rollerblading

ajmall · Jan 19, 2005

not sure if i've posted this photo or not before. simple photoshop work as u can see done on it. what do u think?

Nikon F80, 15mm 2.8 fish eye, fuji superia 100

MDowdey · Jan 19, 2005

nice shot!!! i love the use of the fisheye here!!! and the selective coloring is great!

good work!

md

Big Mike · Jan 19, 2005

Definitely a great capture. Nice work.

danalec99 · Jan 19, 2005

Big Mike said:
Definitely a great capture. Nice work.

I agree.

ajmall, is that light from your flash?

axom · Jan 19, 2005

nice! Its good to see another rollerblader on here...Ill have some shots up as soon as we get out to the park.

mygrain · Jan 20, 2005

I agree, the fisheye always works for these types of pics. Adds an extreme cherry to one extreme sundae. :wink:

Nice shot! A skate park is being built in my town very soon. I can't wait to shoot there!

elsaspet · Jan 20, 2005

I really love that one.

thebeginning · Jan 20, 2005

yup he skates. look at his pants. great shot.

Vmann · Jan 20, 2005

I know the skater is the focus but there is alot going on around him that I feels is wasted space. I think I would have cropped the photo left of the skater and right next to the guy across the ramp, eliminating him from the picture. Next, I would crop down from the top eliminating some of the top of the pipe that you see at your feet. Just leaving the people in the corner and the skater sliding towards them with whatever top of the pipe is left after the crop. Also think sports photography we know hes skating so you could adjust your DOF or blur the background of the lower park. There is just alot compiting for attention.

ajmall · Jan 23, 2005

Vmann said:
I know the skater is the focus but there is alot going on around him that I feels is wasted space. I think I would have cropped the photo left of the skater and right next to the guy across the ramp, eliminating him from the picture. Next, I would crop down from the top eliminating some of the top of the pipe that you see at your feet. Just leaving the people in the corner and the skater sliding towards them with whatever top of the pipe is left after the crop. Also think sports photography we know hes skating so you could adjust your DOF or blur the background of the lower park. There is just alot compiting for attention.

i was thinking of cropping out some of the shot however i like the fish eye effect and by cropping you lose the curves.

yes i used a flash with off camera cord to my left held slightly further back than the camera. i had to guesstimate the power of it which is always a silly thing to do though it worked out well here!

blinded · Jan 23, 2005

I don't like it. Hes way too centered, his right arm is pretty hot, the black and white with the subject as color effect is pretty cheesy, and its another point your fisheye in the general direction of the rider/skater/rollerblader shot.

Vmann · Jan 24, 2005

I do like fish eye effect but Im going to have to stick with blurring the backgroud in some kind of computer program. Your subject just looks like hes competing for attetion with everything elso going on. Its still a good pic though.

Sk8ing is not a crime.

ajmall · Jan 24, 2005

blinded said:
I don't like it. Hes way too centered, his right arm is pretty hot, the black and white with the subject as color effect is pretty cheesy, and its another point your fisheye in the general direction of the rider/skater/rollerblader shot.

pretty hot? i'd like to know what u mean by that...

i suppose there's always gonna be someone who won't like my photos!

Vmann · Jan 25, 2005

If you dont care I'll answer the hot question.

Hes refering to the really white spot on the sk8ters arm. Hot spots are areas that are to white and detail is lost due in part because of the light or making a photo to contrasty.

The photo ain't bad the way it is just suggestions. It makes me want to get out and do some topside soul grinds.