Owen Epstein
March 2023 - Skateboarding
About the Image(s)
EQUIPMENT:
I took this with a Z7 ii @ 1/400, f11, 28-300 Nikon Zoom @ 70mm, iso 400.
IMAGE DESCRIPTION AND INTENDED EFFECT
I took this image in a park near the Willard hotel in Washington, DC. I found this park last year accidentally and it is an awesome place where people congregate and do lots of tricks with their skateboards. It's a great place to hang out on a nice day. People are very friendly and seeing the skateboarders jump obstacles is really fun. I was trying to catch the skateboarder at the right time so I could get him in the air. I took many shots and was waiting for him to separate more from the skateboard and the skateboard to separate more from the trash can. This is the best I could do at that time.
POST PROCESSING
I took down all of the exposure in the background, thereby making the background pitch blacks. I wanted to keep the bright sun on the skateboarder and I wanted to keep the sun on the ground. I am working on blackenging the ground as well and will try and post another photo if it comes out the way I want it to.
5 comments posted
Great action shot! Awesome clarity of the image. Love the pitch black darkness of the background giving more impact to the subject. Will be interested in seeing the follow on post. Posted: 03/13/2023 00:00:22
Thank you for your comments.
Posted: 03/13/2023 19:03:14
I like the monochrome version with the full background - it tells a more complete story.
In the spirit of what you were trying to do with emphasizing the skater, you could try selecting everything but him and trashcan and bringing the exposure, highlights, and sharpness down just a bit to deemphasize them. The ground is quite bright and seems to pull my eye initially away from the subject.
Nice work on the timing! Posted: 03/15/2023 06:47:39