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Challenge: Free Study 2010-01 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Lens: Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Location: Downtown Spokane
Date: Jan 23, 2010
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/640 sec.
Galleries: Cityscape, Urban
Date Uploaded: Jan 31, 2010

 I watched this kid lock up his bike and asked I could fire off a couple of shots. I think I freaked him out a little since I had to get real close with the fisheye lens. The image leans a bit to the right, could not crop that out. Overall I like the feel of his express and the surrounds.

Steps
Curves
Small amount of dodging on his face
Selective colors
Border
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Statistics
Place: 309 out of 388
Avg (all users): 5.2152
Avg (commenters): 5.7500
Avg (participants): 5.2321
Avg (non-participants): 5.1739
Views since voting: 652
Views during voting: 246
Votes: 158
Comments: 5
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 02/11/2010 12:12:58 AM
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

First, I have to compliment you on your profile pic. Fun. Then, I see you have no qualms about asking people to take their pictures. This is a gift. You have it, congratulations. You can put this gift to good use in photography. Your Riverfront Skater is a fine piece of photography.

Okay, now to work. I have little to critique in the technical arena here. Your subject is placed well in the frame and the bike is a gem. I would suggest that a little fill-flash would have done wonders for the guy's face. But you were there, I wasn't. He might have objected to a flash going off in front of him.
Is the background a little busy? Well, yeah. It does tend to compete with the story of the guy with the bike. What would have happened if you had gotten lower to the ground? Was there another picture there that would also be compelling? I think what I am getting at is the story. The guy and bike is competing with the background arch and architecture. That may have been what confused the voters and caused a low score. Or maybe not.

All I can do here is toss out ideas. You're good. You will find your route to superior photography. And I look forward to seeing more of your work on DPC.

I hope this little critique was helpful to you.

Alice
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/06/2010 03:39:21 PM
Toe clips, friction style stem shifters, this bike may be the same age as the rider. No helmet, however. Tsk, tsk...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/04/2010 10:15:38 AM
nice bike...great clarity and colors
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/01/2010 11:34:51 AM
Nice framing and creative use of a fisheye. I like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/01/2010 05:44:21 AM
I vote ;)


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