Passing
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by Arcanist:
Good job of motion tracking and creating stop motion. Excellent subject contrast with other moving subject. Image sharp/clear, but uninteresting.

Passing
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by P_Nut:
Maybe the photo would be better without the car in the background. It is too "busy".

Passing
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by Sterling87:
That's pretty damn cool!

Passing
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by b8john:
A little more feel of motion of the bike would have made this really great so that the bike didn't like so stationary.

Passing
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by directionsforpest:
This is great. I love how sharp the motorcycle is; especially how it stand out against the other car behind it. You also caught him switching lanes; it looks crazy. Wonderful capture.

Passing
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by Retroesque:
Exceptionally clear.

Diamonds Are Forever
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by atupdate:
Hello from the Critique Club,

Photographically speaking, you did a very nice job capturing this image under what had to be tough lighting conditions. My only comment regarding the technical aspects of this image is the out of focus nut on the right side of the photo. I've never been a big fan of objects in the front plane of a photo being out of focus but that is a personal preference and I try not to lower a score for such things. Besides, at 1/45 sec, ISO 1600, and F5.3 (Hand held I assume), you did an amazing job with the limited depth of focus you had.

As for your score, I think the comments you received during the challenge sum it up pretty well. People had a small problem associating this image with the movie. I am really amazed that the score didn't suffer more from the DNMC crowd than it did. That probably was related to this being a member challenge and not an open challenge.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique.

Tim

Diamonds Are Forever
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by GrayGhost:
Nice lovely chrome and enamel paint, but what is it? It has me stumped, so I can't figure how it ties into the title.

Aging Gracefully
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Terrific focus and perfect white balance to provide a very warm feeling to the capture. I do like your depth of field choice that provide the bokeh feel that emayner mentioned.

Lighting: Pretty nice work with very harsh lighting conditions. My only issue with the lighting is the harsh shadow on the left leaf, as well as the part of the branch. This creates a dark hole that distracts the eye, thus trapping it into one area of the image.

Composition/Content: Your chosen composition is just a bit tight. The leaf touching touching the bottom of the frame creates a feeling of tension that contradicts the overall warmth of the image.

My Opinion: I like it, and I think that the scoring was appropriate. While it is diagonal, I don't think that it captured the spirit of the challenge (nor did my sub-5 entry). If this were a bokeh challenge, I think the score would have peaked a bit closer to 6.

Eric

Diamonds Are Forever
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by urik91:
cool