Kayaker

HarveyMushman

jonh68

At first glance, I didn't too think much of the picture. However, I could see this being in a magazine as a two page spread introducing an article on kayaking or the river the picture was taken. Maybe add a little more contrast to the water in curves so it doesn't look as muddy and punch up saturation a bit to make the kayaker pop

torags

Yup. I think too much water. A bad habit I have in surf shots.

But I gotta say; I've seen your sports shots and they are excellent. But from a technical point of view it seems you are using landscape shooters disciplines. A slow exposure for silky water and sharp rocks and blurred kayacker.

I used to run class 5 rapids and I (personally) hate silky water. It takes the drama and violence of the water away. Using your moto skills, tight crops, stopping the water and showing the personal best of the kayacker would make a much better image

my .02

HarveyMushman

torags wrote:

Yup. I think too much water. A bad habit I have in surf shots.

But I gotta say; I've seen your sports shots and they are excellent. But from a technical point of view it seems you are using landscape shooters disciplines. A slow exposure for silky water and sharp rocks and blurred kayacker.

I used to run class 5 rapids and I (personally) hate silky water. It takes the drama and violence of the water away. Using your moto skills, tight crops, stopping the water and showing the personal best of the kayacker would make a much better image

my .02

There's a good reason for the landscape discipline--I was shooting landscape shots! The kayaker happened to drift nearby so I quickly reframed and grabbed a few shots.

jonh68

HarveyMushman wrote:

There's a good reason for the landscape discipline--I was shooting landscape shots! The kayaker happened to drift nearby so I quickly reframed and grabbed a few shots.

That's how I took it too. For a sports shot, it really doesn't qualify, but it sets the scene very well. I am sure you could capture the intensity of whitewater kayaking, but this looks like a happy accident.

HarveyMushman

Doesn't qualify?

oldtime

Nice happy accident I like the surreal quality
only nit is the trees in lower right are distracting perhaps a different crop

tenoverthenose

I really like this. Composition and good lines draw your eye to the Kayaker, shutter speed and tone give a certain peaceful (solitary) excitement. Probably more art than sports photo.