OCF skateboarding shot. C&C please!

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Comp is wack, can't see the landing. If you had him framed in the upper left area and you could see the bank he's rolling down, the lurkers wouldn't be nearly as distracting and it would be much better composed. Also, get the watermark outta here.

jbergdoll wrote in post #8980139
Comp is wack, can't see the landing. If you had him framed in the upper left area and you could see the bank he's rolling down, the lurkers wouldn't be nearly as distracting and it would be much better composed. Also, get the watermark outta here.

will repost after more pp

i also wanted the sky in there too though thats why he isnt in the area you suggested

The crop is kinda strange to me, seems like you were trying to cut out more clutter.

I agree the landing in a pretty important aspect to lining up your comp. It looks like your widest lens is 50mm so you might need to elevate your position somehow to cut out all that clutter.. or back way up and find a clean background.

jbergdoll wrote in post #8980139
Also, get the watermark outta here.

What's wrong with watermarking?

christisdale wrote in post #8980268
i also wanted the sky in there too though thats why he isnt in the area you suggested

Ok, all I'm saying is your composition is really off.

trt-reece wrote in post #8981001
What's wrong with watermarking?

Nothing IMO

trt-reece wrote in post #8981001
What's wrong with watermarking?

first of all it's cheap looking...

How does it look cheap? Do you mean watermarks in general or just that one?

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for this image i agree the watermark doesnt really have a place to go ; would look funny up top and down below is the landing, dont exactly want to put it there
I think the second image is cropped a bit better but i just dont feel the image in general ; kids in the background are still distracting

rideuntildeath wrote in post #8986178
for this image i agree the watermark doesnt really have a place to go ; would look funny up top and down below is the landing, dont exactly want to put it there
I think the second image is cropped a bit better but i just dont feel the image in general ; kids in the background are still distracting

whoa someone from close to home! thanks for the comment

rideuntildeath wrote in post #8986178
for this image i agree the watermark doesnt really have a place to go ; would look funny up top and down below is the landing, dont exactly want to put it there
I think the second image is cropped a bit better but i just dont feel the image in general ; kids in the background are still distracting

That's what I was going for.