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WR Dwayne Eley of Stony Brook eludes would-be tacklers for a big gain of third quarter punt return.
WR Dwayne Eley of Stony Brook eludes would-be tacklers for a big gain of third quarter punt return.
Olyuzi


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Photojournalism III (Minimal Editing I)
Camera: Olympus E-20N
Lens: Olympus TCON-300 3x Teleconverter
Location: Kenneth LaValle Stadium, Long Island, NY
Date: Oct 20, 2007
Aperture: f 4.0
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Sports, Action
Date Uploaded: Oct 22, 2007

 University of Stony Brook vs University of Maine
Oct 20, 2007 game time 3:00pm at Stony Brook, NY
Final score: Stony Brook 30 Maine 23 (double overtime)
That's head coach Chuck Priore in the bg crouching behind the runner, WR Dwayne Eley (#7). Also notable in the bg is starting QB Josh Dudash (#11) and OL Steve Council (#65).

Capture:
Olympus E-20 (six y/o camera) with TCon-300 and TCon 14b extension lenses (35mm EFL of 600mm)
Manfrotto monopod
In-Camera settings: contrast low; sharpening highest; jpeg 1:2.7
lots of luck :)


PP: resize and basic sharpen command in PS

If I had my way with this photograph I would have boosted whites for the active players and would have decreased saturation slightly and applied a greater blur for the background in order to create more of a separation between fg/bg. I like the composition a lot but think it's too busy.



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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/01/2007 07:35:17 PM
long title but great stop action and image...DOF is super! 7
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 11/01/2007 02:00:16 PM
slightly busy background for me
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/31/2007 06:15:54 PM
Love the action shot and the narrow dof.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/29/2007 10:03:46 AM
Awesome shot!! 10
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 10/27/2007 07:45:26 PM
A nice action shot. I like the sharpness of the three players in the foreground. It makes them stand out. Nice composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/27/2007 05:31:22 PM
good enough for the sports page
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/26/2007 10:32:14 AM
very well done -10
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 10/26/2007 03:25:08 AM
Great Sports action photo
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2007 10:18:18 PM
good focus,composition, exposure and wb....8
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 10/25/2007 08:27:57 PM
nice work (as usual), but you'll probably get hammered as a sports shot is not typically 'front page' news...good luck!
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 10/25/2007 08:25:40 PM
Nive shot and nice headline
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