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Rikki


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Motion Panning (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: San Ramon, California
Date: Feb 7, 2006
Aperture: f4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/10 seconds
Galleries: Sports, Action
Date Uploaded: Feb 7, 2006

 Taken late afternoon at a skate park nearby my office. I walked up to these guys and asked if they want their photos taken and they said, "Hell ya! Doing our tricks? Can we get copies?"

Anyway, I'm not so sure if I got the concept right but it's worth a shot. Let's see what the voters think.

Shot in RAW and converted with RSE. Bumped the temperature to 12500k. Adjusted color balance and hue and saturation in PS. Ran through NI twice. Crop and saved for web.

IMG_1122.CR2
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Views during voting: 751
Comments: 48
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 03/05/2008 11:48:14 PM
That's amazing. Almost looks like the front of the bike is on fire!
 02/27/2006 03:28:18 AM
stunning photo! could really feel the movement just looking at it.
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 02/23/2006 08:31:35 AM
Just going back over the photos I rated really high (9) to see how they did...... This was one of my very fav shots - I don't give 9's lightly - I think it should have ribboned - I can only imagine the pride that young guy will feel when you give him a copy of this unique/excellent action shot
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 02/19/2006 06:28:58 PM
this is fantastic!! should have won!
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 02/16/2006 09:25:28 PM
Pretty cool shot! Stands out in this challenge. The only thing I'm not keen on is the light bit in the dark area just below the front tire.
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 02/15/2006 02:50:56 PM
Great shot. It really does have a lot of feeling. Kinda like a crazy dream or something. Nice job and congrats on your nearly top 10 finish...
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 02/15/2006 02:16:11 PM
Congrats on top 20. This image seems almost faked and I agree with Jutilda about an image being so blurred yet so effective and creative. Great job!

Edit to add: I agree with Hopper and JPR. This image is completely underrated.

Message edited by author 2006-02-15 14:16:38.
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 02/15/2006 08:29:11 AM
Heh man, congrats on top 20. It's amazing how something so blurred can be so impactful. I love it.
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 02/15/2006 07:56:09 AM
this should have placed higher ... excellent shot
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 02/15/2006 02:07:15 AM
yep i'm pissed as promised.
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 02/15/2006 12:48:17 AM
Yay Rikki! I love this shot, it is not like most of the other entries...IMHO u were ripped off!
But a sweet score none the less :)
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 02/15/2006 12:34:44 AM
awesome!
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 02/15/2006 12:16:37 AM
Woo hoo! Breaking out of the box, you are! Congrats on almost-top-10!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/14/2006 09:06:16 PM
quite different. 7
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 02/14/2006 04:50:26 PM
Completely off the wall. An image that looks like more than an exercise in attaining the effect.
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 02/14/2006 04:23:14 PM
love the 'look' of this photo. Not sure it is a classic example of panning technique, but I like it.
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 02/13/2006 09:42:06 PM
Great shot!
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 02/13/2006 07:55:08 PM
Great piece of art, has lots of elements and movement.
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 02/13/2006 07:15:53 PM
I come back to this one and still can't quite peg this image. I like the motion is shows like he's merging with the background pr something. Bumping up. 8
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 02/13/2006 07:05:49 PM
How this was achieved in Basic will puzzle me to no end. Great job!
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 02/13/2006 05:12:30 PM
Sweet image! Good luck!
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 02/13/2006 02:21:01 PM
Pretty good job of panning for that low of a shutter speed. It's good as an art photo, but as a sports photo not so good. Still, I like the blurred background a lot, although the light streaks are a little distracting.
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 02/12/2006 10:52:52 PM
Incredible panning shot...awesome colors, great feel of motion and action, creative subject matter and use of pan. While others went after the simple, obvious horizontal pan of cars and bikes you went further... most excellent!
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 02/12/2006 09:05:16 PM
The diagonal lines really make this photograph - well shot.
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 02/12/2006 12:12:34 PM
kool picture
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 02/12/2006 02:38:39 AM
spectacular! great work and true to challenge, well done
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 02/11/2006 07:14:19 PM
Very cool. I like this alot. It's like he's on fire!! 8
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 02/11/2006 12:11:42 AM
Nicely done; has a really active, almost frenetic, feel to it.
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 02/10/2006 08:33:35 PM
What a great shot.
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 02/10/2006 08:17:10 PM
Vertical pan? That's great...
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 02/10/2006 06:30:00 PM
Really really great shot. Beautifully different from most here, and I love the tones.
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 02/10/2006 12:50:43 PM
some may not like the abstractness of the shot but I love it. 8
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 02/10/2006 09:00:11 AM
Wonderful display of motion. Very nice blur, excellent composition.
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 02/09/2006 08:43:49 PM
extremely different take on panning. you're daring :)
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 02/09/2006 07:38:40 PM
10
love it
Hope this wins
very brave which makes it a great shot.

Good luck

Kev
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 02/09/2006 07:29:10 PM
Nice shot and completely different take. Is this vertical pan then?
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 02/09/2006 04:05:45 PM
Motion pans just have to have a bike in them don't they? Awesome adaptation of the classic bike motion pan. (10, good luck!)
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 02/09/2006 03:41:03 PM
Pretty good meeting of a difficult challenge. Would be better if subject were just a little sharper, a slightly faster shutter speed would help, as you have matched the body motion pretty well and there is plenty of motion panning effect.
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 02/09/2006 07:16:24 AM
Very striking image.If this has been achieved without the aid of filters, it is remarkable indeed and worthy of a top finish...9
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 02/08/2006 07:24:40 PM
wicked jump duuuuude. cool shot.
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 02/08/2006 05:38:59 PM
Osm..
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 02/08/2006 02:35:26 PM
Good Shot!
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 02/08/2006 02:29:14 PM
i like but i wish i could see a bit more!
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 02/08/2006 09:34:32 AM
So far the best atmosphere from any of the shots. Am sure some will say this needs to be sharper, more in focus, etc - but I really liked this within the context of the challenge. Great shot - 7
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 02/08/2006 09:28:33 AM
Try next time to improve a little on the composition.
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 02/08/2006 06:32:09 AM
nice shot
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 02/08/2006 06:03:37 AM
great photo almost like a painting
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 02/08/2006 12:38:27 AM
My favorite image in the challenge. If this doesn't ribbon I'm going to be pissed!
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