Heat
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Comment by dudeman13:
great

Heat
by phirewire

Comment by wrex:
Wish there was a bit more smoke. Nice post-processing work.

Stealing Is Wrong
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Comment by posthumous:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

There's sort of a vintage feel here, since old baseball cards and such sometimes had a little wacky colorization in it, and the green and grey are a pleasant combination. The composition is not very interesting, though. Nothing much is happening and what is happening is out of frame. The third baseman is standing on the first baseman's head. A prominent position is given to the ball boy in the background, but he's not doing anything interesting, and his head disappears into the bleachers.

Stealing Is Wrong
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Comment by tojlewis:
interesting choice... can't decide if I like it. Very well executed, no doubt. gives it a very vintage feel. All right, after looking at it for a while, I've decided it was a good choice. Would be interested in seeing the edit in color though.

Stealing Is Wrong
by phirewire

Comment by bassbone:
i really don't like the choice of desaturation - it really looks odd in this photo because it highlights the background grass and not the runner or the fielders 4

Stealing Is Wrong
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Comment by JuliBoc:
Don't care for this use of selective desat. It seems to remove the excitement from the shot. (Maybe there was no excitement -- the stands are empty. :P)

Stealing Is Wrong
by phirewire

Comment by boyd2000:
Good shot. How did you manage to get B&W with green grass using basic editing?

Stealing Is Wrong
by phirewire

Comment by Les_Feck:
In my opinion doesn't meet the Basic Editing requirements. I'll pass on the vote but I like the picture and concept.

Stealing Is Wrong
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Comment by jaysonmc:
I'm not a fan of selective coloring. While I can see the intent here, it seems to really make the image worse. The color palette doesn't work well together. While the action is okay, I just find the image tough to look at. Title is clever though.

Stealing Is Wrong
by phirewire

Comment by Man_Called_Horse:
I have a feeling that this image does not comply to the basic rule set.

great comp, but why do I care? I don't. You are not giving me any reason to care for these players. To cheer for which ever player.

There faces are not seen so the emotional value is poor.

they are just standing there with there back side in my face, so the capture is poor, lighting flat, great texture, color nice, selective desat nice.

dof too sharp for sport photography. A shallow dof is almost a requirement in sports because it is about the player and not the fan and it most definetly is not about the advertisements. Over all a boring image.

Don't give up, just do better.