Show Jumping
by PaulMdx

Comment by alanfreed:
I might have tried including her head and the horse's feet... seems a bit tightly cropped to me.

Show Jumping
by PaulMdx

Comment by Olyuzi:
I like the way you've stopped the action, but you've also cut off the head of the rider and the feet of the horse which weakens the shot.

Show Jumping
by PaulMdx

Comment by Glacierwolf:
This is a good shot with an interesting subject, good focus and good sense of action. Tthe reason it's not a GREAT shot is it's cropped on both the top and bottom........ when you have a tall subject like this and you want to bring it closer to the viewer, you must chose one or the other. You can only get away with cropping both ends when the subject is symetrical. Generally on horse shots you crop the hoofs unless it's flying over a fence or post and part of the picture. Another draw back to this picture is the horse seems more in control than the rider, who appears about to break into tears.

Show Jumping
by PaulMdx

Comment by banmorn:
THe quality of the subject shot is quite fine, good exposure, the cropping of the top of the riders head and the front legs of the the horse really mars this.

Too much tape
by PaulMdx

Comment by skief:
My first thought was, Finish?? He looks more American :-)

Marathon Runner Magazine
by PaulMdx

Comment by kiwiness:
I suppose Marathon Runner Magazine also covers cross country events. Top capture here, amazing concentration written all over his face. Did he win?

Marathon Runner Magazine
by PaulMdx

Comment by banmorn:
Well he's definitely a marathon runner and your capture of him is quite fine. I am bothered by the police line tape running accross the background and the background might have been blurred for less distraction.

Marathon Runner Magazine
by PaulMdx

Comment by nordic:
Well composed action shot, fits all criteria very well for this challenge IMO - 7

Too much tape
by PaulMdx

Comment by Klauss:
i don't like the composition and nor the subject...

Marathon Runner Magazine
by PaulMdx

Comment by jpochard:
This is a very nice, clear photo. It seems a bit out of place to me that on the front of a runner's magazine that you can't see any of the legs of the runner. I think I would like it better pulled away a bit to see the legs.