Planetary defense
by duartix

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Hello from the Critique Club-

Clever idea for this one- I�ve considered using the lens switch idea for a similar shot with the moon, but have not actually gotten weather to cooperate for what I had in mind (yet). One suggestion that might help you out though� for the first exposure of the moon, you should use a piece of black paper/tagboard with a slit in it, which you then swipe down across the lens in order to simulate your own shutter. You can be much more accurate and get better results this way. You can adjust the �shutter duration� by the size of the slit and the speed you drop it in front of the lens. Then just hold the black card against the lens as you switch. You�ve got a bit of uneven lighting going on with the second exposure, and I�m not sure if it�s due to the difference in reflectivity of your hand/the handle to the front of the racquet or if your light source was not aligned perpendicular to your subject. Adjusting one or both of these factors will help keep lighting more uniform and prevent your hand from ghosting out. You may also just need to widen the beam by diffusion a bit, but I�m not too familiar with your flash unit or your subject-flash distance so can�t really say. Definitely an amusing subject matter, and I like the take on the challenge. Border is a bit overpowering for me as well.

Her Shoes
by geinafets

Comment:
Hello from the Critique Club-
I made a comment on another user�s similar entry for this challenge regarding fashion vs. advertising, so I�ll just paste that in here too-
�I can�t decide what I think of your take on the challenge. I see the relation between your take (advertising) and the world of fashion. Anybody flipping through a fashion mag knows that 95% of the paper is advertising space, so the two are obviously inextricably linked. But is there a delineation? I�m not really sure, I guess that�s for the DNMC worriers to worry over.�
Some down voting might have resulted due to this-
As a photo, I like your shot. I feel like the slight desat and lightness contribute to and fit the mood of a wedding, so the processing was very tasteful. One issue I have, though, is your choice to depict the back of the shoes. I feel like fashion is intended to bring the viewer�s attention upon a specific object. The photography is about focusing us upon the object to be sold or flaunted, or even in some cases the focal point is really the model and the interplay between the fashion and the form of the human. But, I feel like the back of the shoe is really neglecting the majority of the item. I think your photo fits within the field of wedding photography very well, but doesn�t crossover into fashion quite fully.
Good photo, but a slightly different approach would have fit this challenge better. I do like the shallow depth of field, but would like to see it on the front of the shoes.

Impossible is Nothing. Just Do It.
by KristinaG

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Some brand loyalty issues going on here.... ;)

Grass in foreground detracts somewhat.

The Cage
by bvy

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For being such an indirect and odd choice to depict sports, I think this one is great. It sets itself apart from all those damn baseball gloves and really keeps me looking at all the various layers. Nice.

The Gladiators' Arena
by DrAchoo

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Hmmm.... is this the Doc.... feels like it may be...
One of the better arena shots. Arena doesn't suffer from terrible shadows and sky has good detail.

Batter Up!
by aberration

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There are tooooooooooooooons of baseballs and gloves hanging around in random places, but this is surely the best of them I've seen so far. Nice use of light to focus the viewer on the equipment. The silhouette of the backstop is nice too.

All the sporting gear you need without the sport hassles
by ederontiveros

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I'm not liking tinted lighting here.

pre-game warmups
by pointandshoot

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Interesting shot- it seems as though things are bit more distorted than I'd prefer. Somewhat difficult to discern the needle, so I was running through my head what other things the pills could be sports wise. Once I saw it, it's really obvious, but it wasn't initially (not always a bad thing).

On the Court
by blackgriffin

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I think I'd like to see more of the net and court... open things up to the left maybe?

Fear and Loathing on League Night
by e10icus

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I definitely think getting the camera lower to the ground and utilizing those great vanishing points on the floor and between the lanes more would help this one out. That and the ball return is a bit of a sore thumb distraction.