A log of air

[mrbillf]

Morning everyone,

Thought I would share this photo I took last week at Maroubra Skate Park. Dearly would love for you guys to critique it. Don't be shy now.



Thanks,
Bill

[Sheetshooter]

Any guy in a helmet that can tie his shoe laces in mid-air gets my respect.

So too does a photographer that can so impressively capture the peak of action. Something stills nags away at me that I'd like to see some evidence of movement but that is a purely personal thing and does not detract in any way from this fine effort.

[MHD]

It is a very nice shot, but here are a few ideas:

Try a circluar polarizer to darken the blue sky behind the skater..

Or perhaps, if the subject was close enough (and if you have an external flash), try using stong full flash and expose for that bounced of the skater, hence darkening the background...

[sirhc55]

Bill - a very nice capture, love the guys hairy arms

Anyway, back to critique - in Real Estate there is an expression - position, position, position. In pics of this nature I feel that it is a good idea to scout the position from which pics can be taken with as little background distraction as possible. There tends to be more of a speed sensation when the subject is against sky or even a solid type background - again, the pic of the guy is excellent.

[Willy wombat]

You have given him plenty of space (which i like) Its not a tight crop. The concrete of the skate bowl looks a little hot on my monitor.

[NetMagi]

great shot, perfectly captured.

I might try adding a little saturation to make the sky look less dull, but still very good

[mrbillf]

Thanks again to all.

I couldn't agree more about the sky now you have mentioned it. Great idea MHD about the polarizer, I'll give that a go next time - Thanks.

I'll also try to add a little saturation in PS CS thanks NetMagi.

Cheers,
Bill