Mike Schwentner: Lien Grab
by Ricky Cleave

Comment:
I like your viewing angle. Very interesting subject. As constructive criticism, you may have tried to overexpose the scene a little more. As you may already know, when shooting in a bright scene, such as snow or very bright sunlight, the camera will tend to meter for a short exposure or small (numerically large) aperture as it tries to average the scene to neutral grey. You then have to overexpose the shot to compensate for this if your subject is a darker object in the scene. I think this probably would have been a fabulous photo if the exposure would have been "nailed". Again, please take this in the spirit it is intended as I have no desire to "tell you something you already know". Nice work.

Jum.
by cthenk

Comment:
Not only did you stop the motion, but you conveyed a sense of fun and joy with this photo. Would have rated it even higher if the exposure would have been more appealing. Looks like you took the photo in bright sunlight, which can be tough and demanding for any subject. Nice job.

Old Glory
by Speigner

Comment:
I pledge allegience..... Good job. Very appropriate for the times. You caght it in all of its glory against the sky.

Fly'in High
by Shiiizzzam

Comment:
Nice shot. You nailed the exposure. I think it would have been even better shot from an angle to show a more appealling background. Maybe shooting up from below? Different part of the track? I know that race photographers intentionally use a fast enough shutter speed to stop the body, but fast enough to hint at the wheels turning, but for this particular challenge you may have wanted a higher shutter speed to stop the wheels also? Having said all of this, I still rated this photo very high. I appreciate how difficult this type of shot can be. My comments are meant t be constructive criticism. Please take them in that light, as I like the photo. Nice job.

Spearing Water
by Seir

Comment:
This photo shows that a water shot can be very interesting. Did you rotate the photo 180 degrees? I rated this photo very high.

Club Chaos
by Gordon

Comment:
Great concept! Would have liked to have seen a complete view of all three objects in the scene. The choice of background does not work well in my view. The texture of the background is distracting to me. The photo looks like it may have had a little too much post processing for my taste. All-in-all a fine effort however.

skater
by tyd

Comment:
I admire anyone willing to try their hand a black and white. Tough task requiring a good eye for contrast and shading. This one seems especially tough to pull off with the busy backgroulnd. Good effort.

Flipping Out
by 3teacher

Comment:
Looks like a fun shot. Wish the exposure would have been brighter to bring out more detail.

Flying Pins
by bruster54

Comment:
I rated this one high for the stopped motion. However I deducted because it was not as "pretty" as I would like to see. I understand you were limited by the constraints of the aspect ratio of the scene. Maybe playing around with the shooting angle and tighter cropping would have avoided some of the "mechanicals" of the alley? Good job.

Got Toast?
by arnit

Comment:
Very interesting composition! I like the scene. It looks like some remote site which makes the introduction of an electrical appliance into the scene very interesting.