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All The Right Moves
All The Right Moves
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Challenge: Free Study 2009-05 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO IF for Nikon
Date: May 29, 2009
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/3200 sec
Galleries: Sports, Action
Date Uploaded: May 31, 2009

 Wow. What a dissapointing score! I entered a somewhat similar shot a year or so ago and it scored about 6.5. On that image it was a tight shot on the rider and some people thought it would be better to show some perspective as to how high these guys really jump. So I did that, expecting to improve on the previous score... but yet several people still gave it 1's (the scrubber took a couple of them away) and others also commented that the tree and house were distracting. Just cannot win with dpc voters! To say I am frustrated is a major understatement.

Thanks to those that liked the shot, and to those that at least commented as to why they rated it lower. A big middle finger to those that rated it a 3 or less without explanation!

Statistics
Place: 101 out of 434
Avg (all users): 6.0730
Avg (commenters): 6.6250
Avg (participants): 6.0495
Avg (non-participants): 6.1389
Views since voting: 754
Views during voting: 237
Votes: 137
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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 06/08/2009 08:08:02 PM
Ernie, the score does not go with the quality of the shot for sure. Tack sharp and obviously you had great technique (great timing, wonderful focus , excellent tracking of the action, etc....) to capture the shot. It is very unfortunate that a lot of DPC voters do not really take into account the degree of difficulty that goes into capturing the shot.

My only input would have been to crop away the house , just leaving the trees.
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 06/07/2009 08:28:47 PM
Wow, I definitely expected this to score a lot higher. Excellent shot!!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/06/2009 09:45:13 AM
"I missed it that time - would you mind doing it again?"

great capture - very sharp
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 06/06/2009 06:17:30 AM
wow...crazy, crazy, stuff...great capture...the foreground gives great perspective
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 06/04/2009 11:59:54 AM
Holy STOP ACTION! great timing!
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 06/04/2009 01:17:11 AM
Nice shot! Great detail on the rider and bike. Maybe you have kept the trees and house below to convey height of the jump but I would crop that out because I find it uninteresting
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 06/03/2009 04:38:45 PM
all rightie...who is holding the phone with 911 on speed dial?? please tell me this isn't a neighborhood "jump" thing...excellent action shot
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 06/02/2009 05:23:51 PM
Absolutely fantastic capture! The clarity and color are amazing! The house and power lines at the bottom are a bit distracting, but still a terrific shot.
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 06/01/2009 08:07:15 PM
The stuff at the bottom of the picture, though showing the distance to the ground, is a bit distracting. I think the picture would have been more successfull if you had cropped the biker so that it was just the sky behind him.
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 06/01/2009 11:44:26 AM
Indeed an impressive athlete! Good catch of the position.
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