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johnsonM86 · Dec 9, 2005, 10:00 AM

took this in a parking lot the other day. was limited as far as aperture to 4.0 i think. wish it had more background blur but i might just do it in PS.

-mike j-
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VAtechtigger · Dec 9, 2005, 11:58 AM

Im a sportbike rider so that may be swaying my judgement but this is a bit unintersting in its presentation. It would either have to be a closer zoom to show more detail in the bike or a perhaps a more dynamic angle to the bike.

or perhaps its just not a crotch rocket:-)

Goofas · Dec 9, 2005, 12:35 PM

nice b&w!

Hards80 · Dec 9, 2005, 1:36 PM

yea.. this is a bit less inspired than a lot of you shots.. i would want a better angle, something different, this ones a bit flat..

-dustin

[email protected] · Dec 9, 2005, 5:17 PM

Needs some fill flash to pull it out of the background, and maybe a better background, like a beach or something.

Aumma45 · Dec 10, 2005, 12:50 AM

The contrast is not very distinct too. May be because the background seem to be competing with the bike. Really close up might have made a difference.

[email protected] · Dec 10, 2005, 6:34 AM

Yah, given the background, you'd want to shoot wide open and blur the background as much as possible, then use a bit of fill flash.

Most bike pictures I've seen, the photographer gets low so that they are shooting "up" a little at the bike.

Maybe try shooting from about bike seat height.

Shooting from eye level (five feet six inches?) down at the bike makesthe bikelook diminutive.

Terry

johnsonM86 · Dec 10, 2005, 7:42 AM

i shot this out of the window of my car which was probably at the level of the handlebars. didn't really setup just drove in when i noticed it, parked, took a few and left.

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Dec 9, 2005, 10:00 AM	#1
johnsonM86 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 723	took this in a parking lot the other day. was limited as far as aperture to 4.0 i think. wish it had more background blur but i might just do it in PS. -mike j- www.pbase.com/mikej86

Dec 9, 2005, 11:58 AM	#2
VAtechtigger Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 570	Im a sportbike rider so that may be swaying my judgement but this is a bit unintersting in its presentation. It would either have to be a closer zoom to show more detail in the bike or a perhaps a more dynamic angle to the bike. or perhaps its just not a crotch rocket:-)

Dec 9, 2005, 12:35 PM	#3
Goofas Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 734	nice b&w!

Dec 9, 2005, 1:36 PM	#4
Hards80 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 9,046	yea.. this is a bit less inspired than a lot of you shots.. i would want a better angle, something different, this ones a bit flat.. -dustin

Dec 9, 2005, 5:17 PM	#5
[email protected] Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,540	Needs some fill flash to pull it out of the background, and maybe a better background, like a beach or something.

Dec 10, 2005, 12:50 AM	#6
Aumma45 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,940	The contrast is not very distinct too. May be because the background seem to be competing with the bike. Really close up might have made a difference.

Dec 10, 2005, 6:34 AM	#7
[email protected] Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,540	Yah, given the background, you'd want to shoot wide open and blur the background as much as possible, then use a bit of fill flash. Most bike pictures I've seen, the photographer gets low so that they are shooting "up" a little at the bike. Maybe try shooting from about bike seat height. Shooting from eye level (five feet six inches?) down at the bike makesthe bikelook diminutive. Terry

Dec 10, 2005, 7:42 AM	#8
johnsonM86 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 723	i shot this out of the window of my car which was probably at the level of the handlebars. didn't really setup just drove in when i noticed it, parked, took a few and left.