jonnyB getting his @$$ wipped by his little brother markyB. The trick is: they're on a trampoline.
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Cloned out peterW who happened to be there in this one shot, which happened to be the best out of 50. Cloned out an electric post. blurred the backgroud. Dodged and burnt the background aswell as both fighters. local contrast enhancement. local color balance to reduce the redshift caused by an incandesent fill-in light used on the right side of the picture.
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I had a good long look at this pic and the others from your port. I won’t waste my time here as it seems you don't need the comments. Great pic. Just a side note even though I'm new here. If the comments made from this site are generally unhelpful to you...PLEASE don’t click the Critique box so others that need the critique might have a chance for one.
Message edited by HBunch - This comment was NOT from the Crit Club.
To Article19: fill lights were used during the actual taking of the shot, not during post process. Using a trampoline is actuqally brilliant. Cloning and blurring is basic usage of Photoshop. We live in the digital era. Get used to the digital darkroom. Or else, grab a 35mm camera and use a classical darkroom. - edit: BEAUTIFUL SHOT! Congrats!
Beautifully done. In focus, well lit, wonderful expression. Love that purple belt flying in the air ...
I like photos that have that one bit of a bright different color. I did guess right away that you'd used a trampoline, maybe because I'm pretty familiar with them since we had one at my elementary school. Good idea, well-done!
Excellent example of stopped motion. I'm impressed by the perfect exposure, as well as the flawless figures in mid-air. Great job, and congratulations on your yellow.
Beautifully done. In focus, well lit, wonderful expression. Love that purple belt flying in the air and how you captured that vein on the boy's (purple) lower arm. The tension in the fingers is gorgeous.
The sharp contrast is excellent, it almost makes the boys pop off the comupter screen. The colored belts add interest. I bet they had fun modeling for you. The expression is perfect.
This is the better of the ninjakungfusamurai shots... very mortal kombat feel to it, love the expressoins and positions you caught... excellente! The background gives it a crouching tiger feel, too ahaha.
Wow! Great work not only stopping motion but getting everything in focus. Depth of field feels about right to me, too. This is one of my favorites in the challenge. Good luck!
This is great (must be a trampoline?!). I love the pose and expression of the green belt. Great color and sharpness. I gave it a 10 because it stopped me in my tracks and I can't think of a suggestion to improve it.
all right, where's the trampoline?? seriously, this is very good. the overcast lighting and "homey" background detract from its effectiveness, but it is a great pose.
Oh, man! That is just so graceful! And normally, such a background would be distracting, but it really highlights the white pants. Even their belts are a part of the "dance". Good focus; nice stop. Congratulations and good luck with the challenge.
Now this is very nice, not a trace of motion blur and its obvious that the subject(s) are moving relatively fast. The lighting is also very good.
I think this is a top 10 placer if not a top 3
Good luck
Excellent work. Phenomenal execution. Looks like a scene from a Hong Kong action movie or a scene from the Matrix. You deserve a big 10 for this. My favourite for Blue.
Is this real ? very intersting.. hmmmmmm where did you get these magic kids ? lol
very cool image, the background works very well here .. and the positioning of the two boys is perfect.. what else can I ask for ? a 10
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