One for C&C

[8ball]

What do you guys think?

 

[mwcfarms]

Sorry the building behind it is way to distracting for the bike shot.

 

[memento]

i agree. you need a simpler back drop for the bike.
or a shot of just the building.

i think you should turn the front wheel all the way left too.
also, i'm not a fan of 'street' bikes on dirt.

just my .02

 

[8ball]

Thanks guys!
How about this one?
Even though it's on dirt

 

[mwcfarms]

I like this one better. Two things that I will nitpick about. I dont care about bikes being on dirt although I do understand the point. The track lower left corner is bugging me and the building in behind looks crooked.

 

[memento]

much better!

to nit pick... my eye is drawn to the rear passanger peg and the weed growing out of it.

good colors though.

clean bikes too!

 

[8ball]

Two great observations as soon as you guys pointe dthem out I picked up on them.
Memento I was being drawn to the peg my self and could not figure out why

 

[o hey tyler]

What camera are you using? And could you provide EXIF data for the shots?

 

[kelbow]

Backgrounds should never appear to "grow" out of the foreground focus. This goes for portraits too - people with poles growing out of their heads.

In this case, you've got a water tower riding your bike.

 

[bigtwinky]

Not liking the shooting angle in either image. As someone mentionned, you are accentuating the background. Try shooting more from a lower position looking up

 

[8ball]

Tyler its a D3000,
Big twinkey thanks, For some reason I can not brake the habbit of worrying about the amount of back ground I use due to the fact that I shoot in places because I like the back ground

 

[8ball]

Also Tyler I will provide EXIF data in a little while when I get home

 

[bigtwinky]

I totally get wanting to have a fun background... while the shot is about the person/object, the background needs to be well thought out as it adds to the image.

The challenge as a photographer is ensuring the background doesn't take up more importance in your image than the subject.

1- shooting at a different angle
2- shooting tighter in to your subject to minimize the background
3- using flash to light the subject differently than the background

are three ways you can look at making the background part of your image and not the focus of your image.

You did (imo) a much better job in the second image, but i find the colours and various shapes and textures in the background catch my eye more than the solid colour of the bike.

And watch your foregrounds as well to make sure there is nothing that removes from your image..

 

[8ball]

Thank you very much I will try and do this!

 

[8ball]

The first one is 1/400 Iso 100 F 5

And the second was shot at 1/32 iso 100 F5.3