This was indeed a funny and clever idea for the Extreme Action challenge. I really like the various stages of action, from planning the throw, throwing, recovering from the throw, and waiting to throw. This variety, and that fact that the action is concentrated in the portion of the frame behind the foreground subject's extended arm (which directs our eyes to the other action) makes this in interesting shot to look at for longer than the usual 2 seconds.
The one problem I see with this shot is that I'm not sure where your focus is because no particular subject seems to be in focus. I imagine the man in the foreground is the main subject and I wish he was more in focus.
I'll also add that this was a difficult lighting situation--given the shadows I'm going guess the sun was directly overhead--and could have been very under or over exposed because of the contrasty light.
Apart from the focus issue, this is a great shot with nice composition, and interesting subject matter.
Isn't the death rate attributed to sport in old age likely to be high anyway?! Do more people play bowls than any other or is it just too strenuous?
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oh yes, very extreme, especially for the older set. I like this picture a lot for various reasons, but most exceptionally for using the average background to bolster the humor of the picture.
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