Game....Ready...!
by PaulFrocchi

Comment:
nah...

If the challenge was 'studio portrait' or 'sports portrait' you would have a winner!

But, IMHO, without a verb, this doesn't really say 'sports' to me. I can give you points for technical proficiency, for sure, but not for anything else.

Just wondering, though, whether you'd considered trying some other 'action' type poses...

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by Bensted

Comment:
Honestly, not a fan. Too much to think about without really feeling like I'm seeing something related to 'sports'...

slow and steady
by PennyStreet

Comment:
I admire your courage, either in trying to photograph someone you care for while in this proximity to them riding in traffic or in you photographing a child you don't know. Part of me hopes this was just a random grab and not a setup shot because traffic is no place to be playing around. On the other hand, if you're in an urban environment, I'm quite sure there would have been plenty of other opportunities to photograph kids playing some type of game that could actually be considered 'sports'...

bombing down the trail
by Tiberius

Comment:
I've been around hear long enough to be able to recite most of the debates about whether an entry is the image or the entry-and-the-title. For me, it's the image. While I can appreciate a clever title (a la scalvert), the image is first. I'm also a believer that an image should speak for itself.

Visually, you have an arresting image. DPC-wise, though, you have a shoe-horn entry tethered by a title that without which I would not really consider a sports-related image. So, while I can appreciate the image, I can't really give it high marks for meeting the challenge.

A lone basketball as the sun goes down
by horh0621

Comment:
Interesting take on the concept. I don't know if it matters or not, but my OCD kicks in when I see images like this. I want things symmetrical. If I can't see a purpose for the ball not to be horizontally centered in the frame, I feel like you don't care. While I can handle the haphazard lack of housekeeping, I also can't help but feel that a little closer attention to grass and dirt patterns could have made this more interesting.

It's a Trap.
by glad2badad

Comment:
enjoy the validation process ;-)

[congrats, barry!]

Happiness Is: Having Someone to Play With
by glad2badad

Comment:
nice enough, but not really "the moment" that would have gotten you the handful of 7's necessary to take this above a 6.

the knee is blocking the dog, the arms are blocking the face, the ball is in her hands, the dog is just standing. there's no sense of motion or dynamics. all the technicals are there, it's just missing the emotional connectivity.

Night Flight
by Cory

Comment:
"please turn off all electronic devices"

lucky you didn't attract the attention of a hard-ass ;-)

congrats!

Autzen Omens
by DrAchoo

Comment:

Originally posted by hihosilver: Hmmmm...I'd like to see this one printed HUGE.

that's a distinct possibility ;-)

The Penitent One
by mrchhas

Comment:
perfect!