Ollie To Fakie
by schristoph

Comment by Ja-9:
was this an extreme crop...it is very grainy

Ollie To Fakie
by schristoph

Comment by hajeka:
It's just like a flying bird. Nice catch of a jump.

Ollie To Fakie
by schristoph

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Interesting silhouette. Glad you caught the fingers ... they up the action inthe photo.

Ollie To Fakie
by schristoph

Comment by eschelar:
The hands really call to mind a similarity to feathers of a bird in flight.

My title would have been "in flight".

I find the treatment of the sky to be distracting and it does not contribute at all. In fact, cropping down to just above the top of the light pole places the skater on the top third and increases the negative space in the bottom of the frame. This emphasizes your low point of view and enhances the height/sense of flying of the skater. Also, there is a pleasant shape in the cloud which lends to a framing effect.

The vote I'm 8iving is based on that crop. :)

Ollie To Fakie
by schristoph

Comment by PennyStreet:
I'm not sure about the significance of the title, but I really like the photo!

Ollie To Fakie
by schristoph

Comment by scooter97:
Nice capture. If I could do anything to improve it I might crop off some of the bottom and a little of the left. The Skater and the blue background are excellent!

Ollie To Fakie
by schristoph

Comment by andrewt:
good capture of the moment. I would recommend a tighter crop , crop of more of the bottom. straighten the lamp post during post processing , yet keeping the aspec ration of the athelete. 6

Ollie To Fakie
by schristoph

Comment by bobonacus:
great silhouette, love the pose

Ollie To Fakie
by schristoph

Comment by Adamsw216:
Nice silhouette. I don't think the noise really adds to this image though.

Ollie To Fakie
by schristoph

Comment by love:
Nice stop action.. the sky looks pixelated.