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• orbiter (3125)
• [2006-01-26 6:41]
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Great sense of movement in your action shot here Tom. I think a good experiment that worked very well. Good capture!
Good choice of music too I've been a fan of Billy Idol sinse I was a teenager and still am now.

John

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• HIMself (3574)
• [2006-01-26 6:42]
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hi good moments and nice dynamic regards

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• mocha_bonita (142)
• [2006-01-26 7:24]
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nice taste of Speed he got there! If you have all that stamina plus speed! that's a passport to heaven! tfS!

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• himajyothi (2709)
• [2006-01-26 7:30]
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WAS it THAT HIGH ToMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm? GOD!!! U know what, I tried to learn skating when I was in hmmmmmmm.... 6th class but never could balance... Nope... Not my sport... :D... this is a good experiment and yes!!! It came out well for the first time... :D... Am happy for U!!! :D... TFS.. :D

Hugggggggggggggssssssssssssss,
Hima. :D

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• Tintin (1982)
• [2006-01-26 7:36]
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Very nice action shot, ToM, with good results from the panning technique. I actually like the overexposed tip of the board because it gives more of a sense of speed (IMO). I find the background a tad distracting but it is a minor detail in the action & tension we can feel for the skateboarder. Well done!

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• Maria74 (5997)
• [2006-01-26 7:40]
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wow!! you are a master of action shots, Tom!!awesome!! I just love the dynamic here, and hooray for Billy Idol ;D
M:)

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• iliannak (3480)
• [2006-01-26 9:12]
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glad to read he landed safely ;o)
i like a lot his expression and the sense of movement you managed to capture :o)
i just wonder if you could somehow PP the background as the green is a bit disturbing :o)
anyway ... you are the expert and the artist ;o)
szia
ili

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• Werewolf (26142)
• [2006-01-26 12:00]
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The movement is very impressive! Seem to be high! I enjoy the look of the skate. The ramp have a good decorum too!

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• Janice (32968)
• [2006-01-27 5:06]
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My boys were always covered in scars from their skate boarding days. I got sick of bandaging and cleaning them up. Even my husband (who thought he was becoming a champ) broke his front teeth, noise and wrist!
But I can understand what you feel looking at this super action shot ToM. Great result, well done.
Janice

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• vsinopoulos (13115)
• [2006-01-27 6:18]
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Excellent action shot and considering the difficult conditions you did a great job! Well done, I always like this type of shot!
Vassilis

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• jcandeli (3985)
• [2006-01-27 9:21]
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Man I love that lens! :D Great shot. Good composition and the flash with longer shutter speed makes for a nice motion blur with some sharp parts. I think if this was dusk and you were on the side of the half pipe that was facing the sunset it would look even cooler! just an idea though. Great job! JP

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• Dawn (17508)
• [2006-01-29 14:05]
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Great photo of speed and movement Tom.. I like the sharpness of his face and hand, and also the look of concentration on his face..that says it all !!..

Well Done my friend..

Hope all is well with you..

Yr Kiwi Pal .. Dawn. :-)))

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• dgusatto (1239)
• [2006-01-30 5:42]
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Ciao Tom,

the effect of ur experiment is strange and very nice. I like the movement and the contrasts.
bellissima capture.
denis

PS: if u want send one pic of contribution my new Theme :'War of the 1980's cartoons'.

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• nofer (1726)
• [2006-01-30 18:50]
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Ótimo instantâneo...!!! Muito bom momento. Excelente composição. Você usou 1/30 e ficou ótimo.
TFS
Reynaldo

Great instantaneous...!!! Very good moment. Excellent composition. You used 1/30 and it was great.

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• camilabessa (120)
• [2006-01-31 9:50]
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who knows, this year is a good year to try skate... hehehe! very nice shot! makes me wanna skate too!! greetings from brazil!

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• samr (3323)
• [2006-01-31 19:36]
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Great action shot Tom, and the camera panning (which is a tough trick) is very well done here. Expression is clear along with the grip of the deck - well captured and nicely done ...
Sam

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• calianebessa (110)
• [2006-02-01 21:44]
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oh the result was very good indeed!!! when I saw this picture I thought you had photoshoped it in order to give home motion.. but you did it without photoshop, congratulations hehehe

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• ernanysiregar (36)
• [2006-02-02 8:58]
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Yay! heheh.. Skate pics are back! wohooo!

I think the cam technique is cool.

Take care of your cam and yourself or else............. :p

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• ZorroII (0)
• [2006-02-02 10:15]
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Good fish eye usage and especialy the flash.

Cool effect.

Ben.

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• wck (3843)
• [2006-02-02 22:46]
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Hi Tom, great action photography with speedlight, always a great subject you have. Cheers!!!

Wong

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• cstathoulis (13323)
• [2006-02-03 6:54]
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Hi ToM,

Excellent action shot!
You've captured it fantastically with nice lighting and from a great POV. Great job!
Well done!
Constantinos

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• maleentjeh (66)
• [2006-02-04 2:26]
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Wow, Tom ! What a great action shot ! Beautifully done. I might have cropped it a bit closer, but that's just me.

Love it. What did your friend think of this ?

Marleen

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• dada (6560)
• [2006-02-14 1:53]
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great experiment, ToM!:) I love the moving here... I see this picture also as a bw... maybe I'll try a ws if you don't mind...

tfs
anca

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• tropicalrips (0)
• [2006-05-03 11:36]
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love the action and movement here Tom :)
very nice work

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• jeffsurepix (2988)
• [2006-06-10 1:32]

Its good that you were allowed to use the flash, because in the actual events restrictions is imposed. Still mastery of fill flash and subjects movement requires patience and you have succeeded the very essence of the action. Congratulations - JEFFREY