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Challenge: Sports VII (Standard Editing)
Collection: 2025
Camera: Sony Alpha a7 II
Lens: Sears 55mm f/2.8 Macro M42
Date: Jul 6, 2025
Date Uploaded: Jul 6, 2025

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My apologies to all on scheduling this challenge during the summer months! Was nearly impossible to find any "sports" that were active. Kids are out of school in this area and the summer leagues are quiet now too. Only thing going on was water events (kayaking on the river), but my timing was off trying to catch an event. So ... here's a shoehorn setup in the front yard. :-P

The concept here is someone pulling a no-no on the golf course. Once you tee off you're not going to be using a golf tee in the rough. Golfers will get it - others, probably not.

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 16
Avg (all users): 6.2609
Avg (participants): 6.1111
Avg (non-participants): 6.3571
Views since voting: 278
Views during voting: 47
Votes: 23
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 07/14/2025 11:47:27 AM
Let me start off, that I know nothing about golf! I gave you a 9 because I loved the crisp focus and bright coloration and lighting here, even the golf club is perfectly clean. I liked the none focus of the grass directing my eye away and to the club and ball. Congrats on top 5!
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Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM
 07/13/2025 10:03:16 PM
I have to critique this honestly because I am a golfer!! Unfortunately, I see several flaws :(. The first thing is that the ball is tee'd up in high grass which cannot be the T box. Does the title of the picture intimate that the player is cheating? The challenge stipulates the appearance of action. It looks like the club is resting on the ground or on a metal plate and the top is out of focus. The grass is oversaturated. the top of the ball is overexposed. Sorry, it's just not realistic to me. 5. Don't feel too badly, it will probably get a better score than my entry! I hope you take my critique in a positive and constructive way.
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 07/09/2025 07:35:21 PM
My favorite in this challenge.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 07/07/2025 01:15:50 PM
`Well caught, nice and sharp.
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