These kites were flying at Ocean Beach on Saturday in a stiff breeze. At one point they were parallel and battling it out for first place. Beautiful critters.
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Way cool. I love the colors and the kites. Are those little creature bodies? I agree with Karmat that putting this on the diagonal might help, but, personally, I'm fine with things the way they are.
P.S. Kite racing???? I've just learned something. I'll have to watch the sports page for local events. 8)
Very interesting choice of sports. I've never understood kite racing, but then, I live in an area were kites aren't really practical, either (lots of trees and stuff).
Compositionally, I like the balance that the two kites present. One would feel isolated (and probably wouldn't show the race as well), but three would be crowded, I think. The only thing I might suggest would be to rotate the picture just a bit so that the flags were flying up into the frame at a diagonal. I think that would match the energy level of the bright colors, well. Straight horizontal works okay in that it shows a forward motion, but it still seems a bit static, in some ways. Also, don't know if it was possible or not, but cropping a bit off the bottom and leaving a bit more at the top would help it feel a little less top-heavy, I think.
Technically, I love the colors of this. The focus is right on in the body of the kites, so the details visible are wonderful. There is just a hint of blur around the edges and in the tales which helps to show the motion and "whipping" of the wind.
Overall, a very nice shot.
Best to you in future challenges. If I need to further clarify or explain myself, please feel free to contact me.
Having just kites against sky isn't a very engaging image for me. Choosing an angle where both the kites and the people flying them were in view (such as when the kites are just going up so they're still near enough to see well) might have been more visually interesting. Nice color, though, and I like the slight motion blur.
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