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Berkeley Track3
Photo Information
Copyright: Roger Minkow (rminkow) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1922 W: 102 N: 2478] (15239)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-26
Categories: Decisive Moment
Camera: Cannon 40D, Canon 70-200mm f4 L USM
Exposure: f/11, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Sport en action [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-04-28 6:05
Viewed: 486
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
These hurdlers made great subjects. The shot was taken while panning to give the background a motion blur while keeping some aspects of the runners sharp. I was talking to some of the professional photographers at this event and was surprised that they were shooting at 1/1000 sec to freeze all the action. My goal is to feel the motions and speed that is accomplished by using a slower shutter speed.

To make the subjects pop out of the picture the background layer was duplicated (creating layer 1). This layer was blurred using some Gaussean Blur. A layer mask was then used to paint the subjects from the background layer, making them sharp.

Finally the shot was cropped to give the correct perspective.
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Wow, great freeze of the action here Roger.
The positions of both runners as you froze this moment
is very dramataic and effective.
Perfect placement in the frame, well composed shot.
Vincent

Excellent shot and treatment Roger.
Dennis

Hello Roger. You are a great sport photo journalist :) Another technically perfect shot. TFS,
Siarhei

Hi Roger,
Beautiful action shot taken at the good moment,
Nice perpective and sharp picture, beautiful light and composition,
Excellent done!
Michel

Another fantastic shot in this series! Excellent timing! TFS

Hi dear friend,
great action shot!
Perfect timing!
Best wishes,
Ioana

Cool shot. Nice perspective and timing. Could have been stronger if you also got the feet of the guy on the right.

TFS, Pedro

hello Roger

I like your sports series, very well captured and presented in different category. Great moment's capture of action freeze at the right click.

tfs, bill

Hi Rober,
Great action shot with fantastic clarity, sharpness and detail. The sense of motion and the atheletes amazing ability is wonderfully captured here.
Regards, Tom

Classic track and field image. Properly panned, well presented and you captured the moment very well. Great clarity on the runners.

I'm a former track competitor myself though I was a middle distance runner. I, of course, competed for a better school - The University of Arizona in Tucson. LOL!!!!

Nice series of track photographs.

Excellent action shot.
Excellent sharpness and details.
Lots of tension in those guys.
TFS
Pierre

Hi
Excellent shot and treatment Roger
Best Regards
aMIr

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  • lele Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 814 W: 51 N: 1717] (11169)
  • [2008-09-15 3:55]
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ciao roger...bellissimo lavoro...ottimo scatto..ai preso un momento molto particolare...bel pov...ottimi dettagli
lele

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