LO1 - Duncan Philpott Anaysis

Duncan Philpott is a action and adventure photographer. He takes the majority of his images during film shoots from the other side of his company, steel city media.

Genre
This photo would be part of the action/adventure photography genre. This is as it involves a bike going at speed on a dirt track. This can also be part of the sport genre as mountain biking is classed as a sport.

My initial reaction to this image is being drawn into the the amount of action going on in one small frame. The image makes me wonder how quickly the cyclist must have been traveling to kick up that amount of dirt. The image connotes action and thrill. 

Rules Of Photography

The composition of the image consists of a cyclist on a dirt track who is in focus. However the trail of dirt he kicks up is in the foreground out of focus which can create interest to an image. I believe without the dirt the image would otherwise be a fairly dull looking mountain biking photograph. 

This image uses the rule of thirds to help add interest to the photograph. The cyclist is placed to the left on the rule of thirds lines as we see on the left. This is where our interest is drawn into.

Image Analysis

The colours of this image are mainly yellows and browns. These create a golden brown hue I also believe that this image was taken during the golden hour to create this effect on the dirt. This also helps illuminate all of the frame.The colour gold can connote quality and sophistication.

Meaning

The image can also have references of identity. For example the identity of the biker and what his life consists of. Additionally the identity of the land and country and how although dirt is associated with being disgusting it can also have hidden beauties.

Purpose
I believe that the purpose of this image is to show the audience how mountain biking can be exciting and fun to do. Moreover the purpose of this image can be for print/ advertising purpose. I would most likely see this image in sports/biking magazines.