1st Attempt at Rodeo - Pretty Crazy - C&C's always welcome

jimqjrjimqjr Registered Users Posts: 250 Major grins
edited July 15, 2010 in Sports
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Is this how you would crop this. I must say I like it cropped much better myself.
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#1b
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#2
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This picture makes me wonder why I even posted number 2.
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#3
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Cropping I must agree made this one better as well.
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#4
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I either don't really like the picture or I feel like the original is better.
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#5
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Now the picture is just too grainy at 6400 iso more impact but good bye. If I was better I could get rid of the devil eyes.
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#6

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I just like the ticked off eyes cropped or uncropped.
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#7 New picture - This guy is just plain screwed.
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Comments

  • SeefutlungSeefutlung Registered Users Posts: 2,781 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2010
    #1 and #3 are my favs. For me, The Fill Flash of #2 and #5 removes the "natural" quality one expects from a sporting event photograph. #4 and #6 just don't quite have the impact of #1 and #3 (I do appreciate the wild eye look in #6 ... reminds me of the ex).

    Remember that the eye is attracted to bright, (white elements in a photograph), things. In #1, I think that you already super photo can be a enhanced a bit by a tighter crop. Getting rid of much of the bright areas at the top of the image and eliminating most of the distracting judge on the horse at the right would delivery greater isolation to the principal element and draw the viewer deeper into the image.

    Gary
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  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2010
    + 1 on #1& #3.

    You got the depth of field right, but it's hard to get rid (or diminish) the background much since they're so close.

    Looks like you had a good angle.
    Rags
  • firewirefirewire Registered Users Posts: 32 Big grins
    edited July 4, 2010
    What was your lens and body?
  • JSPhotographyJSPhotography Registered Users Posts: 552 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2010
    Great first attempt, now crop them down to nothing but the action, I think you will like them even better.
  • Raina.RaeRaina.Rae Registered Users Posts: 205 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2010
    Great first attempt. I agree they need to be cropped dow a bit. I like #5 it is cute and love the intesity on the face of the little boy, but it also looks like he is riding a demon sheep because of the eye reflection. Change the eyes of the sheep to black and I would absolutly love #5.
    Heather
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  • jimqjrjimqjr Registered Users Posts: 250 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2010
    JSPhotography wrote: »
    Great first attempt, now crop them down to nothing but the action, I think you will like them even better.

    Thanks for the response. I hope you get a chance to look at the photo's I cropped. Please let me know your thoughts. I struggle with cropping due to standard photo sizes.
  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2010
    The crops are fantastic, much more impact... thumb.gif
    Rags
  • SeefutlungSeefutlung Registered Users Posts: 2,781 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2010
    jimqjr wrote: »
    Thanks for the response. I hope you get a chance to look at the photo's I cropped. Please let me know your thoughts. I struggle with cropping due to standard photo sizes.

    The crops are an improvement. Photos don't have to be standard sizes. In fact the farther away from 'standard' you get .... the more impact your photos will deliver.

    Gary

    PS- Next time crop in the camera :):
    G
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  • jimqjrjimqjr Registered Users Posts: 250 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2010
    Seefutlung wrote: »
    The crops are an improvement. Photos don't have to be standard sizes. In fact the farther away from 'standard' you get .... the more impact your photos will deliver.

    Gary

    PS- Next time crop in the camera :):
    G

    Thanks Gary,
    I guess because I use SmugMug I thought the best would be to leave them standard sizes. After cropping I like them better myself.
    I was already as close as I could get. I needed to be using a longer lens not sure that the 300 would have been close enough and starting at 8 pm is not alot of help with crappy lighting.
  • jimqjrjimqjr Registered Users Posts: 250 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2010
    Thanks for the comments.
    It makes the ones I wasn't sure about not worth having and the ones I liked even better.
    Thanks again.
    Maybe someday I will be as good as the rest.ne_nau.gif
  • SeefutlungSeefutlung Registered Users Posts: 2,781 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2010
    jimqjr wrote: »
    Thanks for the comments.
    It makes the ones I wasn't sure about not worth having and the ones I liked even better.
    Thanks again.
    Maybe someday I will be as good as the rest.ne_nau.gif

    Don't worry about being as "good as the rest of us" ... just work on your personal best and besting your personal best each time you shoot.

    Gary
    My snaps can be found here:
    Unsharp at any Speed
  • jimqjrjimqjr Registered Users Posts: 250 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2010
    Seefutlung wrote: »
    Don't worry about being as "good as the rest of us" ... just work on your personal best and besting your personal best each time you shoot.

    Gary

    Thanks Gary,
    Though my personal best gets better the closer I can get to the pros.
    I think I can take a picture of most things. Making it something people will purchase is where I fall.
    Someday I will learn photoshop. It is just one of those programs that takes more time than I have.
  • SeefutlungSeefutlung Registered Users Posts: 2,781 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2010
    jimqjr wrote: »
    Thanks Gary,
    Though my personal best gets better the closer I can get to the pros.
    I think I can take a picture of most things. Making it something people will purchase is where I fall.
    Someday I will learn photoshop. It is just one of those programs that takes more time than I have.

    I use PS as a polishing program (selective dodging and burning, cloning dust, cropping and final sharpening. I use DPP as my initial RAW converter and for global manipulation. Start start simple with PS and learn those basic tasks (above) and you're on the way. After a while you can add new tools to master.

    Gary
    My snaps can be found here:
    Unsharp at any Speed
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