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Challenge: Sports III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Location: YMCA Ithaca, NY
Date: May 7, 2007
Aperture: f/4.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Sports
Date Uploaded: May 8, 2007

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Statistics
Place: 66 out of 230
Avg (all users): 5.9813
Avg (commenters): 7.4286
Avg (participants): 5.8228
Avg (non-participants): 6.0741
Views since voting: 766
Views during voting: 334
Votes: 214
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0


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05/29/2007 10:51:14 PM
Positives:
Racket ball is a very fast game and hard to capture. You did a great job with this capture. Very well composed and captured sports image with good technicals.

Technicals:
What is most amazing about this image is that you could get such great clarity and good stop action at f/4.2 in a 1/60th of a second exposure.

Sharpness, color and exposure are all very good. Composition is excellent.

The vertical corner of the wall behind your racket ball model is a significant distraction. There are a couple cracks or something in those walls as well behind the player that cause minor distractions.

The Challenge:
Obviously meets the Sports II challenge and not only that it is just one fine capture.

You finished over .4 above the challenge average and almost .6 above the overall DPC average. Voters thought this image good but not a top level performer.

Voters were probably bothered by the vertical corner of wall behind the player. Other than that there is nothing wrong with this image. I wasn't bothered by that line so scored it "10" myself. I still like it and don't see any reason to change my score.

Suggestions:
In basic you can't do this but clone out the vertical corner and other two lines near the player's head and you may find the image even more appealing than it already is.

This would make a great stock image. Some folks might think looking like stock is a bad thing. I'm not one of them.
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05/21/2007 02:16:53 PM
Vikas, I gave you an 8 on this and I thought should have finished better! Great composition and capture.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/12/2007 09:17:10 AM
nice one -
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05/12/2007 07:51:59 AM
What...did they think you pasted the sweat stains in? Ha ha...just kidding...nice capture.
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05/11/2007 12:42:14 PM
Looks like he's waiting to smash one as it's coming off the back wall...I like this composition with the player in the corner. It's very non-typical, but still nicely balanced. You can really see the focus in his eyes. Nicely done!
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05/10/2007 07:34:14 PM
This reminds me of a time when I knocked myself unconscious playing Racquetball ..haha. I can appreciate this sport! Cool photo.
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05/10/2007 10:50:13 AM
Great shot. Love the processing. 8
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05/09/2007 04:43:36 PM
Gosh, are you inside the court? Nice composition. Good luck
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05/09/2007 03:05:31 PM
Great action
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05/09/2007 01:31:08 AM
amazing how you captured the blur of the ball.......
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