Sports Ducati Desaturated

Ducati Desaturated · 10:18 PM

Arpe · 05-03-2010, 02:23 AM

Very very nice. Looks fast even when its still!

deadwolfbones · 05-03-2010, 07:55 AM

Thanks, Arpe.

I definitely need to work on my panning skills next time...

deadwolfbones · 05-04-2010, 08:27 AM

Any other comments/criticism on this one?

PentX Girl · 05-04-2010, 08:38 AM

Nice bike and nice shot

yeatzee · 05-04-2010, 10:28 AM

I've always liked the combination of desaturated + bump contrast + tasteful vignetting

paulyrichard · 05-04-2010, 10:36 AM

Dead', I appreciate your image with how you've presented it, but personally I would just like to see some more space around the bike.

deadwolfbones · 05-04-2010, 01:07 PM

Something more like this?

or this?

or maybe this?

axl · 05-04-2010, 04:55 PM

I like this a lot.
Very goo IMO

timstone · 05-04-2010, 07:41 PM

Those 1098's are delightfully quick

fractal · 05-04-2010, 07:55 PM

Nice shots. I like the PP & the angle in the first one, but agree with Pauly in that I would like to see a little more environment.

johnmflores · 05-04-2010, 08:33 PM

Very nice. It's got the feel of a British bike mag, or maybe a still from a Top Gear episode. It's especially nice that you've got a guy without a tinted visor so that you can really see his concentration - looks like he's on the brakes and looking for his turn in point somewhere up the road. All in all, a shot you should be very proud of!

But if you want some CC, here it is (all minor stuff)

- Dynamically, he's in an odd place - slowing down, out of the bubble, bike leaning right while he's leaning a bit left. I wonder how the shot would differ 20 yards earlier or later. I know at a lot of tracks you have some restrictions with respect to where you can stand, so this may not be doable.

- the background could be cleaned up a little, particularly that dark line right in front of his visor, and possible the other two lines as well. Alternately, could you have crouched lower for the shot so that the horizon line would be lower in the frame? Crouching down a couple of feet could have moved the horizon line behind the bike and the rider would have been more isolated against the sky. The brush behind is kind of nice though, so who knows if that would improve the shot or not.

- photochop the little camera he's got mounted on the nose!

- and tell him to mount up some clean, crash-free bodywork LOL!

Well done!

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05-03-2010, 02:23 AM	#2
Arpe Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,452	Very very nice. Looks fast even when its still!

05-03-2010, 07:55 AM	#3
deadwolfbones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: La Crescenta, CA Posts: 7,450 Original Poster	Thanks, Arpe. I definitely need to work on my panning skills next time...

05-04-2010, 08:27 AM	#4
deadwolfbones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: La Crescenta, CA Posts: 7,450 Original Poster	Any other comments/criticism on this one?

05-04-2010, 08:38 AM	#5
PentX Girl Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,700	Nice bike and nice shot

05-04-2010, 10:28 AM	#6
yeatzee Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Temecula Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,675	I've always liked the combination of desaturated + bump contrast + tasteful vignetting

05-04-2010, 10:36 AM	#7
paulyrichard Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 871	Dead', I appreciate your image with how you've presented it, but personally I would just like to see some more space around the bike.

05-04-2010, 01:07 PM	#8
deadwolfbones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: La Crescenta, CA Posts: 7,450 Original Poster	Something more like this? or this? or maybe this?

05-04-2010, 04:55 PM	#9
axl Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nove Zamky, Slovakia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,183	I like this a lot. Very goo IMO

05-04-2010, 07:41 PM	#10
timstone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Missouri Posts: 400	Those 1098's are delightfully quick

05-04-2010, 07:55 PM	#11
fractal Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,547	Nice shots. I like the PP & the angle in the first one, but agree with Pauly in that I would like to see a little more environment.

05-04-2010, 08:33 PM	#12
johnmflores Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somerville, NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,361	Very nice. It's got the feel of a British bike mag, or maybe a still from a Top Gear episode. It's especially nice that you've got a guy without a tinted visor so that you can really see his concentration - looks like he's on the brakes and looking for his turn in point somewhere up the road. All in all, a shot you should be very proud of! But if you want some CC, here it is (all minor stuff) - Dynamically, he's in an odd place - slowing down, out of the bubble, bike leaning right while he's leaning a bit left. I wonder how the shot would differ 20 yards earlier or later. I know at a lot of tracks you have some restrictions with respect to where you can stand, so this may not be doable. - the background could be cleaned up a little, particularly that dark line right in front of his visor, and possible the other two lines as well. Alternately, could you have crouched lower for the shot so that the horizon line would be lower in the frame? Crouching down a couple of feet could have moved the horizon line behind the bike and the rider would have been more isolated against the sky. The brush behind is kind of nice though, so who knows if that would improve the shot or not. - photochop the little camera he's got mounted on the nose! - and tell him to mount up some clean, crash-free bodywork LOL! Well done!