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07/31/2023 05:03:41 PM |
Originally posted by texdon:
Originally posted by Neat:
Seriously Don 100%, absolutely fantastic photo!â€Â¦
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Anita, from the Queen of Silhouettes, I̢۪m just flattered by your comments. Thank you! 107 attempts. I had several with a single rider I was quite content with. I didn̢۪t even know I got this one until I downloaded the images! Pleasantly surprised to say the least. This a full frame image, no cropping. 100 degree temps and I had to walk to the spot and didn̢۪t want to lug a second lens; Figured I̢۪d be better off with the 70-200, wrong. At 70 mm, my back was against a barbed wire fence with six foot dense weeds behind it.
Sunset was around 8:30 pm, and the riders had to be off the track by 8:30, so I wasn̢۪t going to get the golden light I wanted. This one was snapped at around 7. I̢۪m at the bottom of a 20 feet hill, so the illusion of sunset is there. I did have to play with this to get the light color I wanted. I actually used your latest entry as a guide. It̢۪s a natural vignette, not added. Exposure was really tricky because I could not time very well where the riders would be with the sun and they were very fast. Ended up with a high shutter speed priority with an automatic 5 stops underexposure dialed in. Most of the riders had called it a day by 7:30 and were leaving.
Thanks everyone for the wonderful comments. I know now where the higher scores come from. Wish I could figure out the 4s and 5s. |
Wow, that is some backstory, thank you. You deserve the blue even more because of what you had to achieve to get this perfect shot. Usually behind every great image, there̢۪s a fantastic story, thanks for sharing. As for the lower votes, I̢۪ve worked out there are just some people that don̢۪t know a very good photo if they fell over it; and of course, then there̢۪s the other reason, which we won̢۪t go into. It̢۪s best not to think about it :)
Cheers and all the best. |
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07/31/2023 08:16:27 AM |
| Big Congratulations Don!!! I wish I could have voted on it :). I knew this would be tops in this challenge. |
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07/31/2023 07:41:53 AM |
Originally posted by Neat:
Seriously Don 100%, absolutely fantastic photo!â€Â¦
Adding as a favourite. |
Anita, from the Queen of Silhouettes, I̢۪m just flattered by your comments. Thank you! 107 attempts. I had several with a single rider I was quite content with. I didn̢۪t even know I got this one until I downloaded the images! Pleasantly surprised to say the least. This a full frame image, no cropping. 100 degree temps and I had to walk to the spot and didn̢۪t want to lug a second lens; Figured I̢۪d be better off with the 70-200, wrong. At 70 mm, my back was against a barbed wire fence with six foot dense weeds behind it.
Sunset was around 8:30 pm, and the riders had to be off the track by 8:30, so I wasn̢۪t going to get the golden light I wanted. This one was snapped at around 7. I̢۪m at the bottom of a 20 feet hill, so the illusion of sunset is there. I did have to play with this to get the light color I wanted. I actually used your latest entry as a guide. It̢۪s a natural vignette, not added. Exposure was really tricky because I could not time very well where the riders would be with the sun and they were very fast. Ended up with a high shutter speed priority with an automatic 5 stops underexposure dialed in. Most of the riders had called it a day by 7:30 and were leaving.
Thanks everyone for the wonderful comments. I know now where the higher scores come from. Wish I could figure out the 4s and 5s. |
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07/31/2023 03:27:38 AM |
| Congratulation, This is an amazing image 10 from me. |
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07/31/2023 02:35:08 AM |
| Amazing capture and beautiful light! Congratulations on your blue and new PB! |
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07/30/2023 10:18:41 PM |
insanely wonderful .. what an amazing capture ..
many congrats on the blue .. :) |
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07/30/2023 09:20:53 PM |
| Knew this was unbeatable. Congrats! |
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07/30/2023 08:53:58 PM |
| Outstanding shot. Congratulations. |
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07/30/2023 08:14:49 PM |
Seriously Don 100%, absolutely fantastic photo!
I would̢۪ve been so proud to have shot something like this, perfect, in every way. And I loved the fragments of earth the tyres brought forth, perfectly composed image and wonderful edit, if indeed you did edit it, doesn̢۪t look like much was done. I cannot understand why this did not score over eight. Would love to know how many takes it took to achieve this.
Many congratulations on your personal best.
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07/30/2023 06:38:31 PM |
| Oh, wow! This can't be beaten! 10Fantastic capture! 10 |
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07/28/2023 06:35:46 PM |
| My pick for red in this challenge. |
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07/27/2023 06:24:54 AM |
| The silhouette is perfect. Great job! scores a ten for me |
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07/26/2023 11:14:51 AM |
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07/24/2023 06:02:10 PM |
| Looks like an outtake from the Silhouettes challenge. This would have been AWESOME for that one. I like this. Wish there was a little less foreground and a lot more dirt (in the air). |
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07/24/2023 01:38:46 PM |
| Perfect timing, I am sure this will be in the front page. |
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