Inspiring Photo: The Boys are Back #7138097

The Boys are Back

Uploaded: October 10, 2008 03:13:26 | Entered: May 11, 2018 03:45:11

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Harley Davidson Owners preparing for a Photo Shoot using F-16C+ Aircraft for the backdrop. A great combination of technology, power and strength!

I used Topaz Adjust on the guys and PS Elements to desaturate the background. Tamron 28-300XR

Exif: F Number: 6.7, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/350 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, FocalLength: 225.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 10D

Comments

Bill Wyatt October 10, 2008

Wonderful expressive capture. I love the SC and light as well. #1013745

Karen E. Michaels October 10, 2008

GREAT candid Jeff. Excellent judgement in desaturating the background. This way, the "right stuff" stands out. Peace, karen #6578824

Paul E. Earl October 10, 2008

Looks really great. The composition is terrific! #6578832

MELODIE C. ROBERTS October 10, 2008

WoW!!!
They Look Like Men to Me!!! ;0)
Excellent Capture Jeff!!
#6578843

Dominick M. Dimacale October 10, 2008

Lovely image and capture here, love the treatments too, Jeff.

Dominick #6578856

Mike Clime October 10, 2008

Nice capture and use of SC, Jeff! #6578883

Laurie Daily October 10, 2008

They sure do look like a force to be recconed with, Jeff! Great capture! #6578892

Aimee S. McMaster October 10, 2008

....cool in every way...Aimee #6578926

Vitor Dias October 10, 2008

Fantastic work Jeff, congts.

rgs Vitor #6578929

Jim Huffield October 10, 2008

Awesome work, Jeff. Jim #6578941

Carolyn M. Fletcher October 10, 2008

Super nice! Love it! #6578957

Ray Clarke October 10, 2008

Great image and selective colouring Jeff.!!!(R) #6578990

Margaret R. Barry October 10, 2008

Great capture and treatment, Jeff! #6579044

Wally Orlowsky October 10, 2008

Wonderful scene and effects, Jeff! They sure are strutting - proud of their "babies" ;) #6579106

Rhonda Burger October 10, 2008

Okay...LOL...they look more like pilots that own Harleys. (The short haircuts give them away...LOL) Anyhow, cool image and I like the effects Jeff. Rhonda #6579179

Ray Thoms October 10, 2008

Great image Jeff....like the effects, well done! #6579194

Tiia Vissak October 10, 2008

very cool! #6579278

Kumiko Parkinson October 10, 2008

Love this, Jeff! Boys and Toys, haha!
Great capture, well placed shirts colors! #6579279

Bill Knaps October 10, 2008

Great capture Jeff. Bill #6579354

Cassie L. Woodlee October 10, 2008

Awesome shot Jeff and perfect SC!!!! #6579511

Carla Metzler October 10, 2008

Excellent use of sc, Jeff! Great clarity and composition! #6579635

Lisa R. Buffington October 10, 2008

Excellent shot! Perfect choice to desaturate the background. The composition, dof, lighting and clarity are fantastic. Boys and their toys, lol. My husband just bought a motorcycle. Great work. Lisa #6579703

Anita Hogue October 10, 2008

Wonderful capture and excellent effects, Jeff! #6579722

Jodi Zimmer October 10, 2008

Cool! #6580111

Angie Sidles October 10, 2008

Great image Jeff!! Love your use of SC for this one! Very eye catching! #6580214

Kimi A. Phillips October 10, 2008

Super cool image, Jeff! #6580320

Nancy (Peaches) Harker October 10, 2008

A photo of HUNKS whooooooo hooooooo
Fantastic capture and ddr work Jeff! #6580463

Melissa G. Meiselman October 10, 2008

Fantastic photo with great selective color, sharp detail and terrific subject...the men versus the bikes, Jeff!! #6580487

Ellen Hodges October 10, 2008

Awesome capture, Jeff. Really love this image!! #6580623

Lynn M. Whitt October 10, 2008

cool capture... #6580640

Nadya Johnson October 10, 2008

Outstanding capture, Jeff! SUPER treatment, here! #6580775

John Connolly October 10, 2008

What a brilliant presentation Jeff! This shot was made for SC! Fantastic work! #6581351

Alan L. Borror October 10, 2008

Cool is the operative word here! Beautiful work in desaturating the background, Jeff! #6581710

Brett Dolsen October 10, 2008

Great candid portrait and effects Jeff!!I still havnt gotten over the refuelling shot!!Brett #6581726

Sam Britt October 10, 2008

Cool image, great use of selective coloring, Jeff. #6581750

Ken Jarvis October 10, 2008

Great image and Photoshop work, Jeff! #6581940

Colleen Farrell October 10, 2008

Great title for this wonderful capture, Jeff--I love the selective coloring! #6582096

David Phalen October 10, 2008

Great work Jeff!! Excellent use of SC!! #6582185

Patrick Rouzes October 10, 2008

Phenomenal work on this, Jeff!!! The clarity, detail, lighting, SC, pov & presentation are all incredible!!! I expect to see this again!!! Wish I could do work like this!!! #6582447

Stefania Barbier October 11, 2008

hehe you can tell by their faces that they're the owners of the toys... :-) great capture!!!! #6583226

Manuel Barrera October 11, 2008

how does the saying go, "The only difference between a boy and a man, is the price he pays for his toys." Great capture and great work on the selective coloring. #6583547

William C. Raco October 11, 2008

This looks like the promos for NASCAR's Young Guns
Very nice capture, Jeff #6584343

Mitch Spence October 11, 2008

Yes, as everyone's said, the selective color is great here. I love the fact that their steps are in sync, as is the direction of their looks--well, almost. :) #6584530

April Riggs October 11, 2008

Great work! #6584761

Nancy L. Green October 11, 2008

Outstanding comp Jeff, and the use of SC really makes this an eye catcher!! <>< #6584856

Kathleen Rinker October 11, 2008

Great image Jeff!! #6585514

Murry Grigsby October 11, 2008

First off your timing on the three riders is perfect Jeff! Your use of selective color really pops them out in a 3-D manner to add tons of depth. Well done!! #6585769

Max Aureli October 12, 2008

Great capture and nice work on SC, Jeff!! Great timing! #6586724

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 12, 2008

Great shot, Jeff!!!!! :-) k #6588145

Jeff Robinson October 12, 2008

Thank You!! Jeff #6589292

Shelly A. Van Camp October 12, 2008

LOL Sounds like my husband and his harley! Great capture, Jeff! #6589493

Lorraine A. Cook October 13, 2008

Been on a motorcycle twice...

Never a Harley!

SUPER COOL IMAGE, Jeff!<:)) #6592556

Dianna Murphy October 13, 2008

Awesome job, Love the image and fx. #6593750

Jeff Robinson October 13, 2008

Thank You Shelly, Lorraine and Dianna! Jeff #6593777

Chastity Abbott October 13, 2008

cool!!! love the colors with the background! #6594209

Jeff Robinson October 13, 2008

Thanks Chastity! Jeff #6594489

Terry L. Ellis October 13, 2008

Pretty dramatic composition and subject, Jeff! Wonderful treatment. #6594823

ALLEN O. HOWARD October 14, 2008

Great coloring and details Jeff! #6597824

Joan Powell October 14, 2008

wondeful candid shot , great BG ! #6599481

Jeff Robinson October 14, 2008

Thank You Terry, Allen and Joan! Jeff #6599857

Janet Daniel October 14, 2008

Love this one, Jeff! Superb image & effects! #6600429

Deb Koskovich October 15, 2008

I will have to catch up with all my favorite photogs and find out what I missed while I was away. This is a winner, Jeff! #6601856

Jeana Clark October 15, 2008

Awesome Work Here Jeff!!!
Perfect title as well!!! ;o)
WELL DONE!!!
~J~ #6605905

Jeff Robinson October 17, 2008
Thank You Janet, Deb and Jeana! Jeff #6612459

Susan Weisensel October 17, 2008
Super cool image. #6613307

Susan Heath October 17, 2008
Dang, this is nice! Oh, I mean very nice photography, Jeff! LOL #6616233

Avril Young October 17, 2008
Stunning...is this three photos..one the aircraft (backdrop) then the one guy with the bikes ......in front the 3 guys walking...
great SC,blending ..oustanding work Jeff..Wow! #6616349

Jeff Robinson October 18, 2008
Thank You Susan, Susan and Avril! Avril this is only one image and not 3. No layers at all. The Topaz Adjust software can produce a 3-D like appearence as seen here in this one! Jeff #6617995

Michael Umbreit October 19, 2008
Jeff - Wonderful shot! The treatment is perfect! - Mike #6622453

Marisol Pastor October 19, 2008
Wonderful SC, Jeff. Love the presentation and comp. #6622965

Jeff Robinson October 19, 2008
Thank You Mike and Marisol! Jeff #6623510

Luigi Di Serio October 24, 2008
Very raw, great use of selective colour. #6653417

Jeff Robinson October 24, 2008
Thank You Luigi! Jeff #6655159

Tammy M. Anderson June 30, 2018
Awesome Finalist, Jeff. Congrats! #11711066

Jeff Robinson July 03, 2018
Thank You Tammy! #11712540

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