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Challenge: Framing II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Canon
Location: New Providence, New Jersey, USA
Date: Jun 11, 2006
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/2500
Galleries: Sports, Action
Date Uploaded: Jun 13, 2006

 Local overhand fast-pitch softball game.
Unfortunately, I had to shoot through the chain-link backstop, which caused loss of contrast and the annoying doubled edges in the foreground subjects. Chain-link is visible in the highlight on the batting helmet.

120mm

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Statistics
Place: 129 out of 261
Avg (all users): 5.3590
Avg (commenters): 6.0714
Avg (participants): 5.1625
Avg (non-participants): 5.4404
Views since voting: 1058
Views during voting: 390
Votes: 273
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/20/2006 11:21:15 AM
the cloudiness in the upper right hand corner kid of takes away from this. fantasttic idea and shot though. way to go. 8
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 06/20/2006 02:10:51 AM
Very cool picture, the batter almost looks fake like a cartoon. Good job.
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 06/19/2006 11:33:39 PM
Great shot but the motion blur of the batter is a bit distracting
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 06/19/2006 10:06:24 PM
5 - Good idea, works well, good capture. Even though the 'foreground subject(s)' are oof still showing a fairly well defined natural frame, and definitely gives more 'pop' to the main subject. For this Challenge however, I'd like to have seen the foreground subject(s) in focus and more dominant. Perhaps a more finely tuned crop at the top (down to the helmet), would have given this a little extra/more balance overall, in my opinion.
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 06/19/2006 05:22:02 PM
Great Shot!!
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 06/19/2006 08:30:18 AM
Good action stop! I like the impression that you're RIGHT THERE. Good job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/18/2006 02:55:54 PM
Nice choice of a forground subject. Those windows look a little too close for comfort, though.
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 06/18/2006 05:35:26 AM
nice timing, he batter doesn't look good though which really makes me have to give a lower score despite the pitcher and the ball being amazing. -6
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 06/17/2006 03:16:07 PM
The boy throwing the ball is definitely framed. I wish challenges explained whether or not they were supposed to mean anything 5
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 06/16/2006 04:02:50 PM
Different
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 06/16/2006 03:35:53 PM
nice.. foreground looks almost fake!
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 06/16/2006 10:26:24 AM
Perfect framing.
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 06/15/2006 09:09:27 AM
cool photo! well done
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 06/15/2006 06:08:12 AM
A good picture, but to my eyes it just barely meets the challenge. It takes a good deal of imagination to see the other players and tree as a frame.
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 06/15/2006 01:05:00 AM
creative framing.
 06/14/2006 03:02:18 PM
Very cool :)
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 06/14/2006 05:54:35 AM
good shot for the challenge
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