Passby
GrandadComment: Greetings from Critique Club
Hi my name is Leroy. I am here in response to your request for an indepth critique of this photo.
First Reaction (the most important one)
For sports photos, in my opinion, the capture of a subject interacting with the ball is crucial. It gives clues to what he/she is doing and not just someone running. You have captured that here, well done. I do wish you had some interaction with other players though. The other player in the scene is more of a distraction than an asset to the image.
Lighting
Lighting is mostly even, it's a little hot on the players shoulders and back, but that to be expected. You did well keeping his face from going too dark.
Composition
The comp feels a little tight to me. The player has nowhere to go. The comp would be stronger if the player wasn't centered and instead had room to run in front of him.
Also, as I mentioned earlier the player in the background is a bit of a distraction.
Focus and other Technicals
Other technicals look good to me, although the grass seems a bit noisy.
Meeting the Challenge
Meets the challenge well.
How to grow its score
Composition is a bit week and for DPC the shot lacks that all important WOW factor.
Conclusion
It's a good capture. In any local paper the shot is well enough executed to be included in the sports section. For DPC though, it lacks ummmph.
This critique is strictly my opinion based on observations of this photo. If you have any questions feel free to contact me through the DPC PM system.
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