Vaulter
by jimmythefish

Comment by jodiecoston:
This is a really great shot. Perfect exposure and tones, great sharpness, and the look of concentration on her face is wonderful. I love where she's placed in the frame, making for a good dynamic composition as well as meeting the challenge in every way. Congrats. 10

Vaulter
by jimmythefish

Comment by hawkida:
I'm afraid I can't help but see that pole as being rather phallic in that position which is off putting. Other than that, nice shot.

Vaulter
by jimmythefish

Comment by ozdick:
I'm probablly thinking the same thing everyone else is (or maybe I've just got a sick mind), but it looks like she's saying "I'm sure that wasn't there this morning"
:)

Vaulter
by jimmythefish

Comment by eloise:
This shot's subject is very centered, IMHO, so I can't grade it quite as highly on theme as I might otherwise.

Vaulter
by jimmythefish

Comment by alanfreed:
Good job of capturing her at a decisive moment. You also did a nice job of "giving her room" to move through the shot. Nice work!

Vaulter
by jimmythefish

Comment by BobsterLobster:
Great expression, well captured! 10

Vaulter
by jimmythefish

Comment by JPR:
oh man. my internet was running really slow so i sat here a while just reading the title waiting for the picture to load and i got excited picturing a shot of the actual vaulting. This is still a really great portrait shot though. Do you have any more action oriented ones from the shoot?

Vaulter
by jimmythefish

Comment by Malokata:
I like the candid nature of this shot, but find the phallic placement of the pole rather disturbing. Probably just my Freudian mind, but...

Heh.

For The Line
by jimmythefish

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*
Focus and clarity are really good here. I think that you captured a lot of detail in this woman, including tiny moles and muscle flexing. You have done a great job showing us the expression on her face.
I wonder though if she looks angry at you. lol Had she not been looking directly into the camera, I think that opinion would be totally different. I think that she looks annoyed with her eye brows scrunched up like that. However, it could be concentration on what she's doing.
The tones are really great. I think you got nice white, nice blacks, and everything in between. This does actually work well in black and white, cause I think that the background colors probably distracted from the runner.
I tink that the angle and framing/cropping are good. I think that having her to the right is the better choice. Wouldn't work the same if she were in the center, or to the left. If HER angle were different though, then it might need a different crop, but it isn't, so it dont.
A really nice job in my opinion. Super focus for a fast moving subject.
~Heather~

For The Line
by jimmythefish

Comment by sher:
nice action photo. wonderful composition. i love how she's running into the photo. well done!