This was a difficult shot as there was a barrier (and ten layers of people) to separate the spectators from the runners. I had to raise my hand and use a wide angle lens to make sure that I would at least get something at the finish line.
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you mean 4 hours right? and yes...verypriceless. I know this is a hard shot to get from the angle you can get to at these events. (been there) Very well caught.
Lol! Sorry but I couldn´t resist commeting on your typo in the title, I´d like to meet a person that could run a marathon within 4 minutes but be sure to tell him congratulations from me. Oh and the picture is spot on with the theme too.
I'd like more photo and less frame, please. Nice shot; shows the emotion, though I'd rather have seen more of the runners and less of the ad for the Marathon at the top of the pic.
i hope that was four hours, or i'm REALLY slow! : )
what a great look of celebration on that runner's face, just sneaking in under the four-mark! congrats to the runner! great colors in the picture, too.
well i understand the celebration, but you cant honestly expect to do well with this entry. It's not sharp, its a snapshot, and it has distraction written all over it. not sure if your new to DPC, but look at some of the past entries..i also had to learn the hard way.
The photo holds promise: If you had centered and zoomed to make your main focus on the man with the royal blue shirt such that he fills a large portion of the frame, this would have been a strong photo. As it sits here you have so much empty space that these runners barely make up 20% of what we see. They get lost in the scene which is too busy. That man with his arms raised in joy of finishing is what you want to focus your main attention on. He is the one showing most expression and showing that would make this a really interesting photo.
For me, while I see the man celebrating with his arms in the air, the photo seems a bit...blurry. Also, I wonder how this would look with that overly large white border area only about one-quarter it's current size? Sometimes I find big border like this "fight" with my eyes while viewing the shot itself.
of course, as you have probably alread been told, finishing any marathon in less than 4 minutes would take a super person, uder 4 hours is more likely,
At last. A real celebratory photgraph. Technically not the strongest, but man is it good to see something that is not contrived for the challenge. I would have preferred to have seen more of the runners and less of the sponsors logos at the top of the picture.
Four hours you mean? LOL! This is a light hearted image that is sure to garner quite the number of comments. I wish it were portrait though so that the emphasis would be more on the guy finishing at the line.
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