Post Processing

[I34z1k]

Hey guys - I am looking for some opinions and critique wrt post processing motorsport shots.. First is the original shot, followed by my processed one..

Crap I think I put this in the wrong section :/ Anyway check it out :D

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz89/I34z1k/IMG_3949Orig.jpg




http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz89/I34z1k/IMG_3949.jpg

Thanks guys - I really appreciate it. New to motorsport stuff and still adjusting to my 7D :D

[Mosephus]

I'm no expert but I like it alot, you can see the bike/rider much more clearly and the crop gives you a gret sense of speed.

[I34z1k]

Thanks :) Also bumped the saturation up a bit to try and breathe some life into it.. There was loads of light and it seemed to wash out my colours overall..

[slick2000]

a different version :)

[RadAL]

i think the original shot is good without any cropping (except maybe to the left - but not bottom or right) with PP work.

[jdm425215]

i think everyone PP's differently....it's all in the eye of the beholder. I would have played with the curves, levels, and contrasts of the photo, but again that would just be the way I'd do things....I agree with RadAL, about keeping the photo uncropped. Slick added more depth to the photo which is partially what I was speaking of.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e222/yonsei425/IMG_3949Orig.jpg
This would be my rendition