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06/27/2003 06:14:19 PM |
*Critique Club*
This is a very crisp, clean photo. I think your focus and clarity are really what make this shot for me. The detail is great. Right down to what looks like a belly button ring. Although I can't imagine vaulting and getting that thing caught on something. ouch.
I do really like the angle and framing/cropping you chose for this. I like how she is over to the left of the photo, and how her pole is angled at the bottom as well.
It doesn't look like a photographer fault, but the background is angled to the left, which is generally a taboo thing for me. But since your vaulter is upright just fine, I can only imagine that the land in the back actually IS angled.
I like this in black and white. That way our attention is all on the front subject and not distracted by colors in the background. You have a nice tonal range. Nice whites in the pole and also nice darks in the clothes.
Definately a great shot. I think it would work for photojournalism also. Something I could see in a sporting magazine. Good find!
~Heather~ |
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06/23/2003 12:30:31 AM |
| One of my three favorites. Sorry to see it didn't win a ribbon. This could easily be published in any magazine. It's fabulous! |
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06/20/2003 07:57:52 PM |
| Her thoughtful expression makes your shot, captures some emotion and mood, nice job. |
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06/20/2003 03:26:16 PM |
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06/19/2003 09:34:53 PM |
| great capture of this pole vaulter. I would have liked to see a little more of the scene on the right, but its still very well done, and I like your choice of bw, it adds to the sense of concentration we feel from the look on her face. |
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06/19/2003 03:49:52 PM |
| Very nice. I like her bellybutton. ~8 |
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06/19/2003 12:28:56 PM |
| I like the crop on this shot and the emotion showing on your subjects face. |
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06/18/2003 05:51:01 PM |
| This is a really great shot. Perfect exposure and tones, great sharpness, and the look of concentration on her face is wonderful. I love where she's placed in the frame, making for a good dynamic composition as well as meeting the challenge in every way. Congrats. 10 |
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06/17/2003 07:39:58 PM |
| I'm afraid I can't help but see that pole as being rather phallic in that position which is off putting. Other than that, nice shot. |
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06/16/2003 04:49:25 PM |
I'm probablly thinking the same thing everyone else is (or maybe I've just got a sick mind), but it looks like she's saying "I'm sure that wasn't there this morning"
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06/16/2003 02:16:48 PM |
| This shot's subject is very centered, IMHO, so I can't grade it quite as highly on theme as I might otherwise. |
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06/16/2003 01:29:29 PM |
| Good job of capturing her at a decisive moment. You also did a nice job of "giving her room" to move through the shot. Nice work! |
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06/16/2003 04:40:19 AM |
| Great expression, well captured! 10 |
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06/16/2003 04:26:21 AM |
| oh man. my internet was running really slow so i sat here a while just reading the title waiting for the picture to load and i got excited picturing a shot of the actual vaulting. This is still a really great portrait shot though. Do you have any more action oriented ones from the shoot? |
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06/16/2003 02:19:33 AM |
I like the candid nature of this shot, but find the phallic placement of the pole rather disturbing. Probably just my Freudian mind, but...
Heh. |
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