GPW Wrestling is the way forward. This is one of their star performers and was taken after a heavy bout of training.
I wanted to portray the other side of sports that you don't see on tv or the field- the backstage stuff, the dressing room talks, the rejection, the elation and of course, the reflecting.
Cropped a little bit, messed about with the exposure, bit of shados/highlights, contrast, curves, levels and a high-pass filter on soft light.
I have a feeling this will be about 6.000 like my entries usually are but I love it, the guy in the picture loves it and I'm proud of it- that's the main thing.
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Very well composed (the bit of knee missing doesnt take away from the image). The right side of the shot fading into the almost complete blackness on the left works very well with his expression in setting the mood. The only thing I felt was missing was some kind of hand guards/wraps/gloves since, to me anyway, it looks like he is reflecting on a lost fight. Other than that this is one of my top picks for the challenge
An interesting shot. To be nit picky I would like to have seen the crop slightly different, include the full knee and crop out that hose? on the left hand side. Well Done.
I like the mood of this shot, though I wish the shadows werent as harsh as they are especially on him. He is also a bit too far right and having him cropped is a bit odd. All that said I gave this a 7.
Very nice shot! I do wish there was a little more space on the right so that his knee wasn't cut off though. Good composition and tonal values. Good luck in the challenge.
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