myself on good paper if you are seriously interested.



Message edited by author 2006-09-01 19:09:14.

Birth of a Fire
by freakin_hilarious

Comment:
Good idea, nice focus and exposure.
I have several of these laying in the magazin but I never thought about using them. We use them to ignite the burners for our roofthatching work.