Friend's new bike (C&C Appreciated)

[JWellman]

 

[tirediron]

C&C per req:

1. Glad to see he dropped the extra for the K&N air-filter! To be honest, this one doesn't work for me. There's just too much going on, and my eye doesn't know where to settle. The flair is a bit annoying as well.

2. Nice, good panning shot.

3. I would much prefer to see the bike coming toward me, rather than going away from me. The lighting doesn't do a lot either. You have blown reflections on the rear fender and the gauge face, and deep shadow around the rear tire. I think a couple of speedlights and a polarizing filter would have made all the difference here. The background with everything from zone 0 to zone 10 is a real detractor. Ideally, a nice out of focus cinder-block wall or similar would have worked well.

Just my $00.02 worth your mileage may vary.

~John

 

[JWellman]

Thanks for the comments John! I told my buddy whenever he was ready we would do a real photo shoot with his bike! One without the garage and all the right lighting. The bike is good looking and so is the young man. *Drooling Grandma over biker eye candy* :lmao:

 

[PerfectShotPhoto]

Nice bike! Yes along with what John was saying, I think the background is a bit distracting. Would have liked a more neutral background, more blurred out as well.