Bikes outake 1.jpg
by jonfrommk

Comment by Bernard_Marx:
Excellent fun!

still 055.jpg
by jonfrommk

Comment by Melethia:
Wonderful detail! The lighting is perfect to convey a very soft, quiet feel to this. Nice work!

Beauty is in the eye of the bee-holder
by jonfrommk

Comment by KarisMo:
needed flash

Off Road, In River Biking
by jonfrommk

Comment by Melethia:
Hi Jon - welcome to the world of DPC-unfriendly! I quite liked this one in the challenge - nice different take on the subject matter and well presented. Those who liked it REALLY liked it if you look at the average score of your commenters, and you got a lot of comments during voting, too. Both to me are better indicators that the final score. Though I will say that a 5.97 doesn't suck!

Off Road, In River Biking
by jonfrommk

Comment by Artifacts:
Positives:
Very nicely done naturally impressionistic photograph. Unique and very interesting perspective. Great idea. Good technicals.

Technicals:
The composition is well balanced with the inclusion of the tall greenery in the background. Color, exposure and composition are all good. Reflections make good subjects for photographic studies.

The Challenge:
There are probably two factors that combined to hold this image below 6. One is the strong attachment of DPC voters toward sharply focused images. Though there are numerous notable exceptions the norm for this type image is to score lower. Though you have smartly included the bike tires in the water, it is not immediately apparent to quick voters what that is and many may have voted without understanding that. The guy in the center is NOT on a bicycle and the bicycles of the other two are small and that might have contributed to a slight DNMC reaction by some voters.

Suggestions:
For this challenge you should have either not included the one guy or had him on a bike, maybe yours. :) Though having the front tires and splash in the frame is a great idea it does not have as dramatic an effect as it might. Perhaps including more tire within the frame would increase its effect by making it more apparent to the viewer exactly what it is. Have the kids closer to the water to make their bikes more apparent to the casual voter would help to.

I do like this image a lot!

Off Road, In River Biking
by jonfrommk

Comment by WriteHeart:
This is so cool! It's great to see an unique take on the challenge.

Off Road, In River Biking
by jonfrommk

Comment by markopella:
I really like this effect. 8.

Off Road, In River Biking
by jonfrommk

Comment by Kavey:
Definitely different and that alone makes it more interesting to me than many in the challenge.

Off Road, In River Biking
by jonfrommk

Comment by geekgirl717:
Interesting shot.

Off Road, In River Biking
by jonfrommk

Comment by Ord0:
Original.