At my pond house
by fatLouie

Comment by Artifacts:
Good sunset. Good color and not overly processed which is an ofte made common mistake. Good cloud defintion and trees make nice silhouette. Reflection in the water adds viewer interest. Bet it is great to have such a nice view from your home.
While I was 'missing' there was spectacular sunset lighting off towering evening monsoon thinderstorms and so much lightning at times it was scary. Surises were beautif,l as well. Unfortunately, my camera had been stolem by then and I did not get a single picture of any of it. This is the first decent monsoon season we've had in three years, too. :( - Steve

At my pond house
by fatLouie

Comment by cutlassdude70:
The colors here are spectacular! Nice, level horizon. Excellent composition and I love how the trees are reflected off the water. :)

The Test
by fatLouie

Comment by Skip:
yes, you've stopped motion, but it's not really that dramatic. this comes off looking more like a documentary snapshot for a county driver's ed website. from a different perspective, without such a busy/distracting background, you might could have gotten something much more dramatic.

The Test
by fatLouie

Comment by glad2badad:
My goodness. Three people to track your progress for a motorcycle license nowadays?! That Nighthawk is a decent bike...almost bought one of those years ago. Went with a KZ 550 instead. ;^)

Anyway...about your image. It's fine. You've done a good job of stopping the motion quite well as is evident by the tires and spokes. One of the better true "Stopped Motions" in the challenge thus far in my viewing. The content of the image is ok. Not anything really exciting or super unique here that is going to wow the voters. Nothing personal, just an observation. The technicals are fine. The subjects are placed strategically, not too much distraction in the background, exposure is good (the white on the wht/grn shirt is close to being over), image is sharp and noise free. Did you play with this in B/W just to see how it looked? Just a thought.

Good luck in the challenge, and tell your friend on the bike (if it's someone you know) to drive careful! ;^)

The Test
by fatLouie

Comment by Djabordjabor:
I don't actually see that he was moving and the motion was stopped. The composition is very nice though.

The Test
by fatLouie

Comment by BHuseman:
Oh I remember those days of the basic rider course. I did the ERC a couple months back and had to use my own bike to do it with. Not the same as using the 250's they usually provide in the basic course, but still fun. Great capture here!

The Test
by fatLouie

Comment by PapaBob:
Easy rider, day one? I like all the stop watches and the pressure of the score card. A lot going on, the more you look at it the more you see, good job.

derelict coal lines
by fatLouie

Comment by typhotos:
nice

derelict coal lines
by fatLouie

Comment by tate:
Awesome place!!! I'd love to see more.

derelict coal lines
by fatLouie

Comment by Ian-Andrew:
This is stunning. Love the colours. Perhaps could have been cropped a little more so that the space between the last beam and the bottom of the image was smaller, but still a 10 :o)