DSS #21 entry - Beating the Mountains

Pexi · March 16, 2009

The title is Beating the Mountains - cycling beyond the pain threshold

Crap?

sdways01 · March 17, 2009

I like it a lot. Good focus on the riders and fading out into the background. The only thing I don't like is how the background (side of the road) is overexposed behind the second rider.

Pexi · March 17, 2009

Thanks for your comments, I certainly agree with the overexposed part of the photo. I think I'll be able to do something to it, if the idea is generally ok / accepted for the theme...

Further comments anyone?

darkdragon · March 17, 2009

I really like it. I also appreciate that you set it up as a book cover and not just "here's a photo that coulld be a good cover".

I have a really hard time reading the font at the top of the cover though which makes it distracting to me.

slpollett · March 17, 2009

Nice shot. I agree the font is hard to read. You also need to spell check--'threshold'.

Sherry

Pexi · March 18, 2009

Thanks darkdragon and slpollett, your feedback is much appreciated here!

And a Special Thanks goes to slpollett for pointing out that nasty spelling error! Oh dear, how embarrassing :booze :booze ! No good excuses for that.

I would imagine that

darkdragon wrote:

setting the photo up as a book cover and not just "here's a photo that could be a good cover".

will divide opinions heavily in this round. Personally I'll prefer seeing "finalized works of art"

, but on the other hand the challenge becomes more "design and PP" than "pure photography". Anyway, the definition of this round's challenge left both roads open, so we might see a wide set of interpretations... hopefully.

Hopefully this challenge will drive me learning at least some basic photoshop skills...

Disclaimer: sorry for my crappy english. I'm a Finn and now been living here in France for 10 years, so whatever little I once may have known of anglais, is inevidently disappearing from my brains... piece by piece, word by word.

Kinkajou · March 18, 2009

i thought i'd posted this earlier, but might've forgotten to hit the 'submit reply' button.

anyway, i had wanted to say that i thought it looked more like a magazine cover than a book cover to me, and i don't know whether that matters or not.

i do like the shot though. and i think i'm ok with the overexposure. makes it feel a little more 'intense', if you will.

richtersl · March 18, 2009

The shot is nice and I don't mind the overexposure. The title, BEATING THE MOUNTAINS, looks a little too subdued in the grey color. Have you tried to see what it would look like in white?

Pexi · March 20, 2009

This is where I'm at the moment. I'm still trying to get some "extreme" to the photo and keep / emphazise the sweaty look of the riders, but I'm not quite happy with the results...

any opinions or advices welcome!

300m · March 20, 2009

I like this one better. Font is easier for me to read. having rode in the past I understand the pain too

Good thoght. Reminds me of some books you see here after/ before the tour

billtaichi · March 20, 2009

I like the fonts better on the 2nd but I think the picture on the first one has more impact. I think the slightly darker area on the left with the brighter area behind really worked well on the first image.

DSS #21 entry - Beating the Mountains

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