I know that basketball is going to be a very popular subject in this challenge, but I'm hoping this will be unique enough to stand out. I tried a couple different ideas, but this one was my favorite.
Used the 18-70mm kit lens while laying down on the ground to get the point of view.
Cropped, auto-levels, contrast, saturation, converted to quadtone, resized, USM.
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Funny - if i had entered this challenge...this is EXACTLY the shot i was going to try to do. great minds think alike, I guess...or fools seldom differ. :)
Wow... I like the color tones. Ball is in superb focus. It looks like you edited the shot around the ball itself, though - a slight change in sharpness or brightness can be seen around it. Very nice picture, though!
I like everything about this except the distracting lights.reflections in the trees behind the net. Color choice and contrast are excellent, composition and DOF choices are good (a slight increase on DOF so that the net was just alittle more in focus might work as well, not sure.) Your choice of a ball that is somewhat experienced is also perfect for the shot.
I like the angle and placement of the ball. I also like the gritty feel of the shot. It also looks like (at least on this monitor) a very subtle duotone coloring. Nice DoF too.
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