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Challenge: Triumph (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D40
Location: West Edmonton Mall's Ice Palace
Date: Jul 31, 2007
Aperture: f10
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400
Date Uploaded: Jul 31, 2007

 A senior that frequents the Ice Palace at West Edmonton Mall. He is in amazing shape for his age, as I see him there several times per week. Here he is in the air, in the middle of a spin. I was originally going to go with a B&W version with slight noise added, but then you couldn't see that his hair is white and it made it difficult to see his age.

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Note: I know this is a little over sharpened, but this a near 100% crop which is why there is not alot of detail (to get the angle and not have the boards/glass and dozens of shoppers in the background, I had to go to the second level + I only have a 18-55mm lens). I tried my best to bring out the details without ruining the image, interested to see if that will be my downfall or not. =]

Statistics
Place: 18 out of 80
Avg (all users): 5.9955
Avg (commenters): 6.0909
Avg (participants): 5.6333
Avg (non-participants): 6.0524
Views since voting: 910
Views during voting: 405
Votes: 221
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0

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 08/08/2007 06:55:18 PM
glorious. this easily deserves its top 20, and is better than the other 19. congratulations.
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 08/07/2007 08:16:52 PM
I voted this a 7. I thought you did a great job capturing the challenge.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/06/2007 08:00:19 PM
LOL, love this. Very good detail and great stop action. You caught the skater just at the right time and in the right position (pony tail out). I really like the cross-hatching effect of the shadows on the ice. The grey and white of the "canvas" help to accentual the details of the skater. Your border adds interest as well. Nicely done.
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 08/05/2007 11:09:27 PM
should have shot at a lower hight to emphasize the height of jump
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 08/05/2007 10:57:52 PM
Love the full shadow in the shot as well
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 08/05/2007 04:55:22 PM
Nice capture, beautifully stopped motion. I like it.
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 08/03/2007 04:36:35 AM
clever idea.
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 08/02/2007 08:21:32 PM
Meets the challenge. That alone is a nice change of pace.

Nice composition. Little bit more contrast and this would have been a ringer for the shadows challenge coming up. Wouldn't mind a little more contrast anyway as it is just a bit washed out looking between the subjects drab clothes, the ice, the shadows and (to top it off!) the dull gray frame. 5.
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 08/02/2007 05:19:00 AM
Nice patterns on the ice. Good composition. I would almost say that a slower shutter speed that would allow just a bit of blur would lend more of a sense of movement to this shot - but then maybe the whites get blown out?
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 08/01/2007 06:01:17 PM
Really like this. Nice capture.
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 08/01/2007 01:31:42 PM
nice air there! good for you
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 08/01/2007 11:27:28 AM
From the thumb I thought this was a rock climber, lol. It's still better than I could do at any age. As for the photo, I really like the light and shodows.
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 08/01/2007 09:11:40 AM
I like the paleness and subdued palette here, not to mention the great timing.
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 08/01/2007 12:41:27 AM
Nice capture - Like the composition and subject - Seems to be a little soft and almost too smooth
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