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by jbirkman

Comment by BrennanOB:
Concur about the crop, further since he appears to be leaning into a curve, I get no sense of the shot being taken from anywhere but straight across the in field, the shadows certainly do not imply that this was taken from above. I am not saying the image was not taken from above, only that it fails to convey the sense of looking down. Simply put, this would have been a bit of a shoehorn for this challenge.

This same subject, framed looser, seen from above with a long shadow trailing out behind/to the side, with the full shadow in frame, would have been an absolute killer,

Message edited by author 2011-09-21 19:25:51.

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by jbirkman

Comment by BeckyT:
Nice crisp focus. Colors are bright which grabs your eye. Can tell you are looking down on subject which fits the challenge. The crop is a bit tight. In this case I think the biker needs a bit more room to give it a feeling of movement and direction.

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by jbirkman

Comment by Mike:
great detail and color but it needs a different crop, its not a bad photo, its just not interesting. i probably would have scored a 5.

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by jbirkman

Comment by h2:
I don't think it would have done well (at least not for my standards, LOL). it is well focused and color/contrast are good, but I find the crop to be way too close, I don't have the feling of speed and action. I also can't see much of the drivers face/emotions nor of the bike. All I see is a lot of stickers. Overall not too interesting.

Waking for Hour 18 of 24-Hour Endurance Race
by jbirkman

Comment by Kelli:
Great environmental portrait! I'm surprised it didn't do better!

Waking for Hour 18 of 24-Hour Endurance Race
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Comment by GBirchak:
Wow! So good! I love that this is not just another silhouette shot and that you can see his face. Really good job!

Waking for Hour 18 of 24-Hour Endurance Race
by jbirkman

Comment by Melethia:
Very engaging portrait - great use of the light.

Waking for Hour 18 of 24-Hour Endurance Race
by jbirkman

Comment by bohemka:
Great photo. Such a sincere portrait that's really well executed with managing all the light. Nice stuff.

Rock On!!!
by jbirkman

Comment by GBirchak:
Seeing this image makes me want to sign up for a membership, just so I could vote a 10! I LOVE IT!!

Rock On!!!
by jbirkman

Comment by Airsnap:
ROCK STAR!!!!!!