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Bringing it tastes sweet!
Bringing it tastes sweet!
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Challenge: Sports IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Grand Prairie, TX
Date: May 2, 2010
Aperture: f4.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/8000
Date Uploaded: May 4, 2010

 No changes other than increasing the contrast a little, crop and save for the web. My first dpchallenge entry, I welcome any feedback. New camera, and I don't know Photoshop yet. Shot from the dugout. Players are 7th graders.

Statistics
Place: 47 out of 171
Avg (all users): 5.7814
Avg (commenters): 6.4444
Avg (participants): 5.5833
Avg (non-participants): 5.9099
Views since voting: 790
Views during voting: 370
Votes: 183
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 05/12/2010 12:20:01 PM
Thanks for the feedback. I agree with the poster who suggested a tighter crop, and I messed up by fat fingering when I saved it for the web - I had a couple hundred more pixels to use - I was in a hurry to beat the deadline. I would also have liked a shallower DOF but at F4, my 70-200 F4 that's about as good as I could get it from the dugout. I'll have to rent the F2.8 and I have a feeling I'll end up trading in my F4. That's my daughter playing first, so personally I don't think she's distracting at all :-)
I'm very pleased as this is my first try and I was hoping to be in the top half. There are some great photographers on this site. I've enjoyed your pictures, I've learned from you already, and I look forward to learning a lot more.

 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/11/2010 04:29:05 AM
She certain is winding here good crop you caught her in good action here ..well done
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 05/10/2010 02:03:23 PM
Love this! Nicely captured.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/08/2010 09:58:57 PM
Wonderful poses. Good lighting and stop action.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/07/2010 03:03:10 PM
Very cool. Great moment, and excellent title. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/07/2010 10:43:12 AM
fireballs, really?
 05/06/2010 10:12:35 AM
Hmm, sports, yes, action, yes, but the image is a little awkward for my taste.
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 05/05/2010 10:46:25 PM
Only one word. Personality! Well done. I would have cropped it a bit more tightly to avoid distraction from the background, OR I would have used a lower aperture (f-value) to cause more blurring of the background if possible. You get an 8/10.
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 05/05/2010 07:06:45 PM
nice stop action, but bad positioning by you...you need to find a spot to get the pitcher isolated, without any other players behind her. not always easy, but makes the difference between a good shot and a great shot. that's a tough moment to capture, as it is; you might as well make it pay off.
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 05/05/2010 03:46:16 PM
If there were a bit more space under her foot it would have felt more balanced for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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