This photo is outstanding on so many levels. The exposure and rider are incredible but then you look at the details behind and you see how this amazing shot fits into everyday life.
How does it fit into everyday life? cause there is a trailer, some dudes, vehicles and a dog? Its a distracting background that draws attention off the subject.
How is a shot like this taken? I assume the light trail is from a long exposure but the other elements are in sharp focus? Is it 2 pictures superimposed?
It's one exposure thats 10 seconds long, making the backround bright enough without lighting, and giving his lights a trail.
Then for the rider himself there's just a flashgun going off while he's upside down.
It is sharp because it is a high quality wide angle lens, with a full frame camera, and a very good photographer. Probably a Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L USM Fisheye.
one exposure . the flash(s) are not as effective in a long shutter , see how his front tire fades into the sky . not a perfect shot imo but still pretty cool .
Incidentally my post about two exposures wasn't a statement it was a question, I get the long exposure thing and the flash but how does the long exposure not show the rider across the frame or movement in the background?
the rider himself is to dark and moving to fast to show up ..... only his light trails "burn" into the image . that combined with the bright flash to "burn" him in for that one sec during the 10 sec exposure . good example is the guys in the background , you can see them clearly because they stood still during the 10 sec .. if they had moved they would have looked very blurry ..in fact one does look a little blurry like he moved slightly . hope that helps
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However it was done, it is awesome...
What?????? How is that even relevant?
Cheers
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