deep DOF, rule of thirds, stop action
by chrisp

Comment by NikonJeb:
Very nicely done!.....8

deep DOF, rule of thirds, stop action
by chrisp

Comment by marco:
Hehe, always love this kind of action shots. Very spectacular. Well executed!

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by chrisp

Comment by alpharich:
very clever! love it!

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by chrisp

Comment by bobonacus:
thats pretty cool :)

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by chrisp

Comment by GiorgioBaruffi:
hi Chris... sure that is your first time in this kind of photos?

;-)

beautiful, very "crisp" shots... this is my preferred...

what dreams are made of
by chrisp

Comment by Melethia:
Your colors came out a bit odd on this - a little over-aqua'd. That may be the virtual photographer plug in, but also depends a bit on how you did the HDR (which software). You say in your notes "what to do?" about midday sun? Don't shoot in it. Yeah, I know, pain in the butt. If you're shooting for you, shoot whenever you want (I sure do) - if you want to win landscape prizes at DPC, shoot only in the morning or evening, and preferably in Iceland. By the way, I take bracketed exposures handheld all the time. The software (if you are using Photomatix) will try to accomodate that and line things up. Or you'll get ghosting. I sometimes quite like the ghosting, though again that usually won't cut it with the DPC crowd. Depends on why you're shooting.

Anyway, don't give up on the HDR - it has its uses and it can be "managed" to get more of what you want out of it. And taking a camera on a long bike ride is sweet, isn't it?

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by chrisp

Comment by Magnumphotography:
I am glad I took a look at your work! You must be a rider yourself and probably of many disciplines. I can just tell, am I wrong? Just seems the better action shots, come from those who are familiar with the sport. Great eyes think alike.
Sweet shot at a great moment and place!

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by chrisp

Comment by chrisp:

Originally posted by vawendy: nicely done! They're kinda fun, aren't they?

yes! but extremely hard to get that crown shape, i got it once but it was out of focus :(

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by chrisp

Comment by vawendy:
nicely done! They're kinda fun, aren't they?

wall ride!
by chrisp

Comment by JulietNN:
Hi from the Critique Club

You asked for your shot to have a comment by one of the members of the Critique club

this is a very clean cut shot. your sharpness is spot on, clarity is good, DOF and POV are very good. IT just does not look HDR and that is really the only problem you have going on here.

The other shot that you put up, is 100% better than this shot in every way. You have the action, the dodge and burn is excellent and the POV is outstanding. But most importantly it does look HDR.