Bro's Aprilia RS 50 (some HDR)

Went out shooting today, been quite a long time since ive and spent some decent time out with the camera but there we go

C&C is more than welcome....

WB is off, and I think the HDR look is overkill. (Way too much halo-ing going on)

not a big fan of overprocessed HDR and selective coloring. they'd look much better with corrected WB and minor curves/levels adjustments.

keep shooting!

The line through the wall takes the eye away from the subject a bit. Cloning it out will keep the focus more on the bike then the wall behind it.

Nice bike tho!

Love #2!

shouldn't the wheel be turned the other way?

NormanRC51 wrote in post #11572816
The line through the wall takes the eye away from the subject a bit. Cloning it out will keep the focus more on the bike then the wall behind it.

Nice bike tho!

yh i see what u mean, will shop this 2moz, was thinking of getting it printed for my mum in jessops 2moz in town

and how can you guys tell the WB is off? what should it of been set to? or whats a good guide to by? I shot all these in RAW so they can be changed

The white balance is off and you overdid the HDR - try it again and repost. Shots got potential, but need work.

#2 is great, maybe pull out some of the yellow and youd have a great shot

I like the last one. But the HDR is waayyy over-cooked!

Try this to avoid the halo in #5: Selecting areas in PS.

RadAL wrote in post #11573530
shouldn't the wheel be turned the other way?

The problem with motorcycles, you turn the wheel the other way; it looks unnatural. As the bike is already leaning to the kickstand side. If you turn the wheel against the lean it just makes the bike look really unbalanced. I would say just straighten the wheel a little bit to see some spokes. But again I am still a newbie and learning as I go also.

WB is off. I used to have that same helmet and it's a dark red, not orange like in your pictures. If you're shooting from the kickstand side, it's better to have the front wheel pointing straight rather than to the side. Your brother is out of focus in pretty much all of these, so you would want to use a smaller aperature to get him in focus as well as the rest of the bike. Next time you go out, try taking some shots with your 70-210 in the 100-150mm range and stop it down to around f/4.5 or so to get the entire bike in focus.

Lastly, your brother needs to get some better protective gear. Jeans and a tanktop are not going to save him from getting rash. Leather is the best option and will make it so you don't have to get gravel scrubbed out of your skin in an accident.

JMartel wrote in post #11580011
WB is off. I used to have that same helmet and it's a dark red, not orange like in your pictures. If you're shooting from the kickstand side, it's better to have the front wheel pointing straight rather than to the side. Your brother is out of focus in pretty much all of these, so you would want to use a smaller aperature to get him in focus as well as the rest of the bike. Next time you go out, try taking some shots with your 70-210 in the 100-150mm range and stop it down to around f/4.5 or so to get the entire bike in focus.

Lastly, your brother needs to get some better protective gear. Jeans and a tanktop are not going to save him from getting rash. Leather is the best option and will make it so you don't have to get gravel scrubbed out of your skin in an accident.

thanks for the advice mate... appreciated

and on the safety side of things, ur right about the jeans for sure but he does wear a jacket but he wanted it off so he could have these pics as his fb dp... he wears all his gear all the time.

I love what you went for in the last one. If you shot RAW .. you can get the WB back on track. Play a little with the curves and I bet you can get a killer shot out of it !