warp speed
by chrisp

Comment by smalldj17:
The motion blur you have got in this is so smooth! Nice shot, 9

excuse me while i touch the sky
by chrisp

Comment by AllenP:
Easily best in challenge. 10!

excuse me while i touch the sky
by chrisp

Comment by alexlky:
great shot! love to see this rank in top 3.

excuse me while i touch the sky
by chrisp

Comment by bassbone:
excellent effort - the light is magical, the pose dynamic, and the curves of the course are engaging

excuse me while i touch the sky
by chrisp

Comment by james_so:
Perfect focus, nice freezing of the action, not sure about the B&W but this should do well IMHO.

the dirt roller coaster (fake HDR version)
by chrisp

Comment by giantmike:
Great job capturing the action. I wonder what the non HDRish version looks like. I have a feeling I would have liked it more.

the dirt roller coaster (fake HDR version)
by chrisp

Comment by KristinaG:
The two riders at the peak of each curve really makes for an interesting composition, and provides a nice sense of depth. I like photographs in which it is clear where I should look. My eye follows the road into the back of the picture. Well done.
I am not a big fan of the fake HDR here though.

in the dark of night, two giants stand
by chrisp

Comment by eclypsed:
Didn't feel it told me a story about zen.

transfer out of the tub
by chrisp

Comment by Senay:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

The lighting is great, however I do agree with the comment that the background is a distracting. I like the bridge part but the fence and cars, although I guess there isn't really anything that can be done about that.

You mentioned the slight blur on the helmet, but honestly it's very minor and most people might not have noticed.

Not really sure what you could do to improve this, you stopped the motion wonderfully. By looking at your votes received you can see most of the votes you got were 6 and fell off from there. You had a good picture but just not enough to get the extremely high votes.

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Senay

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by chrisp

Comment by alohadave:
I would crop out the dirt at the bottom of the frame. It's a lot of empty space that doesn't add anything to the picture, maybe just below the barrier on the left, or even a square crop.

That way, he fills the open space of the sky, and the tree and railing/barrier frames him well.

The B&W processing is fine, you have good texture in the tree, and strong lines and shapes that work well in B&W.