Demonstrates features peculiar to trials riding: executing the jump onto a wooden beam, good view of the bicycle - including lack of seat, extreme posture. The official in the background showing a closed fist (no penalty points) just tops it off. A few other niceties: you can see the rider's face, there is mud flying through the air, the event village can be seen in the background. Before I added this and a couple of other images, there were only a couple of fairly low quality images on the article (or indeed, on commons).
Neutral/Comment – The tents and people are far too distracting for me to support and the log on the bottom left is distracting too. It's got good EV and a good comp, but I think a better picture can be found for this subject. (it has too many problems to be a featured picture IMHO) Also, is that dirt below his face, in the middle? That should be edited out as the main focus should be on the rider, and it is slightly distracting (barely, just something I thought I should mention though). I'm slightly leaning to oppose, but i'd like to hear others opinions first.
Jerry teps (
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09:08, 7 September 2009 (UTC)reply
Support I wouldnt edit the mud out, its key to the scene. Its not ideal having building in the background but it doesnt ruin the image. Biggest problem is a dark face but the fact is 'Bike trials' is illustrated well with the body shape and action --Childzy ¤ Talk10:07, 7 September 2009 (UTC)reply
Comment - thanks for the comments all, they're really useful. Strangely, I didn't even notice the distracting background before, but I see what you mean. I definitely wouldn't edit out the flying mud personally - even if I did originally think it was dirt on the sensor and had to check :) Sort of agree about the DOF - I'll have to get a neutral filter, notice that the shutter speed was already maximum (1/4000th), so I actually couldn't get the aperture any wider. Pity, because that lens goes to F1.4. Also, it's doubtful whether fill-in flash would have made sense, as you can see the sun is lighting him well, it's just that in this particular pose his face is shaded by his helmet. (Also, I'd feel weird about firing flashes at a trials rider...)
Stevage13:26, 8 September 2009 (UTC)reply
Demonstrates features peculiar to trials riding: executing the jump onto a wooden beam, good view of the bicycle - including lack of seat, extreme posture. The official in the background showing a closed fist (no penalty points) just tops it off. A few other niceties: you can see the rider's face, there is mud flying through the air, the event village can be seen in the background. Before I added this and a couple of other images, there were only a couple of fairly low quality images on the article (or indeed, on commons).
Neutral/Comment – The tents and people are far too distracting for me to support and the log on the bottom left is distracting too. It's got good EV and a good comp, but I think a better picture can be found for this subject. (it has too many problems to be a featured picture IMHO) Also, is that dirt below his face, in the middle? That should be edited out as the main focus should be on the rider, and it is slightly distracting (barely, just something I thought I should mention though). I'm slightly leaning to oppose, but i'd like to hear others opinions first.
Jerry teps (
talk)
09:08, 7 September 2009 (UTC)reply
Support I wouldnt edit the mud out, its key to the scene. Its not ideal having building in the background but it doesnt ruin the image. Biggest problem is a dark face but the fact is 'Bike trials' is illustrated well with the body shape and action --Childzy ¤ Talk10:07, 7 September 2009 (UTC)reply
Comment - thanks for the comments all, they're really useful. Strangely, I didn't even notice the distracting background before, but I see what you mean. I definitely wouldn't edit out the flying mud personally - even if I did originally think it was dirt on the sensor and had to check :) Sort of agree about the DOF - I'll have to get a neutral filter, notice that the shutter speed was already maximum (1/4000th), so I actually couldn't get the aperture any wider. Pity, because that lens goes to F1.4. Also, it's doubtful whether fill-in flash would have made sense, as you can see the sun is lighting him well, it's just that in this particular pose his face is shaded by his helmet. (Also, I'd feel weird about firing flashes at a trials rider...)
Stevage13:26, 8 September 2009 (UTC)reply