Bicycle shot. Strobe. C+C

[gsgary]

Looks and bit soft and under exposed but great track bike

 

[PatrickJamesYu]

Why did you save it as a .PNG? Making the spring go away is no big deal, nor is working on the sharpness and the exposure:


Sorry, I had posted an edit, but you don't allow that so.......

Did it physically not let you?
Or did you remove it?

Post it up!
Once I figure how to change that 'edit' thing, i'll do so.
I don't mind people editing my stuff as a method of critique
and to show me something I'm missing

Thanks!

 

[EchoingWhisper]

Why did you save it as a .PNG? Making the spring go away is no big deal, nor is working on the sharpness and the exposure:


Sorry, I had posted an edit, but you don't allow that so.......

Why shouldn't we save it as PNG? I hate JPEG artifacts which is irreversible and more pronounced when others edit them.

 

[KmH]

I didn't say it should not be saved as a .PNG. I asked why it was. I'm sorry, but all your threads/posts rub me the wrong way, making me feel compelled to add you to my Ignore list.

.PNG can't be opened in some image editing applications, like Camera Raw, and it does not support non-RGB color spaces.

 

[KmH]

Why did you save it as a .PNG? Making the spring go away is no big deal, nor is working on the sharpness and the exposure:


Sorry, I had posted an edit, but you don't allow that so.......

Did it physically not let you?
Or did you remove it?

Post it up!
Once I figure how to change that 'edit' thing, i'll do so.
I don't mind people editing my stuff as a method of critique
and to show me something I'm missing

Thanks!

I removed it when I noticed you had your edit preference set to Not Ok to edit.

I added the edit to my post - #15.

 

[PatrickJamesYu]

the .png was a habit I picked up from some previous graphic design work.
It gives quality, without being able to rip the file completely.
It's been efficient for me, so I haven't learned anything new about formats.
What would be a more prime way of uploading?
Just jpeg?



And thank you for considering my 'do not edit' thing.
Means a lot and is great respect as you removed it when noticed.


Can you explain to me a bit about what you did?
I don't need to know about removing the spring, but I do see your edit is quite sharper.
Care to explain a bit?

Thanks!

 

[sanderso]

Since the comments about the shoot are taken care of I will comment on the subject. I don't like the spring that you have used to hold up the bike. Get some one to hold the bike and jump out of the way just before you take the picture. That spring probably weights as much as the bike does. Level the cranks having the right crank that is facing you forward. I like the photo. Good job.

In addition to pen's comments, I'd also remove the pedals (and their toe clips). Don't think I like the jump out of the way technique....especially if it was my bike! Finally, I found the line/crack on the floor to be distracting.My $0.02.

 

[KmH]

Can you explain to me a bit about what you did?
I don't need to know about removing the spring, but I do see your edit is quite sharper.
Care to explain a bit?

Thanks!

I used USM (UnSharp Mask) - twice.

The first use was with Amount set to 10, Radius set to 200, and Threshold set to 0. That is more a way to enhance local contrast (and add some exposure) than it is to sharpen.

The second use of USM was specifically to sharpen the photo, and IIRC I used an Amount of 150, a Radius of 0.5, and Threshold set to 0.

 

[MelissaP]

Yeah, I tried bringing that and the shadows within the cranks and rear wheel set out in post as much as I could
When you say ad more hard shadow, do you mean like shadow upon the ground?
Or shadows along the body lines and contours of the bike itself?

Thanks!

Great bike and nice photo too! I think cnutco meant a somewhat casted shadow of the bike on the ground behind it. I agree with him.

 

[EchoingWhisper]

I didn't say it should not be saved as a .PNG. I asked why it was. I'm sorry, but all your threads/posts rub me the wrong way, making me feel compelled to add you to my Ignore list.

.PNG can't be opened in some image editing applications, like Camera Raw, and it does not support non-RGB color spaces.

Really sorry. Will try to be more polite.