Bruce Benson
September 2023 - Big Hair
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About the Image(s)
Title: Big Hair
About the image: U-12 youth team in Covington, Washington. Not much change in original photo other than cropping.
Camera and Lens: Canon 1D MKII/Canon 100-400
Settings: 1/3500 F5 ISO 400
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8 comments posted
Hi Bruce, another nice soccer photo from you. Your title Big Hair fits your photo perfectly. You straightened the original and then cropped it just right. Posted: 09/04/2023 02:41:35
Bruce, very nice image with the hair all up showing speed and action. The image is sharp. The crop improved the composition. Good separation of the players and the field referee. Posted: 09/07/2023 18:12:42
Hi Bruce. Another fine soccer shot showing the man on man or in this case boy on girl contest. Great to see mixed sex matches, waiting for the day when this will happen in the big time. You have captured 3 sharp and one blurred face all providing a view of the intensity the game brings to players of all ages. Posted: 09/12/2023 18:08:44
Thanks Ronald, I am always amazed by how intense young players can be, and how they can spend most of the time looking at jet trails. My son had to bribe his boy to stay in the game with candy when he was 6 years old, and even had to hold his hand to run with him. Bruce Posted: 09/12/2023 18:18:15
Yes Bruce agree. I saw some of the most violent Australian Rules Football matches 1960's played by boys 15-18 representing their High Schools at inter school football matches. Often incidents would occur by the action of certain players in each side that only played the game to try and test their manhood. School administrations seemed to do nothing, "boys will always be boys". In the 1980's a school in which I was a teacher was barred from playing in a VFL (Victorian Football League) night competition for schools because of violent behaviour of its players. That school Collingwood Technical School was just down the road from one of Australia's famous football clubs Collingwood Football Club. Even the coach of the Tech school team a former Army Regimental Sergeant Major said he could not control his players. Posted: 09/12/2023 20:31:13
Kerry McFarlane
A fun image with the hair flying and intense determination on the faces. Nice and sharp and I like the separation of the players from the umpire. Posted: 09/12/2023 23:51:52
Fantastic action shot - the focus, determination, and the hair make this a fantastic shot. I really like the sharpness and color of the image. It tells a great story and I like having a little more space on the right. Great soccer shot! Posted: 09/18/2023 22:08:45
I really like the big hair. I also like the colors -- black, white, black, with the yellow in the background. I think the white goal post on the right was distracting, though it does help the story by showing where one goal is. But I thought that distraction was better eliminated, so I cropped it out. Posted: 09/25/2023 21:32:17