Assignment #2: Scenic/Moody Shots

dandantheadminman · Assignment #2: Scenic/Moody Shots

Assignment #1: Scenic/Moody Shots

for November and December

This is the second assignment, the first went alright, but as the forum grows it'll get better. Your task is to get scenic and/or moody shots but have to be MTB related.

By 'scenic or moody', I mean like when maybe the light in low and warm and you get a real cool feeling in the shot, or a rider riding at sunset/rise, or whatever. But of course interpret the assignment however you like.

Some ideas to get you going:

rider siloetted at sunset
low sun and rider pinning it, real warm colors
dirt jumper with the most awesome style whipping it out at sunset

BE CREATIVE

theres just a few ideas, nothing really amazing there as i didnt really think about them much, its up to you come up with wicked ideas....

some examples I found on the ROAM gallery on their site which give you an idea...

crazywelshman

nice assignment, it will be easy to get sunset pictures at this time of the year, its dark at 5. Who one last months? or is there no winer.

Hamish

I'd argue that simply a sunset or warm colour isn't necessarily moody. If anything it's often a cliche if not done terribly well. There are other alternatives.

Why not also try contrasting a sharp rider with a blurred misty background or using dramatic cloud formations? That can give a much more moody feeling than just a couple of silhouettes at sunset, particularly when combined with a striking composition or using shallow DOF.

Here's one I took a couple of days ago - shame it's just too early for Nov/Dec Wink

I'd argue that the sky makes it moody:

And I know you've seen this before but using mist and shallow DOF to blur the backround and contrasted sharp rider can also make things a bit moody, too.

Similar to the above, but contrasting lighting and textures with a different composition can also do that, as suggested in this one you've all seen before

Thought that might give some food for thought so we can avoid simply seeing lots of boring sunset biker photos Wink

dandantheadminman

you make a fair point, i kinda forgot to bear in mind scenic isn't all sunsets, hehe

yeh i'll try and get some early mornign misty shots as i'm be up digging early over winter.

crazywelshman, theres no winner, since i got photo of the week, i decided this would be good just to see others ideas and perspectives on the assigments,

Al_S

dandantheadminman

ooo killer shot Al_S!! where bouts is that?

Hamish

Nice photo, Al. If I was being critical I'd say I'd prefer a little less foregound but it's still a nice pic.

I haven't been up to much in the way of biking photos recently. I took this one at the weekend to try and get a bit of an Autumnal feel, but it's not terribly moody. It'd have been better when there were leaves on the trail but there's always next year...

**** WARNING - XC CONTENT ****

Al_S

'tis Moab - Slickrock Trail

dandantheadminman

i love moab, lol, tis one of the places i have to ride before i die

John

John

Here's an autumn shot. That's me messing around on a drop I came across today, a man who was walking past asked me if I would like him to take a picture for me.

**WARNING PATHETIC DROP** hehe

dandantheadminman

a warming filter would really enhance tha pic john imo. still cool though

John

Here's a moody one

Dob_mike

Heres one I took from a few nights ago.

dandantheadminman

oo nice idea, jw, i'm guessing you didnt you flash right? also, what sorta shutter you use for that?

Dob_mike

Yup, I didn't use a flash. I used a 1 second exposure time too.

It was kind of a random idea because we were outside my house and my friend was sitting under a street light.

dandantheadminman

cool stuff, nice and original idea

jumpinjimbo

This is my first post, so I hope tht u like thm nd I wud apperciate some feedback, thnx

Jamie

dandantheadminman

the street pics are good, just a shame bout the reflectors, but i guess you couldnt really control that, the first two are especially nice.

and the bike ones are good too, bit there's a bit of camera shake and too much flash.

hope thats useful advice

jumpinjimbo

Thanks for tht, I keep tellin him tht his reflectors r gay bt he won't listen - he has a strict mum lol Laughing

As for the 1s of me (the first 2) I basicly did everything except press the button (because I was riding). I'm just getting into this photography lark nd ur site has been useful help, I'm also only using a bog-standard Kodak Z650.

Cheers again.

dandantheadminman

oo kl, yeh just ask if you need any help from us

rad2themax

Here's one i took in November. I didn't have a tripod hence the high iso/grainyness and also why sunset has kinda lbled into the edges of the silloutte. But i like it all the same.

dandantheadminman

oo thats killer, nice one buddy

jetsetdan

now that for me is the PoTM!!
I really like that! alot!!
Thnx... ps. it's now my new wallpaper @ work Wink

dandantheadminman

yeh, stick in in potm and its got a high chance of wining i think

dandantheadminman

a few from todays ride

jetsetdan

STOKED dvd cover right there no joke!!

I'll knock up a mock one for you to see what i mean Wink

dandantheadminman

thnx dude

shame the grain and bad focusing by me on teh last makes it lose imapct, but o well, bit of creative photoshopping for cover could hide it while me claiming i added an effect for the cover Very Happy

like the scan lines or whatever

mikedeere

This was about as scenic/moody as I could do. Sunrise over Woodward West, California. Straight out of the lodge and theres a North Shore course down to the Camp!

dandantheadminman

tis nice, cool muted colors

jetsetdan

nice pic... Very Happy

dandantheadminman

tried to do a cool shot of a builder (me) as opposed to a rider for a change, but the shot didnt out that good, o well, ill throw it here anyways

jetsetdan

love it... lol