Inspired
by Ragga2000

Comment by Eyesup:
Great photo, great pose, great composition... well done!

Inspired
by Ragga2000

Comment by sherpet:
Strong impact here with this portrait.......

Inspired
by Ragga2000

Comment by jonfrommk:
Nice traditional boxing pose which no doubt the subject will love. The Ali poster adds a very nice touch. the ring ropes are a lot more subtle (in fact I wonder whether every one will see them) but again serve to add to the environment. Strong BW conversion - 8

Inspired
by Ragga2000

Comment by mgsmith53:
THAT is what's meant by an "environmental portrait". Powerful and well presented.

Inspired
by Ragga2000

Comment by DigiFotoBuddy:
This one has BLUE written all over it. Nice lighting, expression, setup. Good luck.

Inspired
by Ragga2000

Comment by dponlyme:
Though this guy may never be heavy weight champion you can tell the dream still lives. 8.

Inspired
by Ragga2000

Comment by Ter:
exactly "inspiration image" 10

Inspired
by Ragga2000

Comment by JulietNN:
Love the bw that you have done with this, it is dramitic and brings a real ummff to it, great capture well done 10

Inspired
by Ragga2000

Comment by JohnnyPhD:
The picture and title work very well together. The background with Ali adds significantly to this picture and the overall shot is very well composed. What I find distracting is the black and white cutoff shirt. Boxing photos such as this are typically done in just the trunks and gloves, although I guess amateurs wear jerseys...you get an 8 from me, hopefully top ten for composition and orginiality

Visual Pollution
by Ragga2000

Comment by Ragga2000:
Sigh - I got DQ for this one as I SAID that I added vignetting. I did not know it was illegal, did not see that in the basic editing rules... It has been added to the rules now though which is great for future participants although I am a little sad having that come up!!!

As a matter of fact though, I did add only a slight vignetting to the image, (+2) which I did crop away afterwards so there is no vignetting in the image...

PP was more of lightening up the picture, both the shadows and the mid-tones and highlights - added to the orange tones and reduced the overall saturation...

I am glad they changed the rules though I wish it had been done last week :o)