75 at 3:30 A.M.
by Trinilos

Comment by rdebruyn:
Too bad there wasn't more traffic. The lines at top are a bit distracting also. Otherwise well executed!

75 at 3:30 A.M.
by Trinilos

Comment by bmartuch:
Nice city shot at night.

75 at 3:30 A.M.
by Trinilos

Comment by wolf:
Nice capture. Too bad about the wires going across the highway.

75 at 3:30 A.M.
by Trinilos

Comment by richhansen:
Nice composition and exposure.

75 at 3:30 A.M.
by Trinilos

Comment by SoulJance:
compositionally I like you shot, those wires going across the shot are annoying but hay what can you do. I think that the lack of light trails in the shot let it down in my opinion. Maybe peak hour would have been a better time. Though you shot does tell a story about what it is like at 3:30.

Aspyre
by Trinilos

Comment by MinsoPhoto:
Greetings from the Critique Club

First Impressions:

Is that there is really a bit too much going on in the shot.

Technical (Comp, lighting, color, focus, Processing):

Your center framing works well for the composition on this but the background only distracts. This shot would be well served on a clean, black background. If possible I would suggest composing the shot so that the background was mostly empty space.

The lighting, aka the fire, gives off a bit of an odd color to the ground and background, perhaps a long shutter speed coupled with a rear curtain sync flash would help that. The image is a bit noisy and I think you could have dropped the iso down quite a bit since you were using such a long shutter speed.

I would suggest not as long of a shutter speed, 15 seconds is a really long time and 3 seconds would have been plenty and you could have gotten smoother light trails and the whole image would flow better (example here )

Challenge:

Meets the challenge but it doesn’t scream “dance”. If this wasn’t entered in a dance challenge I am not sure I would think this was a photo of dancing but regardless I like your take on the subject and it was interesting.

Artistic/Emotion:

This has all the makings of a really artistic shot but for me some technical work takes away from that.

Summary:

Not a bad finish at all for your third challenge and great job on a personal best. This shot scored very well for the challenge and you received some excellent comments during voting, all in all I would say it is a success.

Aspyre
by Trinilos

Comment by e10icus:
Looks like an "8" to me...

Aspyre
by Trinilos

Comment by romil:
Marvellous! I hope you didn't burn yourself..7

Aspyre
by Trinilos

Comment by Crafty:
Very creative

Icecycle
by Trinilos

Comment by sarampo:
Hi Travis, greetings from the Critique Club!

First of all, great attitude from your part, when you say that knowledge is desired, in fact all of us are eager for more :)

Regrading your shot:

Composition
The subject of your photo is very very interesting, but you can bring it out better.
First, consider in getting a second lens, you'll be very limited with your 50mm. Not saying that you must, but it will help you greatly. This one is very handy and is a good start.
First, your main point is the bicycle, so let's show it. From what I can see, if you move down and to the left, you get a very nice perspective from under, and still get the rims of the bike. Also, take care of the tilt in your background, as it is very steep. Also, for your shot you cut the front wheel, something already pointed out from the comments. Also, I would like to see the entire back top rock or none at all, in half is distracting.

Technique / Lighting
Good job on the aperture of f/1.8, it really helps bring out the bokeh of the shot.

Processing
A little noise reduction software could be used, it is just noticeable on the blue sky, since it's a solid colour it shows up more.
Also, define your white balance in regards to the snow in the tire, to make it perfectly white. That way you still retain the blue tone of the whole picture.
Also, please take advantage of the full 800px size limit, as more details can be seen at that size.

Overall, a very good eye for the second challenge, and with a few tricks and rules you could definitely improve these shots.

Welcome to DPC!
If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Joao