BMX - first Transport forum post

[moomike]

I don't normally venture into this section of the forum but have have had a quick browse through & will definately have to stop by more often!
Here are two pics of Trials riding from by the old Southport fair (nutters!!!:p ) I have a lot more of these to process but need to clone out quite a lot of some images as Searyous was there too & managed to get in the background of loads of my images :lol: )
Not sure if the 2nd one would go down too well but I quite like the effect - channel mixer & film grain (the original looked really bad in colour!)

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/BMX001.jpg

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/BMX002.jpg

Cheers for looking, C&C welcomed & appreciated :thumbs:

[namllihs]

You've certainly caught the peak of the action in both of these Mike, I think the processing in the 2nd one suits the subject. you have caught the concentration of the rider well in #2.

[Ian T]

Excellent pictures, but it's not 'stunt BMX'ing'!!! It's trials riding! They'd glow red with anger if you called them anything else!!!

[moomike]

Thanks for the comment Steve :thumbs:

Excellent pictures, but it's not 'stunt BMX'ing'!!! It's trials riding! They'd glow red with anger if you called them anything else!!!

Doh!! I just took a bit of a wild guess about the title. Cheers for the comment :thumbs:

[petemc]

The 2nd is nice and I think the only real way to improve the first would be f/2.8 or something similar. The biker needs to stand out from the background.

[ed34]

both excellent shots :thumbs:

[moomike]

Cheers for the comments guys :thumbs:
Agree about the lack of bokeh on the 1st though, well, lesson learned for next time :)