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Challenge: Sports III (Basic Editing)
Collection: Challenges 2007
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Mainz, Germany
Date: May 6, 2007
Date Uploaded: May 8, 2007

 The Mainz Marathon on Sunday. This is at the start. I took more later in the day, too. Quite a lot of participants, and they had a half and a 2/3rds marathon as well.

I like the light pole. :-)

Converted from RAW, shadows/highlights, crop and slight rotation, B&W conversion using CS3's B&W conversion tool, levels, brightness/contrast, cloned out a sensor cow, noise reduction, resize, border.

Statistics
Place: 83 out of 230
Avg (all users): 5.8279
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.8642
Avg (non-participants): 5.8060
Views since voting: 773
Views during voting: 301
Votes: 215
Comments: 22
Favorites: 0

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 05/18/2007 10:17:48 AM
Okay, this is really weird, but I think I know that guy in the foreground! He looks just like a friend of mine who used to be in the Navy.

You did a great job with motion capture here, and the composition is great, especially for a candid like this. I would have expected this one to crack 6. The light pole adds a cool almost post-modern presence to it.
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 05/17/2007 10:50:40 AM
What I love about this version is the closer-up feel you get to the runners. And looking up at them makes them look strong and determined. There's nothing at all distracting in the photo -- just the team of runners -- and a couple of points of interest. As I always think about your photos that end up lower than a kick-butt score -- it looks to me like one that should have been in the mid-6's!

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 05/16/2007 10:20:57 PM
sensor cows. wow.

a great shot, deb. crisp and clear, well composed, the whole bit. well done!
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 05/16/2007 08:23:32 PM
I really like the low perspective and how you caught just one runner seemingly off on his own. A very good marathon picture. Congrats on a wonderful shot.
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 05/16/2007 01:16:50 PM
gave this one a 7. Excellent POV.
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 05/16/2007 08:28:05 AM
Excellent shot Deb. I can't believe the score on this. I think this is better than a few on the front page. The angle and the lighting are great.
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 05/16/2007 01:31:38 AM
This is a very good photo,surprised it did not finish higher...
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/15/2007 07:44:27 AM
great point of view
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 05/12/2007 04:40:31 AM
I like the effect, although the shadow at the base is a little distracting because it's not strait. I love black and white.
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 05/12/2007 03:34:07 AM
Good camera angle
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 05/10/2007 10:43:09 PM
Low angle I like, B&W I LIke, different framing to get that darn pole out of the background is the only thing I can fault with it.
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 05/10/2007 10:53:54 AM
I like the perspective and the composition of this - a great journo shot.
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 05/10/2007 10:37:31 AM
good angle
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 05/10/2007 03:06:42 AM
I like the angle view
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 05/09/2007 03:16:14 PM
love the B/W
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 05/09/2007 12:33:43 PM
I think this one would have been better with focus on the foreground runner (and shallower DoF).
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 05/09/2007 11:32:31 AM
Nice low level shot.
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 05/09/2007 09:50:16 AM
I like that you got a low angle on this. It adds to the impact.
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 05/09/2007 09:10:26 AM
Different angle, nice.
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 05/09/2007 09:05:57 AM
i love this one!
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 05/09/2007 03:57:32 AM
good angle, very good b/w tones. the shadow at bottom distracts
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 05/09/2007 12:48:05 AM
great perspective and like the B/W tones
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