The Fastest Game On Ice
by mike_d

Comment by Arcanist:
Appearance here is that you were tracking the puck which is solidly stopped in motion. Unfortunately, the skater's helmet is somewhat camera shook and detracts a bit from the impact. Good image, wrong focal point imo.

The Fastest Game On Ice
by mike_d

Comment by UNCLEBRO:
not bad.
It would have been nice to have seen some other players in te background as he "zoomed" by them.

The Fastest Game On Ice
by mike_d

Comment by P_Nut:
The hockey player is a bit blurry, but good potential.

The Fastest Game On Ice
by mike_d

Comment by Sterling87:
Little bit of a yellow cast to this photo. I find the best way to get bright whites when shooting hockey is to get up close to the ice and take a picture so that white fills the entire frame. Then set your custom white balance to that picture.

Also, I think if the picture were cropped differently, with more space ahead of the skater, and his body a little further back in the frame, it would be more visually appealing.

The Fastest Game On Ice
by mike_d

Comment by lkn4truth:
Image quality - 1. Composition - 1. Lighting - 1. Post Processing - 1. Choice of Subject - 1.5. TOTAL SCORE - 6

Tugzy
by mike_d

Comment by UNCLEBRO:
fantastic picture

The Fastest Game On Ice
by mike_d

Comment by directionsforpest:
Wow, this is really great. I love that the feet are still in motion while the stick is still so in focus. Wonderful capture.

The Fastest Game On Ice
by mike_d

Comment by Artifacts:
Nice capture of the puck on the stick!

Tugzy
by mike_d

Comment by Kavey:
What a beautifully evocative image - one really senses his tired or slightly sad mood and the spot of light falling just on and around his eye is perfect. Lovely use of shallow DOF too. Beautiful!

The Fastest Game On Ice
by mike_d

Comment by ionelpop:
i would have croped the blue sign