Bikers Paradise Photo

Photographer’s Note

A view of the road that from Bovec leads to Kranjska Gora through the Vrsic Pass. Several kilometers of narrow, winding road from the valley of Soca river to the 1611 m a.s.l. of the Vrsic Pass, in the national park of the Triglav. I was there with the car and already had a lot of fun, but with the bike it is wery well known to be a pleasant and demanding road.

At the Vrsic Pass you can also visit the "Russian Chapel". This road was in fact built during WWI by Russian POW, under extremely harsh conditions, to allow supplies to Austro-ungarian troops.

Technical: polariser; very slight neat-image, I wanted to preserve the grain of the tarmac and the woods, so there is still some noise in the sky. Resized, added some saturation and sharpness.

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kebek (5434) 2007-05-01 14:00

Serwus Marko !
This one has such a wonderful feel of freedom. Although i'm not a rider myself, i envy them when sppeding through the windy mountainous roads. On the other hand, they don't have too much time to enjoy the surrounding sceneries.
Ok, about the image- it is cleverly composed in vertical, good light and vivid colours due to the polarizer. "Out of focus biker" may be considered as a flaw, well, not for me, it adds a lot of dynamism to the scene. What is a bit disturbing is the artifacts around the mountains - some problem with sharpening, i suppose. And i before i forget - i really like Your image. Thank You for sharing.
Best wishes,
Mat

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Malyshev (2491) 2007-05-01 14:53

Hi,Marko!
Super dynamic picture!
Wonderful composition and fantastic landscape!
Regards!
Yuri

vincent24 (9038) 2007-07-02 15:08

Ciao Marko,
The POV is good for itself but with the biker in foreground it's even better!i like the curve of the road,good job,
vincent

RPoole5552 (1643) 2007-07-23 7:08

Nice TE post. The only flaw I see is the cyclist is blurry. Maybe this is intentional for the effect. Try using a higher ISO and shorter shutter speed to freeze the action.

Best Regards,

Rob

mskalliefornia (96) 2008-01-21 14:25