Really good shot, nice job. Bear said it about the composition with the bike cropped off the bottom - the tight crop on the right is good, it creates visual tension that goes perfectly with the expression of the rider, and the overall shot. But, the bottom of tires and the ground they're on are almost as important as the riders face in most MTB shots, IMO.
This my pick for the blue ribbon. Great action shot. The DOF and focus are spot on. The tonal range is excellent. The expression on the athletes face provides insight into the action. Great job.
I like the photo; however, there are a few suggestions I offer. Next time, put the open negative space in the direction the rider is going. Right now, it looks like he is about to run into a wall. The exposure is great, but I feel this photo would benefit from being full color.
Another suggestion, I feel like the impact of the photo is as such that if you broke the photo into 4 quadrants, your main interest would be that upper right quadrant. Perhaps you can run it through PS again, cropping just to that quadrant and posting it on outtakes.
Cool photo, I really like the devotion it brings accross. I almost wish he were on the left side of the frame looking into the right though, instead of looking like hes about to ride out of the shot. 7
Great b&w conversion, very good range of tones. Good composition as well. Just curious though, did the color version of this not work? Usually jerseys and mountain bikes have a lots of great color. The previous statement is just me thinking about your photo, don't take it as that's how you should of done it.
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