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Ghostly Skater
Ghostly Skater
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Artificial Lighting (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D3000
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
Location: Skate Park atBig League Dreams, League City, Texas
Date: Oct 10, 2009
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 0.8
Galleries: Action, Overlays
Date Uploaded: Oct 12, 2009

 Went out playing with my new lens and flash. I've never shot action at night, especially not fast action like skateboarding in what was essentially the dark. I didn't go out necessarily with any shot in mind for this competition, just new than artificial light was going to be needed.

This was one exposure, taken with a slow rear flash.

Statistics
Place: 74 out of 111
Avg (all users): 5.1173
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.1860
Avg (non-participants): 5.0980
Views since voting: 974
Views during voting: 294
Votes: 196
Comments: 7
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 10/27/2009 04:57:44 AM
Hey there from the Critique Club

My thoughts on the image: You had the beginning of a very neat and interesting image here. The concept is terrific, but there are some obvious flaws in execution, in my opinion. I agree with all the comments below except for the perfect composition.

My ideas for improvement: Agreeing with Steve, the background is a bit too busy for my eye to be happy hanging out in the frame. Perhaps rotating your point of view more towards the front of the subject would have remedied this. Of course I can;t be sure as I have no knowledge of the surroundings, but I think a slightly different point of view would have grown the score. Some rotation would also take away the distracting tree and bright light in the top left corner. Also, my eye wants to see the entire skater. Chopping off his head places this more in the realm of an accidental snap shot rather than an intentionally composed work of art.

Where I would have/did score this entry: I did vote in this one and I gave it a harsh 4. However, with some moderately easy compositional changes, this one would have surely pulled a 6 or 7 from me. I love the concept, but your execution needs some adjustment.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/19/2009 01:57:47 PM
Clearly an intentional effort, but the busy background has nothing to do with the skateboarder and makes it come off like a snapshot. The subject is almost lost in it. If you could have gotten this same shot from another perspective, it could be very effective.
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 10/16/2009 08:24:28 PM
cool effect
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 10/15/2009 09:19:56 PM
good
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 10/15/2009 01:50:52 AM
I would like to see how this photo was done in a single exposure and not motion blur.
It's a great photo with great exposure and perfect composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/14/2009 02:59:04 AM
Great shot, I was ging to try somehing similar but didn't get round to it. Excellent result.
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 10/14/2009 02:12:00 AM
wow great capture, a tighter crop would work here better cuz the tree on the right is little bit distracting
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