Got air?

Playing with exposure :)

Curious as to your thoughts about the shadow... i did try cloning it out, but to me it kind of lost the feeling of being airborne as a result...

Another crazy exposure shot in my main album:
http://365project.org/northy/365/2013-02-18

[Sharon Lee]

fabulous capture! love the touch of shadow. WOW factor here

[Caroline]

Much prefer with the shadow, gives a sense of place. Love all the whiteness and the expression.

[Caryn]

Definitely keep the shadow. That's what I love most about it!

[Cromwell]

Yeah, the shot minus the shadow would just look like a kid in the snow.

[Katie]

Keep it, for sure.

[Dawn Reilly]

Definitely leave the shadow! Great capture!

[Kerri]

Great b&w

[Leonie Mogridge]

Agree with the others, the shadow gives the sense of airborne.

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Def keep the shadow, much more sense of movement for sure.

[Jase]

Needs the shadow, just a dude on a white background otherwise :)

[Lyn Todd]

the shadow adds context. :)

[Angela]

I like the shadow!

[Joanne]

Love the shadow....love the contrast between the black and white.

[Nelly]

love it

[Mart]

The shadow is what makes it. You can see the snow below because of it.

[❀ Lynn]

I think it would lose its 'space' if you took out the shadow. Wonderful catch of air!

[Stacey]

You are right! Keep the shadow.

[Kimberly Ayars]

I agree - keep the shadow. :-)

[Frank Hymus]

Absolutely leave it in. You would lose any reference to scale and context with it gone. Just like many others above have said. I might have considered purposely adding vignettes or other artifices to point towards the subject in an otherwise blown background? I am not a fan of the "significantly overexposed" effect (blown out to be more blunt about it), but then that's just me.

[Junko Y]

I think the shadow is important in depicting the action in the photo.

[Judi]

Without the shadow you have no motion.

[beachradish]

Wicked! Like time stopped. Agree that you need the shadow - it's a motion shot, so having something provide that context is important.

[Colleen]

Nice capture!

[Monika]

Yep definitely keep it in. Looks very interesting

[Jani M]

Never ever remove the shadows :)

[☠northy]

@janim yes boss! :)

[☯ Sarah ☁]

Great high key shot but you definitely need the shadow otherwise you couldn't tell he was in the air!

[Kimberly Balychev]

Oh I love it! What awesome timing and I love the shadows!! Super duper capture my dear :)

[Jess]

Great capture - the shadow is vital!

[Humphrey Hippo]

The shadow makes the shot!

[Katia]

super-cooooool! :)

[emily tull]

this is cool

[David]

The shadow is really important and needs even greater emphasis I think

[TC]

The shadow totally grounds this! Love it!! I haven't figured out what you're doing yet (LOL!), but it's looking great through my eyes!! Is this the minimalist approach? :)

[☠northy]

@tctime tx TC... not sure what you'd call it... i just kinda like what happens sometimes when overexposing... and then i feel a need to exaggerate it into surreality ;p

[Laura J.]

Fabulous!