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Mud and Grit
Mud and Grit
MudHut


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Challenge: Free Study XIII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
Location: Winlatter Forest
Date: Sep 24, 2006
Aperture: 4.3
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Black and White, Action
Date Uploaded: Sep 25, 2006

 Taken at The West Cumbria Mountain Bike Challenge
This guy was taking part in the sixteen mile race.

Statistics
Place: 65 out of 615
Avg (all users): 6.3368
Avg (commenters): 6.8125
Avg (participants): 6.3072
Avg (non-participants): 6.4500
Views since voting: 1071
Views during voting: 274
Votes: 193
Comments: 21
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 10/08/2006 02:37:22 AM
This was one of my few 9s (although I only got to 200 shots). Loved the feel and textures.
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 10/08/2006 12:50:45 AM
Really good shot, nice job. Bear said it about the composition with the bike cropped off the bottom - the tight crop on the right is good, it creates visual tension that goes perfectly with the expression of the rider, and the overall shot. But, the bottom of tires and the ground they're on are almost as important as the riders face in most MTB shots, IMO.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2006 12:49:13 PM
Super depiction of intensity, could be a motivational poster. Exquisitely good toning.
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 10/07/2006 09:55:07 AM
B/W perfect choice. I feel the dirt. I like the choice of crop wuth him pulling out from where he was. Good luck on this well composed study.
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 10/06/2006 10:57:01 PM
...and determination. 10
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 10/05/2006 03:59:06 PM
This my pick for the blue ribbon. Great action shot. The DOF and focus are spot on. The tonal range is excellent. The expression on the athletes face provides insight into the action. Great job.

Good Luck.
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 10/04/2006 01:46:58 PM
This shot conveys the bike ride well.
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 10/03/2006 11:13:52 AM
Unfortunate truncation of foot and bicycle at the bottom really hurts this otherwise spectacularly-rendered scene.
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 10/02/2006 05:47:53 PM
very nice action shot
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 10/02/2006 05:09:31 PM
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.
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 10/02/2006 03:56:56 PM
For me, the rendering in B&W really makes this image work. Color would have stolen from the drama in his face - excellent choice.
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 10/02/2006 02:00:17 PM
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
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 10/02/2006 12:09:05 PM
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.
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 10/02/2006 09:03:31 AM
Great action shot!
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 10/02/2006 08:18:03 AM
terrific action shot with an amazing expression of determination...this would make a magazine cover for sure!
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 10/02/2006 02:21:16 AM
goggles? haha...great shot
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 10/01/2006 09:25:08 PM
Beautiful. I love how he pops out from the background.
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 10/01/2006 08:38:29 PM
Very nice but maybe lighten the face just a little so the expression can be seen on the entire face. Still great!!
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 10/01/2006 05:33:48 PM
i wish we could see the bike wheels in the mud
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 10/01/2006 05:07:54 PM
Very well composed and an absolute perfect shot for B&W.
The depth of field and focal focal work very well in this.
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 10/01/2006 06:02:30 AM
True grit is definately in this image.....
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