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boyte1


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Challenge: Motion (Classic Editing)
Camera: Casio QV-2000UX
Location: Pine Bluff
Date: Dec 5, 2002
Aperture: F.2
ISO: 1/80sec.
Galleries: Black and White, Action
Date Uploaded: Dec 5, 2002

Tried to get some Raquetball shots at the gym, but couldnt get what I was after sooooooo. I just asked this nice guy if he would mind if I took a picture of his feet.After explaining the Motion challenge , he was nice enough to keep running on the treadmill for me.

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12/16/2002 04:01:48 PM
~~~~Critique Club Comment~~~~

Composition (content)

Original composition, I like the way treadmill guides you trough the frame and how the theadmills beyond that explain what we are looking at, what setting we are in. They also provide good depth and form a second diagonal trough the frame that leads the eye.
Nice motion blur.
Too bad that the power plug is plugged in and that the black of it contrasts so much with the wall, because it is a little distracting.

Background
The background is to busy, not that you have much control over it. The situation around the right leg isn't nice. A mirror on one side, more mirrors against the wall on the other side, with a lot of stuff. Would have been nicer without the mirrors.

Camera Work (Technical)
Good choice of shutterspeed, exposure is good, focus and depth is good. The only minus is the noise here and there (depends on what you like). Sharpness is ok, but tilts to the hard side with some lines, but overall ok.

Digital Processing (technical)
I tried a bit of unsharp mask in Photoshop and it depends on what you like, it could add something (right shoe and sock). On the other hand it oversharpened the diagonals.
Not much else to mention.
B&W is a good choice in my opinion.

My opinion
Good.

Message edited by author 2002-12-16 16:02:27.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/15/2002 11:43:12 AM
Too easy.
12/15/2002 10:09:55 AM
Good BW. Nice contrast and grain.
12/12/2002 05:42:51 PM
I think the black and white works very well here.
12/12/2002 09:18:41 AM
good idea! i like the image in black and white it creates more interest!
12/10/2002 02:25:27 PM
Motion in back foot, but not in front. Not bad.
12/09/2002 11:12:48 PM
I like the use of Black and white for this picture. The legs seem to be in a stange position that doesn't feel quite right to me, the background however looks great in this shot.
12/09/2002 06:54:52 AM
I like the whole concept. On the critical sdie, thwere seems to be a distorted perspective effect, perhabs caused by cropping?


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