This is an amazing capture!!! Love the color and the comp. 10 in my book!!! I am curious about the gradient mapping though, would you mind explaining what that is exactly??? Fantastic shot!!!
I think this is one of the best photos on the whole site. No joke. It's amazing. I love the colors, and the whole idea of the shot. The title is perfect.
As nobody has mentioned the title I must. It's a very clever one. The wheel which spectators view the city from new heights, the up side down viewpoint of the acrobat and at last your viewpoint framing the former two.
Very good idea , and very well executed.
After reading so-so reviews of the Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lense , this convinced me to get one.
Wow ;)
Not sure I can add any thing that hasn't already been said before, but hot damn that's a fantastic photo! I'd add you as a favorite photographer right now if you weren't already there!
This is the first time I've noticed that more people voted this image a "10" than any other score. You've truly created a masterpiece here. Exceptionally well done & congratulations!!!
Ah dude, you are good. It's funny, but when I read Xion's post in the "frame" score thread saying his average was 10 after 8 votes with 2 faves and 1 wish list (if I remember right) I believed it (cuz Xion is good too!) and I went searching for his photo through the thumbnails and I immediately knew it HAD to be the orange one with the upside down dude...
You certainly live up to your username. Congratulations. This reminds me of work by Henri Cartier-Bresson. One gripe I have is the tone of the image. It looks too much like a coffee stain. I wish it was a lighter tone. Other than that, this is excellent.
Thanks so much for the warming comments. The 115 mentions here amount to a fair bit of time spent looking at this, so it does mean a lot to me (the best element of this site are, as ever, the written thoughts).
For the record, I was in two minds about the toning, but I did want something warm, radiant and eye-catching that reflected the energy of these amazingly supple gymnasts. They were all amateurs 'off the street' and thoroughly nice guys too. The photo does look quite busy at this size but I can tell you that the full size version is oozing with detail and little facets of interest. Here's a detail from the print:
Hey Jon: A truly amazing capture. Yes, I figured some shortcomings in the post processing, but the overall weight rests in your favor and deserving of the blue. Congratulations, the image still rings in my head. It is indeed an enviable capture. Way to go!
This is surely one of my favorites...but I'm not so sure about the BRIGHT orange, I think I would have preferred a more toned down version...buts that's just me...still an awesome image, really cool.
This is gorgeous. The colors and the composition are beautiful, but the acrobat is clearly the star! What an original interpretation of the challenge. 10.
This is terrific. So hard to do a stop action and get it within a "target" as you've done with the ferris wheel. Nicely done!!! This could be a ribbon winner.
If this is not imagineer's image I will be more surprised than if this does not win. Awsome shot (jon?), although I don't like the colouration, far too saturated for my taste, the image stands head and shoulders above the rest - 10
Now that's one heck of a good photo! I bet you had to have one or two attempts before you got this one! And I'm keen to know what editting you did to get the colours like that... especially the effect it has on the clouds.
I'll be surprised if this doesn't get you a ribbon. Well done
Seems posed ;-)
Nice shot though, with creative formation process. The colors are nice. The shadow of the flipper is a slight distraction. Probably will end up as one of my higher scores in the challenge. Right now, let's do an 8, with possible bump. I'll do it a 10, because it is the most striking image in the challenge for me. Same sky/clouds as Pedro's horse shot in silhouette...
Fantastic shot! How cool... This one certainly stands out in the crowd. I wasn't crazy about the sepia tones at first, but they've grown on me and now think they add to the image rather than detract. Nice job. (10)
Awesome and daring capture. 7 on first round.
A very special effort with a unique concept. The post processing leaves a little to be desired but it is perhaps the best that can be done to present image as a silhoutte. You have my 9
Have returned to this shot four times, struggling with how to present my praise. The best I can come up with is "wow." Congratulations on a fantabulous shot - timing is perfect and so are colors. Again, wow. Wowee. Wahoo. I'm rendered speechless. Obviously - (10)
Absolutely perfect. Wonderful colors, great frame, but not just interesting this is an outright spectacular photo. A perfect 10!! Keep up the wonderful work!!!
No doubt in my mind this gets the blue. Your composition is excellent, focus and contrast beautiful. Your post editing really highlights the intensity and movement here. 10+!
The 1st photo i voted on and i think it could be a winner. Very strong sepia but i like it. Great timing to catch this suicide jumper only a fraction of a second before impact :) A ribbon for sure. 10
Wow, atheletic model! Very eye catching. The man seems reminiscent of the circus, like he part of the acts/show. I might have preferred is you had a square frame and cut out most of the grass on the bottom.
Fun composition. I like how the person is positioned against the ferris wheel. The color of the sky and clouds is gorgeous. You captured very special lighting.
excellent take on the challenge! border is a little bit too think for this but doesnt take away too much from the photo. IMO this should ribbon or at least be in the top 10...good luck
Cool shot. Don't care for the processing - a simple B&W or sepia tone is more my style. This feels heavy and oversaturated for the feeling of fun that the subject evokes. I would also prefer either more light or no light on the face - the details are only visible to the point where it's kinda annoying. I love the composition.
Wow this is like the best one ives seen. Too bad i cant vote in this one but it would defiantly be a 10. i really like how u can see the textures of the clouses and that the wheel looks like its tilting and the sepia colors are awome also. haha i wouldent be suprised if this turned out 1st
Excellent idea and superbly captured. I really dislike the orange toning - a true black and white or a more subtle toning would have appealed more to me and upped my vote.
Cool pic! The 'circle' got me first, I thought "Oh, I hadn't thought of that, a circle makes a nice frame!" I like 5 elements: the sky/farris wheel/gymnast/color/how low the camera is to the grass. Well done. Wouldn't change a thing.
Wow, very cool shot! Great timing and the subject is SO well framed within the wheel!! I can't imagine how many takes this must have had, but I think it will definitely pay off for you! Love the lighting and the colors...they sky looks amazing. Great job.
I'll predict a ribbon for this because Ferris Wheel's always ribbon. ;-)
Actually this is a fantastic shot - everything in the composition is an interesting element, each in its own right - the wheel, the sky, the acrobat. GREAT job. 10
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