This is Kevin. He is a firefighter full time and a triathlete on his spare time.
We first talked about doing this a couple of years ago but never could arrange to get it done. When this challenge came up there was no doubt as to what my entry was going to be. It was just a matter of nailing down a time.
I think a copy will be given to Kevin's coaches and support staff.
Shot inside the fireball where Kevin is the Captain.
Lots of cold water and loads of fun.
Behind the scenes video to follow.
Here it is..The video
Behind the scenes
Had to post. Not sure if this will hold up. Hope it stays over 8,that would be cool!!
[Nov. 12th, 2010 04:00:18 PM]
So a few peeps are commenting on the water splash on the runner. I chose to do that because the pic would have been too plain and boring without it. I wanted more splash on the cycling shot also but he didn't want his bike too wet cuz he spent a lot of time getting it race ready. He is in a race this week in Florida.
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Thx to all for comments and votes
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Place: 1 out of 75 Avg (all users): 7.9362 Avg (commenters): 9.2188 Avg (participants): 7.4048 Avg (non-participants): 8.0890 Views since voting: 10505 Views during voting: 662 Votes: 188 Comments: 80 Favorites: 17 (view)
Congratulations on your ribbon and fantastic score! The lighting is just splendid, very inspirational, impressive.
Edit to add: I would LOVE to see what kind of shots these "3" voters can pull out, since they rate this work so low... :-( What a shame. Why do they even vote in a photo challenge, since they obviously don't have a clue?
There were truly a ton of amazing efforts in this challenge. The creativity really shined, and the execution was also incredibly impressive. But I have to say this is the best of the lot. To tie the triathlon into a triptych is either close to the heart or a stroke of genius. Quite possibly both.
Beyond that your photos are captivating and ridiculously well lit. And the layout is refreshing as well. Outstanding work. Truly excellent. 10, and my favorite.
Wow! It just popped on the screen... and I feel so unqualified to judge it :). Anyway for me it screams with clarity and action, fantastic shots and composition of the whole collage. Lot to learn from this... 10 from me, no doubt.
Yeah - this is surely the winner. Great light work, prefect layout and surely tells a story of the individual. My only nitpick is with the runner. Splashing water on the swimmer makes total sense. The water on the bicyclist looks like sweat blowing off of him and fits. I am not getting the water on the runner. Looks cool from a visual perspective - but as far as how it relates to the story I am not sure. Did someone dump a gatorade bucket on him as he was running by? Didnt impact my vote in anyway, but figuring that this image is soaring in score I thought I would go ahead and throw out the one issue I had with it.
i LOVE triathlon, too!
great lighting, but i don't get the splash of water on the runner (though on the running leg in a competition i would usually do anything for a splash of water).
Just barely looked through the images and won't vote until later, but you can go ahead and have my 10 already. This is by far my pick of the challenge. Whether this actually wins blue or not, this is the picture tells the best story by far. Maybe its just because my brother ran an ironman so I am aware of the hardship, but I just think this triptych is really expressive.
I have seen this kind of lighting in Leo's action shots. Is it yours?
it looks a bit noisy on my display
but it's the best in show by far....high marks from me
I'd say this will be a big contender for a ribbon.
The only issue I have with it is the 'runner' in the shot, and the appearance of water being thrown at him from behind.
I understand the water on the swimmer, and the sweat coming out of the biker, but having had been part of marathons, I'd say I would be rather annoyed if someone followed me with a bucket of water..
Still, you have stopped the motion of the water which gives the photo great dynamics. 9 from me.
This is phenomenal. The lighting, the editing, truly brilliant, although the water splash for both the running and swimming is a bit confusing. The water splash on the runner is much more impactful, but I don't understand why it's there. Front page for sure.
Lighting is dramatic, processing is outstanding. I think its the lighting that really gives these pictures BAD ASS attitude. (That's how it come across to me. Please include notes of your lighting, studio details, processing. This is awesome.)
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