Set up in driveway using orange cones we use for various sports. Wanted a shallow DOF to make the bike in the background part of the story, but not the main element. I liked the bokeh at F1.4 & 1.7, but the bike wasn't defined quite well enough.
Sony IDC - RAW -> TIFF
PSP X2
- rotate left .40
- crop
- levels (2,115,232)
- remove dog hair from front cone
- darken edges
- HSL (red saturation down -10)
- resize
- resize
- USM (.35,100,10) +luminance
- save as JPG
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I have to agree with the peanut gallery on this one. The foremost cone isn't the one holding the most interest, it's the ones farther back where the crash/fall occurred. Frankly I'd like to see a few of the bg cones knocked over too. The bike is down, so seems likely that there is a cone or two knocked down as well, no?
Otherwise, the composition is quite decent with both thirds and lines leading back to the downed bike. But the very shallow dof means you have excellent focus where nothing is happening, and oof where all the interesting stuff is taking place.
Hope this helps, feel free to PM me with any questions,
When I look at this image, I find myself wanting to see more of it. The fallen bike in the background is interesting, but we don't get to see much of it. I think a slightly wider shot would have been more effective. The orange in this picture is so obvious that it does not need to be zoomed in so closely.
I love the DoF you used, especially with the effect on the road. The orange color is also very nice.
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