This took a while and I shot at an empty racetrack and got nothing. It;s surprising how different things look on the camera's LCD sceen. I went to this school with a football to do someting along those lines but the practice was still going and I was running out of daylight. The clouds in the background gave me this idea and I shot a few. I cropped, adjusted levels, saturation and USM.
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I like the moodiness here and it certainly feels like it should be after game. My eye is bothered by having the goal post facing off the image - I'd like it better if the crop moved the back of the goal/netting to the right and left some open space on the left.
Is that a boundary line (chalk) in the foreground? This is a tough call. As it is I think the photo is underexposed substantially, especially the foreground. Probably has to do with metering and the sky you were working with. Then again, if it was exposed properly it would be quite a bit busier with the buildings and other distractions in the background. Hmmm. The driving force behind your decision was probably the cool looking clouds, yes? This makes another angle or POV hard to do. May have been better off exposing a little closer for the shadows and then using curves/levels to bring the sky back some. Maybe a Gradient ND filter? Like I said, a tough call. Best of luck to you in the challenge.
Pretty nice shot - the idea is really good but there is not enough contrast for my liking. I would have increased the contrast to bring out more of the foreground white stripe and also the clouds.
Meets Challenge: 3
Lighting/Processing: 3 (overall dark)
Composition: 4 (goal more to the right would help I think)
Overall Impression: 3
"WOW" factor: 1
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