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BrennanOB


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Sports IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens
Location: Gilman fields, Berkeley, CA
Date: May 1, 2010
Aperture: f/9.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Sports, Children
Date Uploaded: May 4, 2010

 cropped, and lots of shadow highlight filter, in selective color I darkened blues and cyans, lightened reds, and shifted the yellows over towards green. small S curve; USMed to bring up contrast wide, and then tight for sharpness. Saved for web then USM again.

Many thanks to my team mates in Globe Trotters for help with ideas on editing this, if it is anything like a silk purse, it started out as a pig's ear.

Statistics
Place: 124 out of 171
Avg (all users): 5.0345
Avg (commenters): 5.2500
Avg (participants): 4.5455
Avg (non-participants): 5.3333
Views since voting: 858
Views during voting: 307
Votes: 174
Comments: 4
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Sigma DP1x
05/11/2010 05:14:12 PM
The contrast is good but the color is not (lots of chroma noise it looks like). Might have tried it in black and white.

I do like the composition though. Great action, great expressions.
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 05/10/2010 06:15:28 AM
Too much Noise
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 05/06/2010 04:54:23 AM
most of the time, the difference between a good shot and a great shot is how it's cropped. this is a little league shot that needs a big league crop. great colors, great perspective, wonderful moment, nice composition, and, too, too, too much wasted space that distracts from your subject. crop down to just above the kid's glasses, crop into the arms, crop up to the bottom of the ball, and WOW - a completely different image!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D90
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 05/06/2010 02:54:34 AM
Action: yes. Composition: good. The vibrant colors: not sure about that. Difficulty of getting the shot: not too high. Decent shot. Good job! 6/10.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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