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d1wyper
May 25, 2005
07:04 GMT
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John, Congradulations on a well deserved #1!
Dave W.
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kees
May 24, 2005
05:59 GMT
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congrats with this well deserved win!
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johnimage
May 24, 2005
02:58 GMT
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This was easily my #1 but there was some terrific competition. Congrats to both you and your son! Both are talented!
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erusan
May 24, 2005
02:57 GMT
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John, thanks for voting for my pic! You were my nr.1 as well: telepathy?
I really like this kid's posture, and to my amateuristic eyes, the blur was not a problem at all. Reall nice shot.
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tancalvin
May 24, 2005
00:38 GMT
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Congras ! Still A Great Shot, and I am glad this came out 1st. My number 1vote !
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Plebian
May 24, 2005
00:24 GMT
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Congrats on taking the Open john!!! Well done!
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johncomyn
May 23, 2005
23:04 GMT
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Thanks for all the graet comments. I did not think this would get this many comments.
The background was very distracting and I had to do something if I was to enter it. First I did a selection around my son and saved that as a channel. I then used the quick mask and made a gradient selection from a point up from the bottom to keep the very foreground in focus. I then combined the two selections into one and applied lens blur. It took a few tries to get it right. It's not perfect does have a little fake look about it.
Thanks very much, the comments are appreciated.
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yirmon
May 23, 2005
22:45 GMT
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one of the best (and few) times i've seen a PP blur done - very precise and realistic. It really does make the subject stand out. Great pose you've captured - the outstreached arms really do look like he's learning to fly! Composition is spot on, well done.
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Plebian
May 23, 2005
22:21 GMT
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Excellent action capture! Putting the lense blur in was a good choice and where it was started as well. It does appear to be too much of a dramatic change though. Having a small transition area into the blur I think might be better. What an antiquated looking board. Wood and sandpaper/no-skid is what it looks like. Back in the day.... LOL. Brings back fond memories of several skateboard fractures I suffered. Nice shot!
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ChefZiggy
May 23, 2005
21:28 GMT
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Nice work on the BG blur. Shudder perhaps?
Well composed. Nice timing on the action too. And the image fits the theme in my opinion. In my faves.
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shudder
May 23, 2005
21:21 GMT
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Fun shot! I like that you've got all ofhim in the frame. The selective blurring is a bit heavy (though I do like the technique!).
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Tjie Thow
May 23, 2005
09:53 GMT
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Good timing. good crop good action...Nice. I like. TT for sure
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kees
May 22, 2005
21:20 GMT
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beautifull pic. imtt, well done and good luck!
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Joaquin Honda-Moon
May 22, 2005
16:27 GMT
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Wonderful photo - can't find a fault - should do very well.
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Buckshot
May 22, 2005
10:51 GMT
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Great shot...looks like he already knows how to fly. In my tt
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Levee Linda
May 21, 2005
12:31 GMT
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Nice shot. I might have cropped a bit more off the bottom and the selective blur is maybe a bit much under the skateboard, but overall I love it enough to be in my TT. Good luck.
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redhed17
May 20, 2005
23:38 GMT
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I really like this picture, you've frozen the moment perfectly.
The background is nicely blurred, and it is a very good crop.
In my top 3 for definite.
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djprov
May 20, 2005
22:55 GMT
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#1 baby number one. The best of the bunch. My top fav. Good Luck!
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Valentine
May 20, 2005
18:27 GMT
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Learning to fly, and he's got the scrapes to prove it. Looks like he nailed this one and so did you. In my tt...
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citymars
May 18, 2005
19:14 GMT
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Impressive photo, nicely cropped/composed, good use of color and good capture of motion. Somehow the more I look at the photo the less true or natural the out of focus area seems. Does 'selective lens blur' mean that you outlined the figure and blurred the background?
At first this did not say 'learning to fly' to me, but then I noticed the outstretched arms (wings) and the youthful subject and realized it fits very well.
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tre_blA
May 18, 2005
16:44 GMT
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This photo changes my outlook on Pink Floyd's song. I've always envisioned it as being dark. However, this works very well. The photo is amazing and perfectly done. In my TT
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mirel
May 18, 2005
11:52 GMT
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A nine points coding tool you may find on this link kindly provided by Dan:
(LINK)
My opinion:
THEME: 2 a beautiful picture with no connection with the song
ORIGINALITY: 4
EFFORT:3
HUMOR:3
MESSAGE:3 visual by beauty only
COMPOSITION:4
ARTISTIC DEPTH: 4
TECHNICAL & PS: 4
EMOTIONAL IMPACT: 4
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d1wyper
May 18, 2005
10:30 GMT
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This is an extremely good action shot, thats also well composed, in my TT. But you will have to let me know how many takes it took (is that bruising on the legs :-)
Great Pix
Dave W.
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johnimage
May 18, 2005
02:40 GMT
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Tom Petty's tune jumps off my screen! Perfect! In my TT and, this should do well. Lens blur (post-processing) technique is pretty good. At only 1/250s, your timing was terrific. ....
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tancalvin
May 17, 2005
15:41 GMT
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This is my favourite - great interpretation with nice touch of humour ! My tt, and good luck.
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XXPOZURE
May 17, 2005
13:50 GMT
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I love it!! Good job.
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erusan
May 17, 2005
01:05 GMT
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Cool ollie shot! He'll get there, but for his next birthday, get him a deck with a decent tail ;-)
Nice framing, the high shutter (although not even that high, you caught him in mid-air I suppose) approach is great, clear pic. I like it.
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