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jbirkman


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Location: Willow Springs International Raceway, Rosamond, CA
Date: Sep 11, 2011
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Sports, Action
Date Uploaded: Sep 16, 2011

Viewed: 490
Comments: 6
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 Shot as the sun was coming up on hour 19 of a 24hour race from a lighting tower over a tight corner.

Shot too soon for the "From Above III" Challenge.

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 09/25/2011 04:55:33 PM
Not a good shot for "above".....and locking the thread was stupid.
 09/21/2011 11:43:25 PM
Hmm... I think this would have done poorly.

Bad crop, not a particularly interesting subject, and most significant of all, not from above.

Just my opinion, clearly some of the others disagree.
 09/21/2011 05:31:51 PM
Concur about the crop, further since he appears to be leaning into a curve, I get no sense of the shot being taken from anywhere but straight across the in field, the shadows certainly do not imply that this was taken from above. I am not saying the image was not taken from above, only that it fails to convey the sense of looking down. Simply put, this would have been a bit of a shoehorn for this challenge.

This same subject, framed looser, seen from above with a long shadow trailing out behind/to the side, with the full shadow in frame, would have been an absolute killer,

Message edited by author 2011-09-21 19:25:51.
 09/21/2011 05:22:06 PM
Nice crisp focus. Colors are bright which grabs your eye. Can tell you are looking down on subject which fits the challenge. The crop is a bit tight. In this case I think the biker needs a bit more room to give it a feeling of movement and direction.
 09/21/2011 04:40:09 PM
great detail and color but it needs a different crop, its not a bad photo, its just not interesting. i probably would have scored a 5.
 09/21/2011 04:57:37 AM
I don't think it would have done well (at least not for my standards, LOL). it is well focused and color/contrast are good, but I find the crop to be way too close, I don't have the feling of speed and action. I also can't see much of the drivers face/emotions nor of the bike. All I see is a lot of stickers. Overall not too interesting.


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