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Challenge: Motion Blur II (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Pentax *ist DS
Lens: Pentax FA 35-80mm f/4.0-5.6 AF
Location: Jacksonville Fl - Police Athletic League Gym
Date: Jun 23, 2006
Aperture: f10
ISO: 400
Shutter: 0.5 seconds
Galleries: Sports
Date Uploaded: Jun 24, 2006

 I expect this will be one where I think a whole lot more of it than the voters...

Half-second exposure, using rear-curtain flash to freeze the motion at the end.

shot raw, adjusted color balance, exposure, saturation while converting to tiff.

In PS, adjusted balance, color contrast, neatimage, saturation, resize, USM

Statistics
Place: 33 out of 177
Avg (all users): 6.0380
Avg (commenters): 7.3077
Avg (participants): 5.6479
Avg (non-participants): 6.2832
Views since voting: 1237
Views during voting: 333
Votes: 184
Comments: 25
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 07/09/2006 05:43:38 PM
Wow, this is really good! Love these kinds of shots, and this one is particularily good. 33rd place? Man, sometimes voters are a pretty strange crew.
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 07/08/2006 01:32:15 AM
great shot, looks like a bull fight
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 07/07/2006 10:26:17 PM
Underrated i'm afraid!
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 07/03/2006 03:20:51 PM
That is pretty cool. I bet if something in the shot (a ball perhaps?) was visible and was somewhat in focus it would have scored much higher. The colors in it is probably what scored it over 6. Regardless, it's a great looking abstract.
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 07/03/2006 12:09:26 PM
Beautiful colors and flow of motion. Amazing shot.
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 07/03/2006 10:46:35 AM
this was one of my favorites in this challenge, i wish it scored higher..
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 07/03/2006 09:11:32 AM
I was crazy about this. I wish it had had a higher placement.
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 07/03/2006 08:27:08 AM
I'm glad you stuck with your choice, despite those low voters. This is still an excellent image.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/02/2006 07:15:32 PM
I love the color on this one. I think it would work better perfectly centered.
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 07/02/2006 04:46:14 PM
These motions really capture the spirit of the challenge, and I know that you will ribbon. I like the stationary number and reflective surfaces.
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 07/02/2006 02:23:56 AM
There's a good concept in here, trying to get out. I don't think this really carries it off, though. There's just too much movement.

Maybe having the subjects hold a tableau for the first part of the exposure; then move, but leave their feet in place. There are lots of things you could try - there's a great photo in there somewhere!
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 07/01/2006 01:33:15 AM
This is wierd! But in a good way:) I think this definitely stands out in this challenge. Great shot!
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 06/30/2006 06:28:21 PM
Very cool shot!
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 06/29/2006 03:14:04 PM
there is so much motion, but yet, two people still look clear enough and the colours in the image look great.
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 06/29/2006 12:07:25 PM
reminiscent of nude descending a staircase. you took a chance and it worked.
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 06/28/2006 07:45:30 AM
Wow..this is great. The movement captured here is awesome.
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 06/27/2006 10:34:02 PM
cool image...great job!
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 06/27/2006 11:16:39 AM
i liked this one a lot. a real good shot for this challenge.
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 06/27/2006 05:25:54 AM
Bit messy, if you ask me. Motion is evident allright, but the story in the shot gets almost totally obstructed by this.
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 06/27/2006 01:35:14 AM
Nice idea, but without a clear, sharp background to set the action against, it all kind of blurs together.
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 06/26/2006 10:07:09 PM
excellent...hope this ribbons as it is so unusual and good......hope this does well for you
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 06/26/2006 02:13:34 PM
wow, thats alot of motion!
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 06/26/2006 02:08:11 PM
I'm not sure how you did this, getting such crisp lines with all that movement - but it looks pretty cool!
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 06/26/2006 10:08:54 AM
I do like this rich, colourful, full-of-action image. It has a painterly aspect. The yellow and blue are excellent! 9.
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 06/26/2006 08:42:23 AM
LOVE THIS. What makes it realy jump out are the complementary colors. This is soft and blurred, yet you can see exactly what's going on. I like the white of the stripes on the black shoes (Adidas?)Very well done. My fav so far. 9
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