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Challenge: Photojournalism II (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: New Mexico
Date: Apr 26, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Sports
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2006

 Skaters at the local park. I know it would have been nice to include more of the bowl, hoping for some other criticism of it to see what I can improve on next time though.

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 05/10/2006 06:22:37 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club

Hey Jon. The image in itself as an entry to Photojournalism is a tough one. For one thing, I think the subject could have been isolated so that the viewer focuses more on him. The lighting could be improved more. I think for this to be an effective image, additional motion blur would have been great. It would really show the action and the motion of the skateboarder. The background is dark and a bit unappealing. For this to be a newsworthy image, a "bang" title is a must. Imagine yourself competing with so many photographers for that one spot on the news. Yours should be able to stand out and a great title would nauil it. A lower POV would be great as well as my eyes trail off to the page as I follow his direction of travel.

I hope the comments I have made are taken as constructive and not meant to discourage you. I am impressed by your improvement since you joined the site Jon and I'm looking for the day when you can give us a knock me off my feet image. Good luck.

Cheers,

Rikki

Message edited by author 2006-05-11 01:34:48.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/07/2006 03:38:01 PM
Good action
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 05/03/2006 12:45:56 PM
good shot, but not really photojournalism in my opinion.
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 05/03/2006 03:34:49 AM
for sports front page ? nice action shot, it would be much better if the scater is the only one on the photo
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 05/01/2006 11:27:32 AM
great picture and good lighting...good luck with the results
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 05/01/2006 06:01:41 AM
So, what's the news? Are the kids doing drugs? Are they using skating to stay out of trouble? A cutline style title would have helped a lot.
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