Why is this a good picture?
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I saw this image on the BBC F1 website and wondered why it has been used - its the sort of photo that normally gets deleted within seconds of taking it on my own camera, or if it makes it as far as home, it gets binned before the transfer to my hard drive.
I'm clearly missing something, but what is it?
I'm clearly missing something, but what is it?
It's a dubiously executed Photoshop rendition that, I assume, was intended to demonstrate speed. The motion blur on the trailing edge is heading down at 45 degree whilst everything else is flat at 90! I can see what they were trying to do but doesn't quite work.
Nothing wrong with expanding an image in this way but there are ways to do it and making it deliberately abstract is, IMO, the way to do it.
EG:
Nothing wrong with expanding an image in this way but there are ways to do it and making it deliberately abstract is, IMO, the way to do it.
EG:
I doubt it's a photoshop because that seems like a lot of effort for something that's simply going on the wires to your agency. I certainly wouldn't bother. Get it captioned, cropped, maybe some levels and away it goes.
A quick search shows there are much better ones available if they were specifically looking for 'Esteban Ocon slow pan' so it all comes down to whoever was manning the picture desk.
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/search/Este...
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-edito...
Beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that but good that some different types of shot are getting through.
A quick search shows there are much better ones available if they were specifically looking for 'Esteban Ocon slow pan' so it all comes down to whoever was manning the picture desk.
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/search/Este...
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-edito...
Beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that but good that some different types of shot are getting through.
jurbie said:
I doubt it's a photoshop because that seems like a lot of effort for something that's simply going on the wires to your agency. I certainly wouldn't bother. Get it captioned, cropped, maybe some levels and away it goes.
A quick search shows there are much better ones available if they were specifically looking for 'Esteban Ocon slow pan' so it all comes down to whoever was manning the picture desk.
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/search/Este...
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-edito...
Beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that but good that some different types of shot are getting through.
A quick search shows there are much better ones available if they were specifically looking for 'Esteban Ocon slow pan' so it all comes down to whoever was manning the picture desk.
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/search/Este...
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-edito...
Beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that but good that some different types of shot are getting through.
Posted yesterday. Fantastic shot that highlights speed AND the fact it's Silverstone.
GroundEffect said:
jurbie said:
I doubt it's a photoshop because that seems like a lot of effort for something that's simply going on the wires to your agency. I certainly wouldn't bother. Get it captioned, cropped, maybe some levels and away it goes.
A quick search shows there are much better ones available if they were specifically looking for 'Esteban Ocon slow pan' so it all comes down to whoever was manning the picture desk.
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/search/Este...
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-edito...
Beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that but good that some different types of shot are getting through.
Posted yesterday. Fantastic shot that highlights speed AND the fact it's Silverstone. A quick search shows there are much better ones available if they were specifically looking for 'Esteban Ocon slow pan' so it all comes down to whoever was manning the picture desk.
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/search/Este...
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-edito...
Beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that but good that some different types of shot are getting through.
StevieBee said:
It's a dubiously executed Photoshop rendition that, I assume, was intended to demonstrate speed. The motion blur on the trailing edge is heading down at 45 degree whilst everything else is flat at 90! I can see what they were trying to do but doesn't quite work.
Nothing wrong with expanding an image in this way but there are ways to do it and making it deliberately abstract is, IMO, the way to do it.
EG:
To me that looks like two Windows wallpaper images from 2007 and a photoshop mistake.Nothing wrong with expanding an image in this way but there are ways to do it and making it deliberately abstract is, IMO, the way to do it.
EG:
GroundEffect said:
jurbie said:
I doubt it's a photoshop because that seems like a lot of effort for something that's simply going on the wires to your agency. I certainly wouldn't bother. Get it captioned, cropped, maybe some levels and away it goes.
A quick search shows there are much better ones available if they were specifically looking for 'Esteban Ocon slow pan' so it all comes down to whoever was manning the picture desk.
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/search/Este...
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-edito...
Beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that but good that some different types of shot are getting through.
A quick search shows there are much better ones available if they were specifically looking for 'Esteban Ocon slow pan' so it all comes down to whoever was manning the picture desk.
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/search/Este...
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-edito...
Beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that but good that some different types of shot are getting through.
Posted yesterday. Fantastic shot that highlights speed AND the fact it's Silverstone.
SCEtoAUX said:
I'm going to look like a right moaning Minnie, but that is awful. "Straight Outta Photoshop". That's not a genuine motion blur, it's an abomination from PS from someone who could even be bothered to find the right kind of blur.
It's just a slow shutter speed, no added blur.SCEtoAUX said:
I'm going to look like a right moaning Minnie, but that is awful. "Straight Outta Photoshop". That's not a genuine motion blur, it's an abomination from PS from someone who could even be bothered to find the right kind of blur.
As mentioned, this type of photography is all in the eye of the beholder. It borders on 'art' in the broadest sense and as with all art, it's entirely subjective.For the person who took that shot, that may well be the right kind of blur to them, regardless of what others may think. There will be plenty (including me) that think it rather good.
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