Taken during Day 1 of the MIAC Decathalon championships. This challenge fell at the perfect time, I always take hundreds of pictures at this competition.
I wish the light was less drab on this, the day was pretty overcast and I was shooting almost directly into the sun. I got a few with great golden afternoon light the couple times the sun peeked out, but I couldn't pass up this angle for my entry.
This is actually a relatively low height for him, as you can see by the huge amount of clearance. He went on to place third in the event, jumping 1.87m (about 6'1 1/2"). Was the only jumper to lay his head back so I could get his face from this angle, which is my favorite part of this shot. Thanks, Jason (also happens to be my fiance).
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This sure satisfies the challenge - nice stopped action here. you've managed to capture a really interesting, enaging pose that garbs the viewers attention, and holds those few seconds while they are voting. This is technically very sound - you've stopped the motion with a fast shutterspeed, and kept the apperature closed enough for your required DOF. The main points I would make have already been covered by both yourself and the other commentors. The drab sky isn't attractive, but you could have mitigated this with a closer crop. Indeed a much closer crop could have removed much of the distracting elements in the frame, such as the other people, the metal, etc. And of course a bit of USM on Jason would have help make him pop out from the busy trees behind him.
It is my hope that these insights are helpful and constructive. Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique. And please remember to mark it "Helpful" if you found it so. Good luck with future challenges.
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