Butterfly Wingspan
Comments by Stu on Tue, 07/29/08 01:35 "This is he..."? Let's try, "This is him..." Comments by Rory Hudson on Tue, 07/29/08 01:55 The legs are rather intrusive, though I take your point. You might try elongating the image by cropping to just above/below your son's head (in the reflection as well). Anyway, the colour scheme is very nice in this; combining a good action shot with good abstract design. Comments by Arfon John on Tue, 07/29/08 04:30 Ok the legs etc are a nuisance but its still a super action shot. Thanks for sharing it. Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Tue, 07/29/08 08:41 I like Rory's suggestion about cropping down to the railing and cutting off the legs of the people standing at the edge of the pool but I would leave them in the reflection... the legs are intrusive in the above water portion but in the reflection they seem to create the sense of your son swimming into a forest of legs. And a great action shot!! Comments by Julie M. Dant on Tue, 07/29/08 11:12 I, too, like Rory's crop suggestion, Stu. I love this shot! Your son has perfect form here, does he not? Beautifully shot!!! Comments by Stu on Tue, 07/29/08 12:25 Thanks for the kind remarks. I'd often rather be lucky than good and this shot proves why. Butterfly is tough to shoot because you have to get the rhythm of the swimmer submerging and surfacing in order to get the precise moment. The older/faster kids often take the 1st 5 arm pulls without a breath, i.e. no face showing. Couple that with blindly racking the manual focus lens to try to keep pace with the swimmer's approach and you'll see why the keep/delete ratio is so tiny.
Comments by Linda Frey on Tue, 07/29/08 12:44 I'd crop right into his head. (in the picture only!). Go right to the edge of the pool. I'd leave the reflected legs. Really nice shot. Comments by Alias on Tue, 07/29/08 14:06 Excellent timing, good focus, and composition, and great action !
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