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30-MAR-2004 Paul

1st: Game. Set. Match. * by Paul

Minolta DiMAGE A1
1/800s f/5.6 at 9.8mm iso100 full exif

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Guest 22-May-2004 17:04
"LOVE" It!
Konica Minolta Users08-Apr-2004 12:26
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From John down under:
Hi Paul,
Your effort here was an instant favourite of mine. Powerful yet understated. Simple and effective. I didn't leave enough time to attempt my sporting idea with watching a sporting replay on the TV and PhotoShopping myself into the action. Maybe I'll do it one day when the Minolta Challenge theme is Australian cricket victories! LOL
I hope you're thinking about what you want to do when you host C6. ;o) Sing out if you need a hand with anything, although Claudio is more qualified and Feri has lots of experience with all of that. :o) Are you going to let us start shooting before the Easter weekend is over so that we can get some shots in up front?
Cheers, John
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Guest 05-Apr-2004 19:45
I like this photo alot. Excellent idea! Too bad I didn't think of it. LOL. Actually after seeing this when I was shooting some skateboarders, I kept noticing and looking for interesting shadows. But I didn't want enter such a photo to look like I was being a copycat. The only thing I was thinking was that the photo would look even better if the racket was captured as it was just hitting the ground. Then I think it would be perfect!
Smatty 05-Apr-2004 12:04
Excellent picture and theme implementation. Looks like a "winner" picture :)
Bruce T Jones03-Apr-2004 21:08
Amen to the other comments!
Howard Sandler03-Apr-2004 02:17
Great interpretation of the theme, colour and composition.
Claudio Gatti01-Apr-2004 18:45
Hi Paul,

I's a clever idea and I liket it a lot. Looks even better now. Congratulation!

Claudio
Konica Minolta Users01-Apr-2004 18:17
From Paul: thanks for your comments. I incorporated all of them in this new version. Hope it's an improvement.
niamh 01-Apr-2004 13:31
Another inventive interpretation of the subject - I agree with Plamen that the sharpness could be improved - also the handle of the racket seems a bit blown out, so perhaps this is a tad over-exposed? Like the bright colour of the court though and the strong black shadow.
Guest 01-Apr-2004 06:20
Absolutely great idea, but the picture needs some more sharpness IMO.
Veronica Fresh01-Apr-2004 01:14
Yes, very joyous... and the absence of a wide spectrum of color keeps the focus on the figure. Nice composition.
Konica Minolta Users31-Mar-2004 16:17
Paul, I like the concept here, the composition and the graphic nature of the shot. Some post processing IMO, could make it even stronger. The dead leaves make tennis look out of season and distract from the graphic quality of your photo. I would clone them out. I would also do a levels or curve adjustment keeping the white lines white, but darkening everything else. I might even consider getting rid of the holes in the white lines, but maybe not. The point is the strength of this shot is it's graphic nature and I would do everything to maximize it.

Barry