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Challenge: Photojournalism II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Hanover County
Date: Apr 27, 2006
Aperture: F/4
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Sports, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Apr 29, 2006

 this will be really interesting to see how this does in the eyes of dpc...

i had a lot of assignments this week, all of which resulted in published images--including a ceremony where the Governor of Va was the keynote speaker! however, to me, this one had the most interesting dynamics.

it was taken after the Hanover HS Hawks had defeated the Lee-Davis HS Confederates. the team had just finished clearing the field, and was ready to go home. the captains called for one last cheer. i had been shooting headshots with my 70-200, but when i saw the team starting to come together, i quickly switched to my 10-22, and switched to AV mode. when they had grouped, i knelt down and stuck the camera between two players and pointed up. in burst mode (heyah, ed!), i fired off about 6 shots, hoping to catch something in focus and exposed decently. this was the cleanest of the bunch, and will run in the paper next week.

i like it, because it does capture the essence of team commitment, as well as showing faces--which is primo in photojournalism. all that remains to be seen is how dpc responds to it ;-)

why won't it do well? it's probably too subtle for the challenge. it's not as dramatic as a crime scene, a fire, a riot, a demonstration, an action shot, or something else more 'newsworthy'...

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Statistics
Place: 26 out of 183
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Avg (commenters): 7.0667
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Views since voting: 1406
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon
05/08/2006 03:02:06 AM
Very nice photo. I'm wondering if this was hurt because it looked like a setup shot vs capturing something real. The lack of logos/decals on their shirts adds to that perception. The guy at the top in the white clearly has it but he isn't as noticeble.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/07/2006 07:27:13 PM
love from the ground shot...great for the challenge
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Nikon D3s
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
 05/07/2006 10:06:15 AM
amazing..beautiful point of view.. my pick for the blue.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM III
 05/07/2006 08:53:25 AM
I really do like this photo.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 05/07/2006 07:07:30 AM
well done...love the perspective
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/06/2006 04:00:00 PM
Great perspective. Great shot. 10
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/05/2006 09:12:39 PM
Very nice! The perspective is perfect for this shot, lighting right on to show the "stadium" aspect. Definitely worthy of print!
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II
05/05/2006 06:38:54 AM
Great angle and lighting.
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 05/04/2006 01:06:12 AM
The perspective gets a high mark from me. Hightlights seem a bit over exposed. This is tough to control as there's a lot of contrast(and that's what makes the photo interesting)
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Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 05/03/2006 11:46:29 AM
Nice angle on this one
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/03/2006 09:52:43 AM
This is good.....
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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Raynox Pro Digital 0.66X Wide Angle Conversion
 05/02/2006 06:04:20 PM
Very interesting perspective! Like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 4
 05/02/2006 04:51:12 AM
nice POV, interesting light :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 05/01/2006 11:22:46 AM
nice perspective and exposure
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/01/2006 09:44:39 AM
Awesome and invasive PoV :-) This would definitely make Sports section frontpage :-) Good work.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM
 05/01/2006 09:36:36 AM
this is very cool
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Canon EOS R5 Mark II
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM
05/01/2006 01:02:40 AM
Interesting camera placement. It works well with this photo. And the lighting really invites me in to the photo. Anyone who has been there can relate to this photo.
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 05/01/2006 12:22:47 AM
Nice exposure
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