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Nadal Serves Up Perfection at the US Open
Nadal Serves Up Perfection at the US Open
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Challenge: Free Study 2008-08 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM
Location: Arthur Ashe Stadium, NY
Date: Aug 30, 2008
Aperture: 1/2500
ISO: 400
Shutter: 7.1
Date Uploaded: Aug 31, 2008

 This was part of a series of shots taken at the US Open. I will be uploading the rest of the pics from that day once this challenge is over:o)

Converted from Raw.. Cropped.. Cloned out two spots casued by dirt on the lens.. 2x noise ninja.. add border

*** After Challenge ***

Wow! Thank you for all the great comments:o) A new personal best

Statistics
Place: 49 out of 487
Avg (all users): 6.4025
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.4215
Avg (non-participants): 6.3421
Views since voting: 1004
Views during voting: 262
Votes: 159
Comments: 18
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 01/30/2009 01:30:51 PM
Jane, this is an AWESOME capture!!! The shadows, the moment in time caught, the framing.......undeservedly low score for such an incredible, vibrant image!
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 09/11/2008 03:58:15 AM
Originally posted by SoulMan1978:
Great capture. Slightly oversharpened in places. I'd possibly have cropped out the logos. It sort of looks a bit like an advert ;-)

I'm a bit biased as Nadal is about to play my compatriot Andy Murray in the Semi Finals (I guess tomorrow?) If Rafa wins I may be forced to bump you down to 1 out of spite ;-) (j/k)


Andy beat Rafa so I guess I should have bumped you up out of not-spite ;-) Congrats on a fully-deserved great score and PB :-)
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 09/10/2008 08:45:01 PM
Awesome shot. Congratulations on your great score! The Free Studies are very hard.
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 09/08/2008 04:28:18 PM
how cool, you were there!!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/07/2008 09:58:31 PM
Great action catch, well done.
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 09/07/2008 11:48:58 AM
Looks like an ad... a poster. :)
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 09/06/2008 12:18:33 PM
Nice capture. I like the bands of colour running horizontally across the image. Well timed capture, and nice composition. You could sell this to the press.
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 09/06/2008 10:07:31 AM
Flawless -- could be in Sports Illustrated.
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 09/05/2008 07:35:40 AM
great colors
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 09/04/2008 07:22:28 PM
great use of motion, action, ande perfect shutter speed
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 09/04/2008 02:14:18 PM
Great capture. Slightly oversharpened in places. I'd possibly have cropped out the logos. It sort of looks a bit like an advert ;-)

I'm a bit biased as Nadal is about to play my compatriot Andy Murray in the Semi Finals (I guess tomorrow?) If Rafa wins I may be forced to bump you down to 1 out of spite ;-) (j/k)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/04/2008 02:04:08 PM
a perfect magazine shot- great
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 09/04/2008 10:38:01 AM
Excellent action shot, perfect use of the facilities to create a wonderful composition.
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 09/03/2008 07:03:27 PM
Nicely composed, the segmented colours are great
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 09/02/2008 09:49:16 PM
Wonderful. The composition makes it look like a poster.
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 09/01/2008 06:49:50 PM
So, it turns out that you can have a camera at the US Open. This would make a really god advertisement photo. Nicely done.
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 09/01/2008 07:09:40 AM
wow - awesome catch - great color and detail
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 09/01/2008 12:14:36 AM
whoa that's a sweet capture. I am so jealous.
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