This was a pleasant surprise. I hope it isn't seen as too much of a shoehorn. =) But then, what do I care - all my shots are shoehorned.
Ummm... 5.75? 4.6 if the DNMC fever runs high...
Let's predict the DNMC rundown:
- Is it a still life: questionable at best.
- Does it have a catch: it has a catcher... ???
- Does it have motion: most definitely
- Does the motion well contrast the still: absolutely
- Will the voters enjoy my odd perspective on the challenge: they usually don't. =)
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I don't know if it meets the requirements 100% or not, but nevertheless, this is a really cool picture... It may have stood out a little more if you would have been able to zoom in closer to the ball
I almost missed the ball. How on earth did you catch it like that? Can't wait to see if this gets hammered per the definition of still life but I like it. I think it's pretty cool! (7)
A heck of a capture but for me you've only met the motion aspect of this challenge.
Returning to bump this up. It has grown on me since first viewing it. One thing that this has that others don't is a sense of creation. This doesn't exist if you don't make it happen so in that respect it's much like still life. Also, I can't help but appreciate the reversal of still vs motion you did in this shot. The ball should be in motion but it's not and the players who should be more stationary than the ball is in motion thanks to the motion blur. Clever photo.
So interesting. I don't like that the ball, which is the subject of the picture is so small. This idea might have worked out better with a different "setup" and composition.
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