copper detail

[peeperita]

we drove on down to the coast for a benefit bike rally for a friend of mine....hundreds of bikes lined the lots, cheek to jowl, so there really wasn't opportunity to compose an image of just one complete bike without a lot of background clutter.....besides....i've always been enamoured with the "sweet side" of a harley.....

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/peeperita/2270843988/" title="IMG_7044 by peeperita, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2312/2270843988_52dfcd184e.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_7044" /></a>

Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/2 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire


i am concerned mainly with the cropping and color saturation....did i get in too close to convey that it's a bike and a harley at that.....do the blown bits detract from the image....did that copper come out ....well....coppery?

thanks for your views....

peeper

[RussHeath]

Peeper -- Wow, chrome and glowing metal and shiny goodness with nothing else. I really like it.

For me it was quite clear that it's a bike, and I'm not enough of an afficionado to know that it was a Harley (I think you need Windrider's opinion on that one).

The color saturation seems just right to my eye, rich and coppery. The highlights are bright, but I think it adds to the feel of gleaming metal rather than being a detractor.

The crop is nice. If you have a little more room at bottom right (assuming that doesn't introduce some of the distractions you mentioned) it would be nice to see the rest of that chrome bar.

[peeperita]

thanks for your comments, russ.....

that bar bugged me too that it was cut off.....unfortunately, there's no more room in the original for a better crop.....in fact, this image was but a shadows adjustment away from the straight out of camera assignment....

thanks again

peeper

[RussHeath]

Well if that's how good your photos look SOOC, then I'm surprised you're so good at photoshop! It really is a nice composition, and it's the kind of thing I usually don't see until I'm at home working on the computer and playing with different crops. Good eye to see it out in "nature." :)

[peeperita]

i did have an image with the bar more in the frame....:)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peeperita/2270846852/

i bracket a bit and this one i discarded over the other one because the whites were blown more....

peeper

[geotography]

I wish I could just keep my gear this clean, let along my motor. Excellent take in all respects.

[mhusiak]

I really like the one with the bar a lot more. If you could, do some work in Photoshop to get the exposure closer to the one without the bar.

My bikes never look that clean. Ever.

Mike.

[peeperita]

all the really clean bikes were the locals.....and it had been a beautiful morning......

mhusiak.....this one's just for you.....post work done with shadows/highlight in cs2.....nothing more....

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/peeperita/2286075778/" title="IMG_7045 by peeperita, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2267/2286075778_048a129f07.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_7045" /></a>

thanks for your comments....

peeper

[RussHeath]

Excellent post work on the second shot, Peeper. Sorry I lost track of this thread. I think you squeezed a little more of that bar into the frame and managed to keep the highlights within an acceptable range. Again, love the composition and color . . . :)