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Jose Luis Sanchez
September 29th, 2006, 02:59 PM
Hello people, i am interesting about comments in this sports forum. I hope to share experience and knowledges in sport photography.
I shoot many sports activitys in Spain, specially soccer (second major league) and basket (ACB, the second best Basketball league in the world ).
This is a portrait of Gerald Brown from Alta GEstion Fuenlabrada team in the ACB (Basketball Club Association in Spain).
Gear for this shoot
EOS 20D, EF 300mm IS f2.8, v 1/400, f3.2, ISO 800. IS connected, without monopod
http://www.hispabase.com/galeria/albums/userpics/10020/IMG_1426wcaborian.jpg
Jose Luis
Ray West
September 29th, 2006, 03:15 PM
Hi Jose,
That is not sports photography - that is better than many posed/rehearsed/studio portraits that I have seen elsewhere. Perfect. The crop, the composition the bokah?(or was it pp'd) the expression, the skin tones - either a great skill or you have some good luck ;-)
Best wishes,
Ray
Asher Kelman
September 29th, 2006, 03:31 PM
Magnificent!
It is a portrait of the man and of basketball. It's even a metaphor reflecting goals, team work, agility and ability to respond to any change!
Wow!
Yes it's a portrait all right and impressive!
asher
Jose Luis Sanchez
September 29th, 2006, 04:12 PM
Magnificent!
It is a portrait of the man and of basketball. It's even a metaphor reflecting goals, team work, agility and ability to respond to any change!
Wow!
Yes it's a portrait all right and impressive!
asher
Thanks for comments.
Ray the picture is jpg and processe quickly with acdsee v8. I must see more than 500 pics before the match and choose 20 or 30 for the magazine. Backgrounds is natural (thanks canon 300mm f2.8), and i was very lucky with the big white spot behind the face contour.
Jose Luis
Nill Toulme
October 2nd, 2006, 09:31 PM
That's quite a wonderful shot Jose Luis. Welcome, and thanks for introducing yourself in such an arresting way! Hope we will see more of your work.
Nill
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Asher Kelman
October 2nd, 2006, 10:30 PM
Jose,
I like that print so much, It would be great for our front gallery! Also post it in portraits as a challenge! "Portraits that Inspire"
Asher
Don Lashier
October 3rd, 2006, 03:52 AM
Jose,
I like that print so much, It would be great for our front gallery! Also post it in portraits as a challenge! "Portraits that Inspire"
Although mine don't compare to this, I started a "Portraits in the field" challenge (we're overdue for some activity there). Jose, maybe post this image there?
- DL
Asher Kelman
November 8th, 2006, 03:27 PM
Louis,
Have you any more like this? To get a photograph of someone in sports that doesn't look contorted and has stature as a fine portrait is unusual. It's not that one can say, move over here, chin up, look straight ahea; hold it!
Asher