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BMX 01by ^1pen

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Did 1pen just shoot BMX? I do believe I just did. I have been a very busy Penny.

And for the record, they did this in an ice rink. You didn't think I'd shoot sports just anywhere did you?!

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~UiaBird 1 day ago Hobbyist General Artist

SUPERMANG! lol kiddin

~Beollain Feb 13, 2013

i could get excited about this

ps: I did not fall off the face of the planet, but I have done lots of things. kinda. somewhat. maybe. perhaps.

^1pen Feb 18, 2013 Professional Photographer

Yay! B did not fall off the face of the planet! I was beginning to worry that you had!

I hope all is well!

~Beollain Feb 18, 2013

all is well! but artistically.. stagnant. unless you count the unrelenting drive to make costumes that are by far out of my league to create. Plus I don't have access to the fabric I want or a sewing machine. And I'm mildly pre-defeating myself because I want it to look pro, even though I'm an amateur.

I'm artistically blue balled

*SteDreLa Feb 11, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

You are really talented in sport photography and I know that on BMX-Juping it's much harder to transport the dynamic cause there is no flying grass or something similar like on the ice.......
Due to my love to B&W I can say your interpretation especially in the contrasts is perfect!

^1pen Feb 18, 2013 Professional Photographer

Thank you so much, Stefan! You are right, one of the surprising things about BMX was realizing that it was going to be difficult to convey the height and speed. I was going to have to make some very quick and critical decisions about what and how I would shoot. The background is the rafters of the rink, but I couldn't be certain that knowledge would be effectively translated in the shots. It was certainly a learning experience. Always learning. Thank you for the feedback, I need it!

*SteDreLa Feb 18, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

Thanks for your reply......
Regarding your BMX-pictures maybe the picture were looking perfect
if you are changing your point of shooting. If you are lying flat on the ground
you do have a total different view capturing the height and background.
That should give the viewer of the pic depth and imagination.

^1pen Feb 18, 2013 Professional Photographer

I agree, it would have been better to get down lower and I probably would have tried the angle if the option had been available at the time, but I was behind a large solid barrier and lying down would have cost my entire view.

But I completely agree with you...getting down and shooting from the ground would have given this shot and many others like it a much needed dynamic and perspective that is lacking here.

*SteDreLa Feb 18, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

You can create dynamic although there is no dynamic shooting BMX
if you are moving your camera parallel to the moving object knowing
that some parts only will be sharp and you will create a unsharp background.
If the the shutter speed is right, maybe the spokes of the wheels will be unsharp
too 'cause they are moving faster than your camera moving speed which
then is creating a visible dynamic. It is hard to explain but if you are looking
at my picture

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maybe you are getting a idea what I mean.

^1pen Feb 19, 2013 Professional Photographer

Thanks for the info, Stefan. I'm familiar with panning and shutter speed and motion blur; no one could call themselves a sports photographer without that knowledge. It's how I get many shots. I wasn't interested in motion blur for this particular one though. It may have made it better, I agree, but it wasn't the goal at the time. Some clients, like athletes, don't want motion blur because they use photographs to study themselves or their rivals and they can't do that if I decide to go artsy and blur things. And athletes are far and away my most frequent commissioners. Some clients, like a facility, may want blur to convey the speed of speed skating for a brochure, for example, and request that I capture that instead. It all depends on who I am shooting for and what their needs are. Perhaps the next time I shoot BMX, I'll drop my settings down and see what I get.

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