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Juggling
Juggling
DougPaz


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: From Above (Classic Editing)
Camera: Kodak DX3900
Location: The Foyer under the stairway.
Date: Mar 16, 2003
Aperture: F 3.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/8
Galleries: Humorous
Date Uploaded: Mar 16, 2003

This was the hardest challenge photo I've taken. I set up the camera on the landing on the stairs. Then I would set the timer, run down the stairs, pick up the balls and start juggling. It was impossible to get it just right. When I neared collapse and was sweating like a pig, I finally gave up and used this one.

Statistics
Place: 87 out of 203
Avg (all users): 5.1937
Avg (commenters): 5.8571
Avg (participants): 5.1650
Avg (non-participants): 5.2273
Views since voting: 864
Votes: 191
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0


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03/25/2003 01:10:30 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!


Good try with this one! It shows you are trying to be creative.

The composition is what works best in this photo. The horizontal cropping works really well and the cropping is just right. The outfit, colors and expression are excellent too. Unfortunately, there's just too much blur. It could have been solved with a faster shutter speed. Raising the shutter speed would have been a tough compromise because we would have lost some of the interesting blur effect in the balls and arms, loosing at the same time the the dynamic energy from them. But it seems it would have been better with a face in focus and sharp in order to really connect with the juggler.
The photo is on par with the challenge's theme. The view from above really adds to the composition.
In short: excellent compostion, nice colors, excellent cropping, nice expresion. Unfortunately, the overload of blur is simply too distracting to appreciate the photo. 4
Keept up the good work!
03/24/2003 03:30:33 AM
Well i`ve just eaten my hat. You were robbed.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/23/2003 10:06:21 AM
Is this the new thing at Foot Locker? :)
03/21/2003 08:35:30 PM
a tripod would have made this my pick of the week - a little clearer face would be outstanding. nice work, great idea.
03/21/2003 12:22:30 PM
Excellent viewpoint and good capture of motion though I'd like to see his face and body sharp and only the arms and objects moving.
Nice crop and great bright colours.
7, Kavey
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/20/2003 04:46:12 PM
good job
03/20/2003 12:27:08 PM
Nice photo for the Challenge. Nice color shot, good motion of the juggler in action.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/20/2003 12:13:14 PM
it could have been a good phote but it is just to blurry
03/20/2003 08:02:17 AM
Cool shot, would be somewhat better if the juggler was a little less blury and his hands and other things were blury.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/19/2003 04:53:51 PM
I'm sure some will say, "this is out of focus..." but I think that for this action shot it is appropriate. Good capture of movement.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/18/2003 02:37:28 PM
nice photo, i like the angle
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03/18/2003 02:13:35 PM
i like the blurred effect, it really adds to this image
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/18/2003 08:07:50 AM
Good motion capture.
03/17/2003 04:03:10 PM
Now this is good photo. Good composition, colour, it has movement and is interesting. If this doesn`t do well i`ll eat my hat. 10+
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/17/2003 01:26:38 PM
great idea, but I think at least the juggler's face should be in focus.
03/17/2003 11:07:38 AM
excellent use of motion blur... the colors are also excellent... great shot :) - setzler
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/17/2003 01:16:31 AM
Great shot - great colors - love the slow speed.
03/17/2003 12:22:09 AM
A faster shutter speed would have caught the action better. Too blury this way


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