Ronald Davis
About the Image(s)
Title? I’m an Individual. You Can’t Fool Me.
Another Australian Rules Football photo, this time from a suburban ladies competition. I like this photo for the young lady, who is the central figure kicking a “check side punt kick.” She is the embodiment of alternative femininity. No Hollywood models in this game, just hard core hard hitting action. If she was male, the marketing people would have a field day promoting her and the game. Even the young lady who is about to tackle seems to be thinking twice, “Um should I, or shouldn't I.”
On the technical side she is kicking a very difficult checkside punt kick of the inside of her boot to send the ball across her body which did result in a goal. Photo perhaps a little close to the action and loose arms to the left?
Camera and Lens: Canon 70D, Sigma 150-500mm taken at 150mm
Settings: 1/1000 F8
Processing: Little cropping, Auto Adjust Lightroom.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
5 comments posted
You've caught the action nicely, and the colors are good. And I like the hands on the left side of the frame. I'm "on the fence" about cutting off the legs -- your crop really helps focus on the facial expressions.
I've taken a shot at improvements. As shown in the image below, I cropped just a bit off the top to remove the angled relatively bright roof line. Then I used the burn tool to tone down the bright areas in the upper left part of the frame.
  Posted: 12/02/2021 11:34:58