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Super Mat.... Here to save the world (or at least Brighton), taken just as he's flying off....
Super Mat.... Here to save the world (or at least Brighton), taken just as he's flying off....
Apollo2077


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Flight (Classic Editing)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S304
Location: Brighton, UK
Date: Sep 25, 2003
Galleries: Action
Date Uploaded: Sep 25, 2003

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Place: 100 out of 118
Avg (all users): 4.3077
Avg (commenters): 5.1333
Avg (participants): 4.1875
Avg (non-participants): 4.4342
Views since voting: 870
Votes: 156
Comments: 17
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10/12/2003 08:12:48 AM
Critique Club

This had the potential to be a super entry into the flight challenge but your choice of how to crop it created a very weak entry. The photo comes across as being very boring in the state that it is right now. You placed your subject in the center of the frame so that you could capture the pier as well as the buildings. Had you cropped it differently it would have improved the entire image. There is to much nothing at the top and the pier as pretty as it is doesn't do much for the shot. Cropping out some of the blue sky and most of the pier would greatly improve on this.

Also pay more attention to the little details. You can easily crop out your shadow from the corner.

As for meeting the challenge, you did do that nicely with a little touch of humor. I enjoyed the refreshing comedy of this photo. Nice attempt at the challenge.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/05/2003 11:14:14 PM
LOL-- 7 for Humor
10/05/2003 10:28:00 PM
Hey ... let's have the cape and the cute leotards too!
10/05/2003 05:57:27 PM
This shot IMO would be much better if the photographer was cropped out (and the possibly if the buildings in background were blurred.)
10/05/2003 03:06:01 PM
funny, very bad shadow of the photographer which had been very easy to crop out, so that make's it a bit sloppy.
10/05/2003 02:29:23 PM
lol ...
10/04/2003 08:13:53 PM
Not exactly faster than a speeding bullet is he? Let's face it - he's going nowhere fast and it looks like SuperMat left the rest of his gear in the phone box.

Composition isn't good (shadow of photographer visible). I'd have cropped it tighter and made it portrait - leaving lots of sky.
10/04/2003 06:43:33 PM
This is a fun picture. Seems like he's in flight. Love the shadow on the ground. It also notice you there. lol. The beautiful blue hue of the sky frames this shot perfectly.
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10/04/2003 01:54:19 PM
Nice use of thirds. Looks a little oversharpened - not too keen on the bright outlines of some parts. I'm not sure if this meets the challenge.
10/03/2003 08:46:30 AM
The title works better than the picture.
10/02/2003 07:28:41 AM
:-) Photographer's shadow is a distraction. It's nice and clear and I like the lighting too. I'd like to see something similar with the photographer closer to and below the subject - would give a greater sense of height (and flight).
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09/30/2003 05:33:42 AM
Super Mat, funny! Wish you'd cropped out your shadow down the bottom left hand corner tho.
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09/29/2003 05:52:02 PM
Neat shot. Love that you have the famous holiday area of Brighton included in your photo. [I love looking at it there]The young man is perfect for this shot in his blue shirt. Nice work. The sunlight [sunset?] is really a bonus.
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09/29/2003 02:22:18 PM
Such a brilliant idea... for heaven's sakes why didn't you get down to the seafront where it's more photogenic? And watch out for including your shadow in the shot. Maybe you could have persuaded a swimmer to pretend they were in trouble... 5
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09/29/2003 01:53:03 PM
Hehehe... funny. :-) I see the shadow of the photographer... booboo #1. The colors are good but a full superman costume would've helped! :-)
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09/29/2003 12:50:27 PM
Brighton is doomed!
Looking at this I think you could have done something funky with the shadow, unfortunately it's the best part of the shot for me.
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09/29/2003 01:07:18 AM
fun, nice color and focus. i would have cropped out the shadow of the photographer.
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