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Through the Skates
Through the Skates
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Challenge: Team Sports Without Players II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D3000
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Location: Colorado Springs
Date: May 1, 2010
Aperture: 4.2
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/30
Date Uploaded: May 2, 2010

 This was my first time messing with DOF and I feel like controlling it in this shot added emotion.

Editing
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Crop
Convert B&W
Resize

Statistics
Place: 27 out of 126
Avg (all users): 5.5159
Avg (commenters): 4.7500
Avg (participants): 5.1316
Avg (non-participants): 5.6387
Views since voting: 826
Views during voting: 235
Votes: 157
Comments: 6
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AuthorThread
 05/18/2010 09:03:47 PM
** Critique Club **

Subject
At first look your subjects just seem to be there. Like you placed them in the frame just to meet the challenge. My take on your title was that you were referencing the view between the skates. It wasn't until I read cablondeone's comment that I realized you were actually trying to tell a story about the puck going between the skates. So I would have to agree with them that the photo doesn't tell the story on it's own. It may have worked better if the puck had been between the skates with some motion blur on it.

Composition
One thing that is throwing me off about the composition is the tilt. If it was intentional for artistic purposes I would have suggesting making it a little more tilted so that we know that it was there to add some drama. Your use of DOF is good here with the concentration on the skates. You had mentioned in your notes that you wanted to use it to evoke some kind of emotion. Again, I think it would have worked better if the puck had been in between the skates as well.

Lighting/Color
I think the lighting here is good. The light seems to wrap around the skates well and highlights the details in the boot portion. I think your black and white conversion was done well. There seems to be a good range of all the shades throughout the photo.

In relation to the challenge
I can understand where mrbig65 was coming from when he said you can see the player. Those who felt that way probably felt like since the skates where being worn by the player it meant that you were showing the player and would have voted DNMC. I personally wouldn't have felt that way.

Great concept! Keep up the good work. If you have any questions about this critique please feel free to send me a pm.

Thank you!

Christina
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/08/2010 10:44:26 PM
I like the shot, but I think a better vantage would have been having the skates a bit wider apart as if they were being worn in a game or a faceoff, maybe with sticks and all that. Nice job tho
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/06/2010 09:35:06 PM
Very creative and interesting shot.
I do wish a little more would be in focus though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/06/2010 04:37:51 AM
i see the player,,,,, not in the theme,,,,,, sorry,,,,,
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/05/2010 01:13:53 AM
I would have never understood without the title. Interesting idea but the picture doesn't stand alone without being told what it is. I think it's a great idea but needs a little more work
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/05/2010 12:56:44 AM
Interesting perspective
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