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The Break
The Break
StOlafPhotographer


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Challenge: Games II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX
Location: St. Olaf, Lions Pause
Date: Apr 27, 2008
Aperture: 22
ISO: 200
Shutter: 6 seconds
Galleries: Sports, Action
Date Uploaded: Apr 27, 2008

 I love playing pool so I thought I would take a photo of me breaking! I think this photo will either do really well or it'll tank... not quite sure as I am still feeling out the community here! Ideally I would like a 6 on this shot but it'll probably be in the mid 5's!

Statistics
Place: 66 out of 123
Avg (all users): 5.4852
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.3571
Avg (non-participants): 5.5487
Views since voting: 884
Views during voting: 318
Votes: 169
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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 08/24/2008 12:11:31 PM
Very unique shot, i think something that would help out a lot, would be better lighting, the lighting looks pretty harsh. I like the idea, and definitely a cool shot, nice job.
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 05/07/2008 04:54:35 PM
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Compositionally, this shot doesn't "follow the rules" I don't think, but that helps add to the chaos of the shot. Having the balls in the bottom of the shot really give it a nice balance, and the wide angle makes the hand look disporportionatly small -- which is good.

Technically, I like the trails that are visible -- it really adds to the feeling of motion in the shot. Having the table not be green helps the shot too, as I think a green table would really make it to overbearing and bold. That said, a touch more contrast might really give it a bit more depth and add to the "punch" a bit more.

Karma
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 05/05/2008 10:35:55 AM
ooo, this is deeply funky. i love the tracery of the ball paths and the wide angle forced perspective. i think this might be technically better with slightly more contrast, or deeper tones, but i really enjoy intellectually as it is. nice one!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/04/2008 12:48:20 PM
Good sense of action/motion. Cool.
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 04/29/2008 05:23:17 PM
Very cool time lapse idea
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 04/29/2008 03:22:17 PM
Interesting. i like the desaturation and the motion blur. Well done.
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 04/29/2008 03:11:25 PM
good use of shutter speed.
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 04/28/2008 11:00:00 PM
Cool effect! colors seem a little off though
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 04/28/2008 01:46:32 AM
Nicely done! Low lighting long exposure with rear curtain strobe I suspect?
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 04/28/2008 01:07:16 AM
Interesting shot. Almost seems noisy. Maybe a different angle would help as the concept seems better than the actual picture. Definitely worth exploring though.
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