Mud and Grit
by MudHut

Comment by Bear_Music:
Unfortunate truncation of foot and bicycle at the bottom really hurts this otherwise spectacularly-rendered scene.

Mud and Grit
by MudHut

Comment by heathen:
very nice action shot

Mud and Grit
by MudHut

Comment by jmlelii:
I like the photo; however, there are a few suggestions I offer. Next time, put the open negative space in the direction the rider is going. Right now, it looks like he is about to run into a wall. The exposure is great, but I feel this photo would benefit from being full color.

Another suggestion, I feel like the impact of the photo is as such that if you broke the photo into 4 quadrants, your main interest would be that upper right quadrant. Perhaps you can run it through PS again, cropping just to that quadrant and posting it on outtakes.

Mud and Grit
by MudHut

Comment by dahkota:
For me, the rendering in B&W really makes this image work. Color would have stolen from the drama in his face - excellent choice.

Mud and Grit
by MudHut

Comment by tapeworm_jimmy:
Cool photo, I really like the devotion it brings accross. I almost wish he were on the left side of the frame looking into the right though, instead of looking like hes about to ride out of the shot. 7

Mud and Grit
by MudHut

Comment by UNTITLED:
Great b&w conversion, very good range of tones. Good composition as well. Just curious though, did the color version of this not work? Usually jerseys and mountain bikes have a lots of great color. The previous statement is just me thinking about your photo, don't take it as that's how you should of done it.

Mud and Grit
by MudHut

Comment by tomz:
Great action shot!

Mud and Grit
by MudHut

Comment by hotpasta:
terrific action shot with an amazing expression of determination...this would make a magazine cover for sure!

Mud and Grit
by MudHut

Comment by RulerZigzag:
goggles? haha...great shot

Mud and Grit
by MudHut

Comment by Faye Pekas:
Beautiful. I love how he pops out from the background.