Red Bull Rookies Cup at Laguna Seca

TunaTuna Registered Users Posts: 44 Big grins
edited March 2, 2009 in Sports
The more I look at this photo, the more I love it and hate it all at once. I'm sure the composition could use some improvement. C&C would be welcome and much appreciated. :thumb

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  • BlueHoseJacketBlueHoseJacket Registered Users Posts: 509 Major grins
    edited February 28, 2009
    The shot look great to me...I don't know what there is to hate about. You might want to crop it a little tighter, but personally I like it.
  • 2whlrcr2whlrcr Registered Users Posts: 306 Major grins
    edited February 28, 2009
    Yea, try a tighter crop and repost.
  • TunaTuna Registered Users Posts: 44 Big grins
    edited February 28, 2009
    2whlrcr wrote:
    Yea, try a tighter crop and repost.

    Like so?

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,934 moderator
    edited March 1, 2009
    I might go even tighter. Especially the horizontal crop.
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  • aktseaktse Registered Users Posts: 1,928 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2009
    I like the pano aspect ratio, but the background provides nothing, especially the rows of tires or the rock/dirty wall.

    I think this will be a winner once you have a better crop.

    Nicely done! thumb.gif
  • MJRPHOTOMJRPHOTO Registered Users Posts: 432 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2009
    Hope you do not mind but this is how I would crop it.
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  • TunaTuna Registered Users Posts: 44 Big grins
    edited March 2, 2009
    aktse wrote:
    I like the pano aspect ratio, but the background provides nothing, especially the rows of tires or the rock/dirty wall.

    I think this will be a winner once you have a better crop.

    Nicely done! thumb.gif

    I guess I felt it gave a little more depth to the photo, but maybe it's more distracting than anything. I actually cut one of the riders out with the idea of having a tighter crop the first time I posted it. If anybody wants to show me how they'd crop it, feel free. I'm still learning and I'd be more than happy to see others' opinions. Here's the original.

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    MJRPHOTO, thanks! Just curious, now, if you'd include the trailing rider in the shot or not. ne_nau.gif
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