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Dirt? What dirt?
Dirt? What dirt?
Prash


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Sports IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
Location: Moreno Valley, CA
Date: May 1, 2010
Aperture: f/4.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/1600s
Galleries: Sports, Candid
Date Uploaded: May 2, 2010

 Shot as RAW+JPEG. Chose JPEG for further processing.
Opened in Adobe Photoshop.
Topaz Detailed preset.
Reduced saturation, increased saturation boost.
Cropped.
Saved.
Opened in Gimp.
Scale down for web.
Save as JPEG (88% compression).

ETA: 05/11/2010: This is a new personal best for me. Thanks guys for all the great comments!

Statistics
Place: 45 out of 171
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Avg (commenters): 5.4444
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Views since voting: 1252
Views during voting: 300
Votes: 177
Comments: 10
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 05/12/2010 01:12:01 AM
trying to figure out how this looks overexposed. cuz it doesn't. awesome job.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 28mm f/2.8D
 05/11/2010 11:24:37 PM
Looks a touch over exposed, but nice shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sigma DP1x
05/11/2010 06:50:17 PM
The processing feels artificial. It's a busy image already and probably didn't need much help along the lines of however you processed this. I'm sure I'm in the minority though. It's a good action shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 05/11/2010 06:24:26 AM
Good work with the capture here having the dirt kick up on the back tire good POV you have the rider on a good angle well done
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 05/10/2010 01:22:25 AM
I love the subtle coloring, but find the whole image a little confusing to my eyes - sort of distracting the way the rider blends in with the background.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 05/08/2010 06:05:32 PM
Great stop motion shot... love the sharpness on the rider, and the dirt trail behind him.
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Nikon D2Xs
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 05/06/2010 05:54:53 AM
I believe you left a few points on the table by not post processing (Saturtion)the bike and rider.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 05/05/2010 07:19:25 PM
love it! wish you could have made it pop more, though. love the gritty feel. nice work!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z9
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED
 05/05/2010 04:05:21 PM
A little too much topaz for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 05/05/2010 01:24:19 AM
This is a great capture, but I think it would have been better in black and white.
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