"Your Soulmate Awaits At Your Local Yamaha Dealer"
I'll leave it up to you to decide whether it's the girl or the bike. ;)
This was a fun shoot to do! It was kinda difficult to get the bike down on the beach. It is Heavy! Over 800 lbs.
The biggest problem was getting the light right. I wanted to get the sky AND the bike exposed properly. I tried lots of different angles. Some worked better for light, some were better for composure but this was the best compromise. If I had some large reflectors it would have made things a lot simpler! Anyway, Photoshop made it easier to get the look I wanted.
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Taken with a Tokina 24-200 AT-X
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I'm a sucker for a bike shot... :-). Th eone niggle I have iwth this is the focus on the bike seems a little soft, and the big lump of grass sticking up in front of the front tyre. In a 'real' bike add the helment also probably wouldn't be on the handlebar, but that's being really picky. Nice machine, well taken... (I also own a yamaha..)
i like the shot, i think it could have been cropped better. Bottom right is distracting. You have a beautiful tonal range in the bike itself. Its a shame that the sky and far off land are so washed out. Maybe a UV Haze filter??? Still its a 7
straight out of a brochure. you caught some great light and settings coming together here. the bike and woman sitting stand out nicely since the background haze and grass are both dull in color. the line of the wood in the bottom left reflects the angle of the bike nicely as well. Great ad-based shot.
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