Goalie with some post processing

Matt336

I was at a hockey game this weekend and snapped this one. I was bored and just started editing the image and this is what I came up with. C&C welcome!

Erbeman

I like it.

ian408

I like the shot. Only comment is the face is a bit OE.

johng

I like it - it's different. But I'd crop down - while the affect looks cool on the goalie I'm not sure I like so much of the dead space in the upper right - but I'd probably make the same comment if you hadn't changed the colors

j-bo

johng wrote:

I like it - it's different. But I'd crop down - while the affect looks cool on the goalie I'm not sure I like so much of the dead space in the upper right - but I'd probably make the same comment if you hadn't changed the colors

Same for me, a crop down would make it better and it's a bit too green overall for my tastes.

Dbl

Hello from a UND grad class of 82'. I like the processing but would tone down the whites just a bit. The Sioux colors are white and green so I am not bothered by the green overall tint! You have the perfect start to a poster here. I would definitely use the space you have to add graphics! Cropping the dead space leaves you too little space under the player, you end up almost square.

Racerx7734

I like it
I think it's great, I like lots of color and exposure...looks gritty.

Right up my alley....

Mike J

johng wrote:

I like it - it's different. But I'd crop down - while the affect looks cool on the goalie I'm not sure I like so much of the dead space in the upper right - but I'd probably make the same comment if you hadn't changed the colors

+1 on the tighter crop. To me the focus in this should be on his eye - not the space to the right and upper-right.

Matt336

Cropped and fixed the face. How about now?

Gary Peterson Photography

This rocks...
I liked the first one as it was..looked a bit edgier.




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Mike J

I like the crop of the 2nd but agree with Gary about the edgier look of the 1st one.

JeffCanon

I think the crop helped (but a little loser would likely be OK too), IMO it made the player’s face the main subject in the frame, in the original my eye where being drawn to the pad/glove (don’t the hockey name), would still like to see some work done to the blowout area on pad/glove

Erbeman

I liked it as it was as well. Looked my like art to me. This is a simple case of so many different opinions, and there is no right or wrong way to do things. I say, it's your pic, do with how you please.

Mike J

Erbeman wrote:

I liked it as it was as well. Looked my like art to me. This is a simple case of so many different opinions, and there is no right or wrong way to do things. I say, it's your pic, do with how you please.

That's what makes this so fascinating - all of the different opinions. In the end, it is your picture though and you need to make it please you - not us. What version do you like?

ian408

i like the first crop. Face looks better in the second but I agree that may have made it less edgy looking.

timcallow

I like the edgier look of the first take, like someone said, a good start for a poster, fix the face on the first one, add in the team logo, and you have a poster.

TheCheesehead

Goalie with some post processing
Great shot of Eids Matt! Love it!

Matt336

TheCheesehead wrote: »

Great shot of Eids Matt! Love it!

Thanks!:D I can't wait for the season to start in October. I have a few new ideas I want to try.