making action portraits of parkour participants (traceurs) I noticed a group performing flips and somersaults over a low wall; while technically not parkour, I thought these would look impressive from a low angle at the foot of the wall which led to this image.
because of the bright sky, I used 2 speedlights to my left and right to light the traceurs as they passed through my field of view.
default settings for Photoshop Lightroom applied, followed by some correction - highlight recovery, fill light and a boost in contrast
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Me lying in gutter at bottom of a wall looking up.
Kids doing flips over the wall from the other side! Crazy, yes...
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Originally posted by aKiwi:
What a fantastic photo.!
The point of view is so unique, I still can't work out what is going on here!
Great composition and lighting.
My pick for a winner.
Thank you. Next time I may try some bigger strobes so I can cut out more of the ambient and freeze the motion. It will be different, not necessarily better...
Originally posted by vaar:
Excellent composition! Very original shot! Despite the fact that hand is blurry and even face is not exactly sharp, it is "constructed" so well sharpness becomes only a minor point. Some may say blurriness adds feel of motion. Perhaps :)
Thank you. Since I was using flash and firing sequences I was limited to the maximum flash sync speed of 1/250th. I actually wanted a little bit of blur, for the sense of motion, but agree that fully frozen would have been interesting too.
Originally posted by supanova:
Vary good, shame the shutter speed was not faster!
I wish I was this good at compositing! Just athletes jumping over a wall and global contrast and vibrance adjustments, which I take to be legal as per the Challenge Rules: "You may saturate, desaturate or change the colors of your entry, but no selections are allowed."
Originally posted by Neat:
Don't know how you did this in Basic editing, but great photo, hope it's legal for your sake.
I was lying in the gutter at the bottom of a wall - the wall provided some shade, to help my speedlights compete with the sun.
Used maximum sync speed of 1/250th at iso 100 to 'kill' the ambient... hah! all I managed was pale blue.
two speedlights - one (key light) to the right at 1/4 power (because I was shooting sequences); one to the left at 1/2 power to try to get a rim light - both fired with yongnuo radio triggers.
many, many, ... many jumps
default import setting in Lightroom plus I increased contrast and vibrance
Originally posted by DiscoVader:
Neat shot, I'd be interested to know how you did it. Framing is great, love the diagonal, motion blur is just right. Cool!
What a fantastic photo.!
The point of view is so unique, I still can't work out what is going on here!
Great composition and lighting.
My pick for a winner.
Excellent composition! Very original shot! Despite the fact that hand is blurry and even face is not exactly sharp, it is "constructed" so well sharpness becomes only a minor point. Some may say blurriness adds feel of motion. Perhaps :)
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