Motorcycle C&C

[8ball]

 

[Robin Usagani]

I feel that the bike is not lit well enough. Dont be afraid to use your flash even on a subject like this.

 

[8ball]

thanks!

 

[MohaimenK]

Schewetty lovessss flash! I think you need to change your ID to SchwettyFlash instead :lmao:

I did some work with curve, level and masking. Hope you like? I was bored for a sec

BTW, I like your shot regardless. Nice composition!

 

[8ball]

momo i do like it thanks!

 

[StillGotIt]

champions edition...very nice!! if my wrist wasn't broken i'd give my bike a photoshoot too. guess i'll have to wait till next season.

 

[KmH]

It's to bad the sensuous lines of the bike get completely lost in all the busy and distracting building and graffiti detail.

The bike is underexposed, the photo is crooked and the main subject of the photo is actually the building, though that is not what you intended.
The bike is a secondary subject based on exposure, scale in the image, and image composition.

All in all it is a photo that exhibits a lack of knowledge or attention to the most basic tenents of visual composition.

Simplicity
The Rule of Thirds
Lines
Balance
Framing
Avoiding Mergers

By all means keep taking pictures, but understand that if you want to wow people, you must make an image, a much more involved task than taking a picture.

 

[memento]

i think you should go back and try it again.

bare in mind what KmH said.

looks like an awesome location, just be careful of what's behind your subject.

and try to find some concrete or asphalt to put the bike on. road bikes don't belong on dirt

 

[burgo]

I agree with most of the criticisms here. Underexposed, average composition. The building dominates the shot where the subject is the bike.

I think you should try it landscape shot, use some fill flash or a reflector to put more light on the bike and have the building more blurry. Maybe take it from lower down looking up at the bike. That way your attention is on the bike and not on the building which is what you are trying to achieve.

I do like the building though, you could always discard the bike and take a photo of the building.

But well done it's a good start.