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Challenge: Things That No Longer Work (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Location: Illinois
Date: Jan 6, 2010
Aperture: 3.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Humorous, Sports
Date Uploaded: Jan 7, 2010

Tennis ball cut in half & made to look like smashed through the racket.

Statistics
Place: 65 out of 136
Avg (all users): 5.3286
Avg (commenters): 5.8333
Avg (participants): 5.1385
Avg (non-participants): 5.4933
Views since voting: 829
Views during voting: 314
Votes: 140
Comments: 7
Favorites: 1 (view)


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01/26/2010 01:55:57 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Fun concept, and the way I've seen some players hit the ball it really does look like they're trying to do this. Execution is dicey but you managed to pull it off well - bokeh can be tough! Centres the attention on the ball. Lighting good, comp is OK, ball a little close to being centred but the racket tilt helps frame the ball and some dynamism and interest to the shot.

Looks like you had fun coming up with the idea and executing it. Keep up the good work, and keep entering challenges!

Feel free to PM me with any questions,

Susan

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/16/2010 11:29:40 PM
Smashing shot. 8
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01/15/2010 12:13:21 PM
Fun idea!! but for me still having tension in the strings surrounding the ball really detracts from its "authenticity" ... however I do realize you might not have wanted to sacrifice the racket !!
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01/14/2010 11:02:25 AM
clever
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01/12/2010 11:14:28 PM
really clever added fav (8)
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01/11/2010 09:48:59 AM
Those tennis balls are hard to cut cleanly, eh? :-)
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01/11/2010 06:20:42 AM
nice perspective, good idea- top 10
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