Taken of my good friend and MMA member Chuck Schafer at their annual Fall Round up. This Bike rally is one of the mellowest of all those we attend but without missing any of the fun. Taken with polarized filter cap. Adjusted levels (alot on the mid tones) and Brightness/contrast. Increased saturation on blue and red and cloned two samll white spots out of the helmet. Burned a bit resized and saved for web. I'm looking to beat the elusive 6 mark. I feel good about this one. Fingers crossed.....I wonder how many will realize the helmet's on backwards?
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good crop that's tight on the face. focus is pretty good as well, and the helmet helps tell a bit of a story.
suggestions for improvement:
- the harsh midday lighting is extremely uneven and creates a wierd, bright "mask" over part of his face. taking this out of the direct sunlight would really help.
- the unusual angle doesn't really help the photo. instead of focusing on this man's face and eyes and wondering what his story is, i find myself thinking "man, he hasn't shaved and i wonder what happened to the back of his face?"
- we're looking almost straight on to this person. having him turn a bit more and then turn his head back toward the camera might be a more interesting pose.
a different pose with more diffuse lighting would help this out immensely. don't give up -- keep trying. using the polarizer definitely helped out here.
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