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I'm assuming that this is advertising for the clothing manufacturer; it shows their logo pretty well - probably as well as can be achieved in an action shot rather than posed.
It's got a lot of good points. Good placement of the cyclist, he's off-centre, with space to move into. I would prefer to see him a bit lower in the frame, with less of the soft foreground, a bit more of the tall straight trees above. If this is cropped down from a larger frame, that's worth considering.
If you are thinking in advertising terms, having him cycling from left to right rather than right to left would create a more positive, up-beat feel. He creates a nice diagonal against the verticals of the trees - though again tilting the other way would give a rising diagonal which is upbeat, dynamic.
And that red really sings out against the forest greens!
Technically, 1/200 second is rather slow for action of this kind, I would want 1/500. You got away with it because he was coming towards you rather than travelling across the frame, and I assume that he wasn't travelling very fast at this point.
Moira
It's got a lot of good points. Good placement of the cyclist, he's off-centre, with space to move into. I would prefer to see him a bit lower in the frame, with less of the soft foreground, a bit more of the tall straight trees above. If this is cropped down from a larger frame, that's worth considering.
If you are thinking in advertising terms, having him cycling from left to right rather than right to left would create a more positive, up-beat feel. He creates a nice diagonal against the verticals of the trees - though again tilting the other way would give a rising diagonal which is upbeat, dynamic.
And that red really sings out against the forest greens!
Technically, 1/200 second is rather slow for action of this kind, I would want 1/500. You got away with it because he was coming towards you rather than travelling across the frame, and I assume that he wasn't travelling very fast at this point.
Moira

I wonder if the manufacturer would want a bigger image in the frame: but I really like this. It succeeds in its aims, for me.
A slightly tighter crop, removing the majority of the soft leaves i nthe foreground and cropping left and right through treetrunks may be worth a look - mod uploaded.
Keith has a point - it is a really fine image, and very votable!
A slightly tighter crop, removing the majority of the soft leaves i nthe foreground and cropping left and right through treetrunks may be worth a look - mod uploaded.
Keith has a point - it is a really fine image, and very votable!

I think this is an excellent image, Dominic, but have to say that I like it mirrored, as in Moira's modification.
I only have one suggestion.
Remove some small distractions in the background:-
1. The white log (?) on the ground, to the left of the rider.
2. The grey log (?) below that.
3. The small light-coloured branch above and to the right of the rider.
4. The few golden leaves over his right shoulder.
I have removed these in my modification, to see if you think it gives the image a cleaner look.
It may be that the buyer would like to put some text into the image, and the blurred foreground might be just the right place for that.
Pamela.
I only have one suggestion.
Remove some small distractions in the background:-
1. The white log (?) on the ground, to the left of the rider.
2. The grey log (?) below that.
3. The small light-coloured branch above and to the right of the rider.
4. The few golden leaves over his right shoulder.
I have removed these in my modification, to see if you think it gives the image a cleaner look.
It may be that the buyer would like to put some text into the image, and the blurred foreground might be just the right place for that.
Pamela.