The Image: My team Hawthorn (striped jumper) defeated the Richmond Tigers at The MCG. A win, but not a great win. I was in a front seat on the boundary and took my usual 400 or so images. This one stood out as quirky. Wish the composition was a bit more to the right, but this is action photography.
The Edit: Levels, USM, black and white conversion with a couple of adjustments in the yellow and green areas. Noise Ninja adjustment layer, some more levels and curve adjustments. Ended up with some nice tones.
The Prediction: Perhaps a 6.4? I guess people will recognise this as one of mine and I am not sure how they will vote. Maybe 6.4 is ambitious...
Post Challenge: Well it exceeded my expectations, so that's nice for a change. Great to get a HM. Thanks everyone for the votes and comments.
I wish I had taken bvy 's advice and called this TWISTER...would have made a better title
Outtakes:
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Place: 5 out of 123 Avg (all users): 6.8483 Avg (commenters): 8.0769 Avg (participants): 6.8596 Avg (non-participants): 6.8430 Views since voting: 4290 Views during voting: 333 Votes: 178 Comments: 25 Favorites: 1 (view)
*Critique Club*
This is a tough shot to critique as there is very little, if anything, wrong with it.
The black and white treatment is done well and the details, from the sweat in the black stripe of one uniform to the tatoo and muscle tone of other players, are all excellent.
I think you did a great job with the title, as it helps the viewer see what you want them to see. It took a good minute or two before I caught the events happening to the right. Seems like another story unfolding there. While twister would have included everyone in the shot, your title was powerful enough to keep the viewer focused on your primary subject, not always easy when taking shots of this type.
The expressions captured were also great, I especially like the one of the player coming up in the middle, it is almost like he is saying what every male viewer is thinking!!
Some things I noticed after looking long and hard, the railing banner is a bit askew - I noticed that in most of your outakes it is fairly level - does it hurt anything - no.
There is some noise in the background and the blur seems a bit much - but on the other hand, there are several "points" of light that actually work as a "frame" around your main subjects.
I might have liked it cropped in a bit on the left side (removing those two players), as is though it is good and only a minor distraction!!
Overall, after years of watching and playing American football (both organized and without pads) it makes me want to check this game out.
Great shot! Nice B/W. I am amazed at how you achieve such perfect B/W.I wish i was able to do that. PLease share your technique when the voting is over. Good Luck!hotpasta?
Nothin' like the ol' trauma to the groin shot! Perfect timing, and the sharpness is impressive. Looks great in B/W, I'm guessing the color version is pretty gaudy.
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