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Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

First off, great capture. I bet this was an awesome thing to watch!

Compositionally, the bike and rider are located at an effective point in the frame. It is balanced, and there is "room" for the rider to go, so it doesn't feel cramped or off-kilter. However, that bright light in the lower right competes with the rider for the viewer's attention, and that could be a minor distraction for some.

Technically, I'm sure this was a difficult shot to pull off in the best of situations, but it almost seems that the rider is too bright. while this effectively isolates him from the background, it almost gives it a "cartoonish" feeling.

I think, technically, you met the challenge. Like someone else mentioned, this would have probably fit better in the bicycle, or even fitness, challenges, but the dates don't always allow for that.

This is a great action shot.

If I need to further explain or clarify anything, please feel free to pm me.

karmat

Ride
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Comment by Dudski:
Freakin´ AWESOME!!!! Doesn´t fit the challenge all to well.. but at this point, that really doesn´t matter - I know how hard it was to get this shot in the first place.

Keep the mtb pics rollin´!!! I´m looking forward to seeing who took this shot!

P.S - is that an Spec SX?

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Comment by boyd2000:
great shot

Ride
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Comment by nutzito:
This shot would have done great in the bicycles challenge.

Ride
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Comment by sevilduvarci:
wow, pretty cool capture.

Ride
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Comment by annig:
man that boy got some AIR!!! nice capture too!

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Comment by Beautiful-Joe:
Awesome.

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Comment by h2:
nice shot, but the frontside of the biker is brightly lit - the main light-source is not opposed to the camera

Reflections
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Comment by glad2badad:
This is a very nice image. I like it a lot. Only thing holding me back on scoring is the photo doesn't seem to really utilize a centered composition that much. The 'Reflections', as titled, are in the bottom left. The bridge (I think it's a bridge in the distance) is close to being centered, but still a ways off. Did you look at this with the top cropped out some and position the bridge dead center (vertically)? Just a thought. Great tonal range of B/W here. Best of luck to you in the challenge.

Reflections
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Comment by Greetmir:
9!