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Slam Dunk
Slam Dunk
rjkstesch


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Challenge: Free Study 2008-01 (Advanced Editing VI ("Time Lapse"))
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
Location: Salt Lake City, Ut
Date: Jan 25, 2008
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/350
Galleries: Sports, Action
Date Uploaded: Jan 31, 2008

 Taken from the nose bleed section, this shot is nearly a 100% crop in order to get the near version I wanted to see.

PP included levels, Shadow & Highlights, with the Highlights brought way up, Noise reduction - several times, and USM. Slight reduction in size and save for web.
Some masking on the jersey to retain detail.

BTW - The Jazz won!

I have no idea how this will be received. The action is caught at the right moment. It's a pro game which is hard to photograph. The processing is rather heavy in the noise reduction but has an interesting look. I think the composition works. I can see this scoring anything from the mid 5's to mid 6's. At least it's a shot that's not seen often.

Statistics
Place: 346 out of 428
Avg (all users): 5.0576
Avg (commenters): 5.8000
Avg (participants): 5.1183
Avg (non-participants): 4.9348
Views since voting: 810
Views during voting: 216
Votes: 139
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/02/2008 10:30:12 AM
i really don't like basketball, but that's a really great 'shot' (yours and his) :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/02/2008 10:14:07 AM
you've got some haloing around the players that is putting me off slightly.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/01/2008 04:50:21 PM
Decent action shot. Not sure if its just me, but it looks like there are halos around the players from postprocessing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/01/2008 02:25:29 PM
For sports photos I'd rather see a more eye level perspective.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/01/2008 09:03:50 AM
Well since I'm a HUGE Kings Fan and my sons are HUGE Jazz fans, how can I score this anything but high??!! :-)
Great action shot! *8*
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/01/2008 04:52:23 AM
great shot
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