This was so close.

amolitor · May 30, 2013

GET OFF MY LAWN

Ballistics · May 30, 2013

The only thing I don't like is the composition of the shot. Everything else is fine.
10-20% off the left side would make this shot better imo.

runnah · May 30, 2013

amolitor said:
GET OFF MY LAWN

Pretty sure you've started a post with "Back in my day...".

The_Traveler · May 30, 2013

runnah said:
amolitor said:

GET OFF MY LAWN

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Pretty sure you've started a post with "Back in my day...".

My guess is that I have children older than Andy.

runnah · May 30, 2013

The_Traveler said:
My guess is that I have children older than Andy.

Perhaps, just keep an open mind about what the kids are into these days.

The_Traveler · May 30, 2013

runnah said:
The_Traveler said:

My guess is that I have children older than Andy.

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Perhaps, just keep an open mind about what the kids are into these days.

I remember when I was a kid - and I don't trust their motives. :lmao:

runnah · May 30, 2013

The_Traveler said:
I remember when I was a kid - and I don't trust their motives. :lmao:

I still don't trust the motives of adults and I am one!

The_Traveler · May 30, 2013

runnah said:
The_Traveler said:

I remember when I was a kid - and I don't trust their motives. :lmao:

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I still don't trust the motives of adults and I am one!

In age, maybe.

curtyoungblood · May 30, 2013

I'm not just trying to be brutal, but if you're shooting for an ad, none of the stuff you typed matters, except for having a good personal story and being proud that he landed it. What I'd I portent is that it looks like he is doing a really awesome trick, with enough room to put some ad text around it.

I also don't think the straight on angle is working for the shot. You're really showcasing the location, and not the skater.if you really need the straight on shot, it would work much better with him in the air with the sky as background, so he isn't lost in the staircase.

vintagesnaps · May 30, 2013

I agree, a shot from a lower vantage point, maybe sitting on the pavement, could work. I'd move around and try shots from different vantage points while he or other skateboarders are practicing and see what vantage point(s) work best.

I too would shoot it tighter and try framing it differently, I wouldn't want this much background - the puddle in the foreground and the light to the left inside the parking garage seem distracting. The concrete having some texture and the pattern of the rails across the top could make for an interesting background, I think it's a matter of getting the skateboarder well framed in the shot.