2 - DMC - Perhaps a sport in some circles, but definitely not a 'sports action' shot. Nice picture of the bird but - not what you were challenged to do.
Absolutely stellar nature shot--great composition, very sharp. But it doesn't have the feel to me of a sports shot, though falconry definitely qualifies. Seems like looking at the photo you should be able to guess which category it might belong to.
Bit of a squeeze to get a nice bird shot into the sports theme. If the shot is about falconry, where's the falconer? Low score for that. Sorry. Nice shot though, apart from the flash highlights.
(1-2) Below Average (3) Average (4-5) Above Average
Challenge Relevance : 1
Contrast / Colors :5
Creativity / Originality :3
Composition / Eye Appeal: 5
Score dosnt reflect all the fives nice photo but falconry dont rank high with me in this action shot.
Nice sharp photo however the band of light at the top is a bit distracting. Also, as composed this is a bit of a stretch for the challenge. For this to work I believe a wide angle shot with a person wearing a leather gauntlet and hand in the air as if they had just released the bird.
I feel this is an example of trying to shoehorn an image into a challenge. Without the title, this would not work at all. Sorry, it just doesn't meet the challenge to me without a handler in the image.
Does not convince me that there is action, but the wing angle tells me there must be some. A winner by my vote none the less. Dof, Lighting and comp excellente.
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