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Challenge: Free Study 2007-06 (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Nikon D2Xs
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Isle of Man, UK
Date: Jun 8, 2007
Aperture: f 7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1250 sec.
Galleries: Sports, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Jun 30, 2007

 Michael Rutter negotiating the turn at Gooseneck on the mountain course during the Senior TT at the centenary TT Festival, June, 2007.

PP:
Crop, select subject, contrast enhancement, saturate increase reds & greens, sharpen. Cloned some reflections from rider's face shield. Selective blur some areas to smooth out apparent pixelation. Added some vignetting effect. Applied noise filter to background. Resize for web.


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Statistics
Place: 155 out of 556
Avg (all users): 6.0000
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 5.9355
Avg (non-participants): 6.1935
Views since voting: 1559
Views during voting: 206
Votes: 124
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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Nikon D500
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 03/05/2009 12:16:02 AM
wow. I cannot imagine this only scored a 6.0!

This is a great shot. To show the concentration in those eyes is wonderful. :)
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
 07/12/2007 10:19:12 PM
NICE! You can see his concentration!
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Olympus E-510
Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
 07/05/2007 09:31:36 AM
Cool angle, looks like a very large lens you have there
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/05/2007 07:03:46 AM
what a look of determination! great image...9
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Nikon D2Xs
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 07/04/2007 06:28:38 PM
I like the cropping & composure. The desaturated background works well and makes this POP. What I like the most is how well the title is represented in the focus of his eyes. I also found it interesting that his visor is noticeably cleaner than the fairing & windshield. Likely a combination of staying tucked in low or using a lot of tear offs.

Message edited by author 2007-07-08 00:57:40.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 07/04/2007 05:41:29 PM
I don't think I have ever seen a rider's face like this before. Well done.
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Nikon D7100
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
 07/02/2007 04:53:40 PM
Great action shot
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Canon EOS-20D
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 07/02/2007 03:51:52 PM
If nothing else, you captured the focus and intesity of the rider. But you definitely did way more than "nothing else." Excellent photograph!
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Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 07/02/2007 03:45:29 PM
Neat motion shot, but I think a more zoomed out version may give more punch to the photo so we could see how low to the ground he really is.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 07/02/2007 04:20:09 AM
Great action shot with crisp focus. Composition works well. The amount of vignetting bothers me a bit though.
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