[haggis]

First post - Took this last year at OT and was looking for some critique.



Cheers
Haggis

[Charlotte]

Welcome to Pixalo, haggis

Need a bigger pic to comment on it properly

[ray]

Well the player's s**tPNE for me

[haggis]

Originally Posted by Charlotte

Welcome to Pixalo, haggis

Need a bigger pic to comment on it properly

Thanks Charlotte
I've put it in my gallery and enlarged a bit. Hope that's OK?

[Charlotte]

Yes, that's much better haggis I just have to 'pop out' (of the forum) for a bit, and will be back shortly to critique it for you.

[Charlotte]

Ok my first observation is a question ... where's the ball?! Most footy shots I've seen actually have the ball in the shot So, trying to find an alternative reason for your taking this shot, my attention falls onto a few other observations: He looks peeved or concerned (I deduce this by the frown on his face ) so that makes me wonder what he's peeved at, which is a good thing as it holds my attention while I wonder this But I can't see the answer within the shot, and that's a bit frustrating for the viewer, 'cos it means I have to ask you ... what's the story here?

Next I notice that it's raining, which adds a bit of interest to the shot.

Colours look good, although there is a lot of strong red in the BG which I find quite distracting.

You've used DoF to good effect - I can see there is a crowd behind him, but they are just enough out of focus that they're not taking my attention away from Ronaldo (ignoring the distracting red for the moment).

Focusing - seems to have fallen onto his chest rather than his face, where it ought to be.

Exposure looks to be spot on.

Composition is good.

Subject matter - as I said, a footballer without a football in sight does seem to be lacking IMHO.

Hope you find my comments helpful - let's see some more

[haggis]

Thanks Charlotte - the reason for his peeved look is down to the lack of the ball beign with him. He'd got into a great position and Rooney chose to pass it to someone else!
I guess the strong red is a consequence of the number of MU shirts and scarves in the crowd together with the red barrier half-way up the crowd.
I took this for my seat at the opposite side of the pitch with a Canon 350D, 70-300 Canon lens. I'm just waiting for my new Canon 70-200 f2.8 L to arrive!
Really appreciate all your feedback and congratulations on the Member of the Month award.
Jim

[Charlotte]

Originally Posted by haggis

the reason for his peeved look is down to the lack of the ball beign with him. He'd got into a great position and Rooney chose to pass it to someone else!

That's ironic then

Originally Posted by haggis

... congratulations on the Member of the Month award.

Thanks Jim

Enjoy your new lens when it arrives