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    Four Wheel Drive

    While driving to Arkaroola in the far north of South Australia we stopped in the small township of Copley for a rest break and a cup of coffee.
    I was getting out of the Land Cruiser when I saw this fellow driving up the main street. I only had seconds to grab my camera and catch him in full flight.
    Although the original image was taken in RAW; the lighting was harsh and the final processed image (heavily cropped) is not the greatest quality, but that is sometimes the way with street photography.
    I have included the original image as well as the cropped image.


    Camera: Canon 5D Mkiii, 1/80sec, f/18, ISO 100
    Lens: Canon EF24 - 105mm f/4L IS USM @ 88mm


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    Four Wheel Drive


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    Four Wheel Drive
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    Re: Four Wheel Drive

    Pity that you hadn't shot one second earlier when he would have been better placed between the background signs. But never mind that, it is still a good shot.

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    Re: Four Wheel Drive

    I do like the cropped image. Road hog. I bet he is well over the speed appropriate to a four year old on a trike.
    Cheers Ole

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    Re: Four Wheel Drive

    I have almost given up on taking grab shots like this one. There just isn't enough time to get everything right, but given the circumstances, you have pulled off a fairly decent shot.

    I wonder about an even more extreme crop. I don't love the balance in this image and am not sure if most of the right hand side is adding anything to the story?


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    Re: Four Wheel Drive

    Quote Originally Posted by Manfred M View Post
    I wonder about an even more extreme crop. I don't love the balance in this image and am not sure if most of the right hand side is adding anything to the story?

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    The right hand side of the image has the sign posts, which gives a hint of the location. This is a remote and quite desolate part of the country. It isn't the greatest photo I have taken, but I was surprised to find a "gopher" mixing it with the four wheel drives in the outback of South Australia.

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