It's good to see some mountain bike photos on the gallery besides mine. I'm not sure if you're looking for advice, but let me give you a little. One, please have your riders use helmets. I know kids think it's cool to not wear them. But we don't get to choose when or how we crash. It's a drag to have a fun ride or photo shoot turn into a medical emergency. Human life is a lot more fragile than we usually realize. And I won't use mtb photos unless the rider is wearing a helmet.
Enough of the lecture :-)
As far as the rest of the photo goes, it's a good beginning. The exposure is good and it looks pretty sharp. I think the angle is a little weird. It doesn't really give me any perspective on the jump. It's good to get creative. But jump photos need to give a sense of the size of the jump and the height of the jumper. If they don't they're really not much of a jump photo, right?
There's a guideline called the "Rule-of-Thirds" that recommends not putting your subject in the middle of the photo. You should imagine a grid of nine boxes and place your rider on one of the grid lines. This makes a more interesting composition. Check out some of my mountain bike photos and you'll get an idea of what I'm talking about.
And try not to chop of your rider's head :-)
Photo-John
LOL. This photo has bn put onto mtbr.com aswell and he's been told off a LOT for not wearing a helmet!!! (He does now!!)
Im glad that you think that its a good beginning This is literally my first go at photography. This jump would be very hard to get a better perspective of as it is just a step up, but i'll give it a try. Also, not my camera ;)
None of my friends/family know about photography so im experimenting (look at the rest of my shots.) Im planning to go to canada next year biking and skiing so i'd love to get better at catching great moments. ThanksAlex Voake
This is literally my first go at photography. This jump would be very hard to get a better perspective of as it is just a step up, but i'll give it a try. Also, not my camera ;)