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SLAMMING the Hole Shut
SLAMMING the Hole Shut
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Closing (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Holland. Ohio
Date: Sep 8, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Sports, Action
Date Uploaded: Sep 10, 2007

 Taken at the Toledo vs Detroit match. Division 2 Club Rugby. It was a hotly contest battle in which three brawls broke out. I shot the A-match Manual Mode, but kept having to adjust shutter speed due to the constantly changing cloud cover.

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Place: 15 out of 76
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Views during voting: 292
Votes: 204
Comments: 11
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 09/19/2007 12:15:05 AM
Originally posted by jonfrommk:
Nice action shot and as a former second row I know how much fun shutting that door can be


I'm a former 2nd row also, but not former enough. I played in an Old Boys match this May and I'm still on the mend. Made it through all 80 minutes, but the Outside Center kept missing his tackles, and I kept picking them up. I went 5 for 7 on high speed open field tackles, and my right shoulder won't let me forget it. Pretty sad rugby when a 50 year old can bust out of a scrum and make midfield tackles. LOL.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/18/2007 10:36:34 PM
Nice action shot. I think the title is trying to make the photo fit the challenge.
 09/18/2007 07:56:50 PM
Very nice action shot.
 09/18/2007 10:42:00 AM
Nice action shot and as a former second row I know how much fun shutting that door can be
 09/14/2007 10:35:52 PM
good action shot
 09/14/2007 08:17:54 PM
A great action shot! And meets the challenge perfectly.
 09/14/2007 08:24:01 AM
Nice action.
 09/13/2007 10:21:29 AM
Nice composition.
 09/12/2007 09:36:58 PM
Great action shot! Cool idea.
 09/12/2007 08:14:56 PM
Great action shot. Exposure is great. The crop is a little awkward on the bottom left(his shoe) and middle right (right beside his rear end). I feel that if the crop was either wider to include all the information, or tighter to look more deliberate, that this shot would be even stronger.
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 09/12/2007 01:49:41 AM
Very nicely done. Sculpturally dynamic, reminiscent of the Iwo Jima statue.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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