A study in contrasts

[Rich Rohrich]

Essential motorcycling shares the street with full tilt engineering.

 

[Okiewan]

Nice!!!! B&W conversion is perfect for this shot.

 

[Rich Rohrich]

I didn't think much of the shot till I cropped it and made it B&W. After those changes I REALLY liked it.

It seems like going back and taking a second look at pics with a fresh perspective can really unearth some cool stuff.

 

[photojojo]

Nice...I would rather ride the one in the foreground.

 

[rickyd]

Have you tried making the bike in the foreground (which that is my FAV out of all the ones you posted awhile back) in color while leaving the rest B&W??

 

[Rich Rohrich]

Have you tried making the bike in the foreground (which that is my FAV out of all the ones you posted awhile back) in color while leaving the rest B&W??

That's a cool idea. :cool:

 

[Rich Rohrich]

Nice...I would rather ride the one in the foreground.

Same here. :cool:

 

[rickyd]

Sweet :nod: That bike is so pure :nod:

 

[Rich Rohrich]

Here's a cleaner version of the picture.

 

[Rich Rohrich]

.... and one last one. A quick PS hack job to show what the picture should have looked like if I would have been paying more attention and gotten the depth of field correct.

 

[Okiewan]

Sweet! Good work mister.
(you might wanna get the throttle side :) )

 

[Rich Rohrich]

Sweet! Good work mister.
(you might wanna get the throttle side :) )

The line near the throttle side is where the sun/shadows break from the sun moving to the west (it was around 3:30) . The look of it bothers me too. It wasn't as bad in the original color version of the picture.

What I might wanna get is a whole lot better at Photoshop. :whoa:

 

[dirt bike dave]

Nice! Of all the versions, I like the pic in the first post best.

So many interesting details in that image. The very vertical fender on the front car. The puddle under the vintage British bike. The pedestrians.

Uncropped and in color, it was a nice photo. Cropped and B&W it is a real show stopper.

 

[Rich Rohrich]

Thanks Dave.

 

[Okiewan]

I'd guess there are two ways to look at that shot... the deep DOF works as well as the shallow IMHO ... It's just a great capture, like you said, contrast. You can play with it and make it what you want, but even the original is great (less the mirror in the bottom right).

 

[Rich Rohrich]

This is the shot where I smacked myself for not having the killer wide angle lens with me. :)

 

[rickyd]

This is the shot where I smacked myself for not having the killer wide angle lens with me. :)

Either way, i set it as my wallpaper.. You ought too submit that pic too The Horse, backstreet Choppers.. Lots of cool bikes in this mag..

Share some more.. In the gallery, is that your car??