Feel The Speed
by lolor275

Comment by lolor275:
thanks critique club

Feel The Speed
by lolor275

Comment by glad2badad:
Greetings from the Critique Club

First Impression

Feels tight (like it was cropped too close, or composed that way), harsh (illuminated with a flash), and blurry (not smooth). While all or any of these first impressions may be incorrect, it's just what came to mind upon first seeing this photo.

Looking Deeper

For a panning shot I think you may want a little more blur to indicate motion and speed, especially with a subject like a racing motorcycle. A slower shutter speed (1/30 or 1/60) and a longer pan would accomplish this. The limited amount of background blur looks like a mistake and the motorcycle seems to be standing nearly still.

With a moving subject it's usually helpful to have some breathing room for the subject to move into. The subject here seems to have gotten past you some. Releasing the shutter while the motorcycle was roughly 10 feet more to left would have given you a better look at the rider and enabled you to leave more room to the right in the framing/composition.

Not sure what to make of the lighting. It does seem somewhat harsh from either flash or very strong arena lighting. The rider's suit appears to be reflective which isn't helping any either. Without knowing the details it's hard to address alternatives. On a positive note, better to have this amount of light rather than not enough. :-)

One other item to mention is the size of your challenge entry photo. It's not maximizing full potential. Your longest side is 600 (you can go to 640), and the file size is only 1/3 of the allowable of 150kb. A larger image with full detail will usually score a bit higher.

If you have any questions, or need clarification on a point, please feel free to send me a PM. Thanks.

which way ?
by lolor275

Comment by alexjack:
great photo, great processing with the grain, not too sure about the leading lines but what the hay
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Comment by tootsweet:
Seems grainy.

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Comment by gwe21:
I dont see very distinctive lines here.

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Comment by Coley:
Interesting take on the challenge ... lines are very subtle

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Comment by martinkulik:
Nice Photo!

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Comment by Moose408:
Not a fan of the color cast. The trees look out of focus

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Comment by TeamZissou:
I don't feel the lines are prominent enough, and the border is a little strong, and there is too much noise, but don't dispair! As an image in itself, it isn't bad, and I like the blues.

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Comment by carbon451:
For some reason, this reminds me of the famous section in Robert Frost's poem:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.