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 This image was disqualified from the Over- challenge.
Overleap: To leap over, to jump over, to cross by jumping
Overleap: To leap over, to jump over, to cross by jumping
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Over- (Minimal Editing I*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens
Location: Estes Park, CO
Date: Aug 7, 2010
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/800s
Galleries: Sports, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Aug 8, 2010

 Hunter jumper show in Estes Park, CO.

Captured image as JPG file.

Because of the harsh sunlight, I used a polarizing filter. In the morning hours, I was shooting 90 degrees to the sun. It was possible to sustain a fast enough shutter speed for this action ahot, even though the polarizing filter cost me about 1.5 camera stops.

In JPG mode, my camera allows me to set "picture stye" parameters, which I set to sharpness +5, contrast +1, saturation +2, color tones 0.

One resizing. Sharpened in Apple's Aperture with "Sharpen" brick. Intensity +0.68; radius +3.41.

No other editing applied, as per minimal editing rules.

Did not convert colorspace from aRGB to sRGB.

[Aug. 14th, 2010 09:08:46 AM]

Tripod mount. Manual focus preset to exact DOF plane over top bar. Remote shutter release cable. Image precomposed for approximate action capture at leap apogee. (The rider and horse didn't quite hit my optimal mark, but pretty close.)
AutoWhiteBalance. Evaluative metering.
Disqualification Details
Minimal Editing: custom sharpening is not permitted

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Views during voting: 351
Comments: 25
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 01/07/2011 09:22:16 AM
Originally posted by tanguera:
Perfect capture. Not understanding the DQ, if you used in-camera shearpening.

My error was using the default sharpening brick in Aperture. Because that tool allows slider adjustments, it was deemed to be illegal. The image didn't need to be sharpened at all. It was my mistake to use a sharpening tool which could be adjusted.
 01/07/2011 08:15:07 AM
Perfect capture. Not understanding the DQ, if you used in-camera shearpening.
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 08/19/2010 08:58:14 AM
This was one of my favorites, I'm sorry for the DQ....
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 08/19/2010 08:16:11 AM
I forgot the minimal editing rules when I suggested this would look better cropped... of course that would not have been permitted to I take it back!

Shame on the DQ though.
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 08/19/2010 07:38:43 AM
Wow - I hope that DQ is revoked.
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 08/18/2010 07:11:45 AM
Congrats on the yellow! Very nicely done!
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 08/18/2010 05:34:24 AM
Excellent shot! Well done with "in camera" adjustments. Congrats on yellow Richard!
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 08/18/2010 05:26:53 AM
Great clarity, wonderful image. Congrats on your Ribbon, Richard.
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 08/18/2010 05:25:51 AM
I thought this was a wonderful capture. Great timing! Congrats on third place!
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 08/18/2010 04:35:12 AM
Greta job!!! Congrats!!
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 08/18/2010 03:59:33 AM
Great capture, Richard, and congrats on the yellow! Good job especially at avoiding blown-out highlights.
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 08/18/2010 02:17:11 AM
arttisic and so sharp it is very pretty phoyograph
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 08/17/2010 11:59:52 PM
This is a great action shot and one of my top picks. I've taken photos at these events and I know how easy it is for the horse's head to obscure the rider's or for pose to not be quite right, which makes these shots more difficult to get than people might otherwise think. You've nailed the pose on this shot and the technicals are excellent (it is so easy to blow the highlights on the abundance of bright white around on these events).

Disappointed to see 8 threes in the scoring, maybe because of the title? I didn't know overleap was a word, but a quick check whilst I was voting confirmed it is totally legitimate so I learned something too!
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 08/17/2010 10:27:36 PM
Congrats on your yellow, Richard!
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 08/17/2010 10:24:32 PM
Congratulations on your ribbon. Great shot.
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 08/17/2010 09:56:45 PM
Congrats for the ribbon!
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 08/17/2010 08:12:51 PM
Congratulations! Sometimes they do get you.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/17/2010 07:25:39 PM
Winner!
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 08/15/2010 10:58:44 PM
Great shot, cropped and straight just right!
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 08/15/2010 01:21:54 PM
Well done.
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 08/14/2010 05:11:04 AM
Great action shot, but I would have preferred the right hand side to be cropped more pushing the horse over the right of the frame so as to seem to be jumping more into the frame.
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 08/13/2010 05:27:30 PM
top 3!
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 08/11/2010 07:51:24 AM
Great clarity and details. Good job stopping the action at such a crucial point in the jump.
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 08/11/2010 03:47:10 AM
what an amazing grab!
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 08/11/2010 03:23:18 AM
Very nice capture. Good focus.
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