Bowie vs Westwood: 1st down Bowie!
by Gordon

Comment by Koriyama:
All of the key ingredients for a good sports shot are here. This one's going for a ribbon.

Bowie vs Westwood: 1st down Bowie!
by Gordon

Comment by nborton:
i really like this shot. the only advice i have even though there is nothing you could really do about it, is that the left arm looks like it is missing at first and its the only very blurred part of the player as a whole which makes it kinda distracting. however, i still feel this should be a top shot this week.

Bowie vs Westwood: 1st down Bowie!
by Gordon

Comment by Ivar:
Great timing! Good picture! - 9

Bowie vs Westwood: 1st down Bowie!
by Gordon

Comment by justine:
Really nice capture. Good shooting!!!!

1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
by Gordon

Comment by Ivar:
Nice shapes!

Bowie vs Westwood: 1st down Bowie!
by Gordon

Comment by drydoc:
A faster shutter speed and this would have been an excellent capture. Not bad as it is.

Bowie vs Westwood: 1st down Bowie!
by Gordon

Comment by moodville:
Having the helmet and upper torso of the 'main' player be in focus and the rest slightly out of it works well for this image. I'm not an expert of sports photography, and admit to not even reading much of the sports pages, but most of the images I recall always seem to be a select few players (perhaps it's a compositional thing), however, the fact that the frame is crowded by players emphasises the rush of the 'main' player. His struggle is obvious, the expression on his face suggests it, and the guy behind him looks like he's coming right for him too. This is a shot that makes me want to know what happened next, which would probably be explained in an accompanying article. It clearly demonstrates action, and dirty, strenous action at that. Very nicely captured.

Bowie vs Westwood: 1st down Bowie!
by Gordon

Comment by alanfreed:
Apparently one of the FEW first downs of that one for Bowie! Sorry they blew it to the tune of 36-6! :) Overall this turned out very nicely... the guy's helmet is in great focus and you captured a good moment. I may have tried cropping a little closer around the runner. There's a bit of stuff on the right in particular that doesn't really add to the shot. My only other suggestion would have been to try a faster shutter speed to eliminate some of the motion blur, but depending on the camera that's not always an easy possibility. Anyhow -- overall a great job! Hopefully they'll do better against McNeil this Friday :)

Bowie vs Westwood: 1st down Bowie!
by Gordon

Comment by jonpink:
9! good picture, vibrant colours!

1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
by Gordon

Comment by dhutchman:
Perfect! I see rocket, mixed with a classic.