Bench Warmer
by izadoodle

Comment:
Congrats on your top 13 finish! This is a great photo, simple yet amazing with great use of late light. I wonder if a strong contrast B&W would hurt or help how it looks. But still great photo and finish.

Cruisin' the Reef
by yakatme

Comment:
Congrats on a top 5 finish. This is a very good shot and one I had picked to finish ahead of mine.

I Can Fly.............
by dougi555

Comment:
Amazing Photo and congrats on your Blue Ribbon.

VERY complicated
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
Congrats on a great finish for your DPL team, and achieving a second personal best score.

The naked golfer
by Noiseface

Comment:
When yelling four does that indicate incoming ball or or a set of them.........

maximus, victorious
by Skip

Comment:
I'd have to say this is a Skip image. If not you have emulated his style pretty well.

MJO14232.jpg
by MattO

Comment:

Originally posted by mpstevens69: In a set up like this where have you placed the flashes? How far away from you are are they? It looks like one off to the left and on to the right and the 3rd on the camera? How do you deal with spectators getting in the way of the other flashes?

This particular gym is at the local Junior College. There is a balcony around the top of this that is used as an indoor running track and also has access to the weight room and gymnastics room. The railing at the top is where I mount my two speed lights or strobes depending on what I am using that night. The third used for fill is mounted at the end of the gym I am shooting at. there is a set of roll out bleachers at each end, with a lower white ceiling. I mount that flash so that it bounces off the ceiling and acts as fill light for my two side lights. I do have caution tape that I can place around the area where they are mounted, however access to the upper end is limited by the SID of the college, and the end bleachers are rarely out and when they are i just mount that flash in an area and tape it off so no one messes with it.

Evil
by Luci11e

Comment:
A couple of things about this image bother me. The first thing I notice is the ghosting from using slower shutter speeds and iTTL(I think that is what Nikon calls it) flash. Your ISO is low enough that the flash is essentially your only light. So the preflash it uses to meter the flash actually shows some of the image, and then when the actual flash goes off it records it again so you notice the movement, most notably in the bottom wrestlers head and the legs of both players. The framing of the image bothers me as well. Dead space ahead and cut off feet at the bottom and the legs as well. If you are going to cut off limbs go ahead and go tight with the shot. I don't need to see the behind of the guy in the background. :D

To cure the ghosting issue, you can go full manual with your flash, determine a setting that works with it speed up your shutter a bit and raise your ISO. When I shoot wrestling I go full manual mode on the flash and settings. I generally try to use these settings, and yes I realize they may not work on your camera but gives you an idea of my mindset

1/300(my flash sync speed on both cameras) F2.8-F3.5 depending on which gym I am in, ISO from 3200-5000 again depending on which gym I am in. Flash at 1/8-1/4 power zoomed to 70Meters at 45 degrees with a diffuser on it to spread light more evenly. Stofens is my choice for wrestling, sometimes with a gel under it to match WB settings. Confused yet? I hope not. Let me know if you have any questions.

WCMS vs Coffee Co130.jpg
by Luci11e

Comment:
My critiques and suggestions on this image are two fold. This would not be an image I would submit to the paper, unless it was a key play in the game, IE winning touchdown or interception. And the reason is all I see is his back.

My suggestion is for your placement to be changed. When I get down to that end of the field when the offensive team is at the 35 or 30 yard line(this will vary for each photographer depending on how long or short of a lens you are shooting with) I position myself in the end zone about the middle so I can shoot either side and get the players coming at me with a greater possibility of getting the face. Your timing is pretty good though.

Dark River
by ASTONishing

Comment:
Welcome from the Critique Club. I have to be honest, I've been looking over this photo trying to find a flaw, or a way to improve this photo. Honestly with the photo ahead of me I can't offer much. I think the photos final score is pretty well where I would put it. I think you nailed what you were going for.