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Julius Rop, last years Rhine-Marathon winner, disappointed
Julius Rop, last years Rhine-Marathon winner, disappointed
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Sports III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL Macro Super for Canon
Location: Düsseldorf, Germany
Date: May 6, 2007
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500th sec
Galleries: Sports, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: May 8, 2007

 After 8 km. Julius Rop came in 8th this year.

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 230
Avg (all users): 6.6209
Avg (commenters): 8.0870
Avg (participants): 6.5616
Avg (non-participants): 6.6522
Views since voting: 1264
Views during voting: 301
Votes: 211
Comments: 28
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 09/06/2012 05:42:44 AM
Very cool to be so close to them. Very neat capture
 05/20/2007 09:25:43 PM
A wonderful image of untold emotion with a story all its own! Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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 05/20/2007 06:24:31 AM
Fantastic shot, Oliver. Very underrated.
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 05/16/2007 09:31:47 AM
This was one of my favorites from the challenge. I love the use of DOF to isolate the runner.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/15/2007 04:04:26 PM
Awesome capture and DOF.
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 05/15/2007 11:29:02 AM
Great dof, excellent story being told here.
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 05/14/2007 11:10:03 PM
Very nice photojournalistic sports photo. 8.
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 05/14/2007 12:15:01 AM
Very powerful. You really capture the emotion by framing his face with the front runners and draw attention with shallow DoF on subject. And the #1 bib shows - nice catch on that. Excellent.
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 05/12/2007 04:41:16 PM
Good DOF highlighting just the subject of the caption
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 05/11/2007 10:52:51 AM
great capture--good in BW.
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 05/11/2007 09:24:41 AM
Obviously he's not in the lead according to your title, but it does leave you pondering some things. Where in the race is this? Is it near the end with no time left to catch up and pass? Is he not as close as he appears(has a telephoto lens compressed the scene)?

The b&w conversion is very good. Good use of DOF with just the right placement of focus. Well done!
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 05/11/2007 06:04:43 AM
excellent 9
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 05/10/2007 10:46:08 PM
Nice use of DOF to get the viewer to the subject. I also like the B&W conversion.
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 05/10/2007 04:03:18 PM
I like the choice of focal point - tells the story without the title. Toning works very well for this shot, too.
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 05/10/2007 12:56:58 PM
i love how he is singled out, great capture, also love the color tones! 8
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 05/10/2007 11:08:56 AM
Great use of emphasis and obviously a very expensive lens with a very small aperture. Love it!
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 05/10/2007 08:06:22 AM
Back to comment and bump: A very powerful image and a excellant showcase of your photographic skills. 9 Changed my mind, 10.
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 05/10/2007 12:11:23 AM
Nice and sharp - I cropped off the top of the image from the bottom of the white sign on the right and i think this helps
 05/09/2007 11:50:56 PM
Great use of limited DOF on this shot. The focus is right on. The composition is excellent to really make a point. I could totally see this on the front page of a newspaper. The tones seem just a bit off to me. It's like the curve is leaning more toward the right side of the histrogram, and there is not enough present on the left. Still, with that, this is an excellent shot. Definitely a top 10.
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 05/09/2007 10:15:40 PM
I just critiqued a similar image to this one, and this one is way better.

Here you have focused on one athlete do to your shallow dof.

The rule of 6 is observed, and the crop is tight.

comp great, movement great, whites a blown, blacks a bit deep, excellent light, tonal value great, emotional value excellent, over all I predict a ribbon.
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 05/09/2007 08:31:41 PM
nice, great show of emotion. Love the choice of black and white.
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 05/09/2007 01:09:18 PM
Wow, great focus.
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 05/09/2007 12:13:48 PM
Nice capture of his expression.
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 05/09/2007 10:04:47 AM
I like the focus a lot.
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 05/09/2007 07:58:49 AM
Wonderful capture. You've isolated your subject beautifully.
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 05/09/2007 04:42:16 AM
Great photojournalism picture you can see the thoughts running though his head "they are getting away from me" 8
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 05/09/2007 03:23:52 AM
a telling photo... was this at (or near) the finish line? If so a capture of #1 behidd the pack from a different vantage point would have conveyed the disappointment...
 05/09/2007 12:47:44 AM
love the black and white.
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