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Champion


 
  Champion
Champion

Protacio Serna

 
 
 

Protacio Serna
 

Anxious

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September 04, 2005

 

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  Great shot- I love the colors of the floor and the way they contrast with all of the dark elements. It makes for a very intense mood.


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November 10, 2005

 

Katrina McMeans
  I really enjoy the lighting out on the floor but find the rest of the picture to be too dark. I can't really tell what's going on although I would guess this has something to do with wrestling? It IS a great composition though, especially with the lines of the ring leading to the subject.
~K


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November 10, 2005

 

Protacio Serna
  It is a boxing ring...and it was quite dark. Nothing is really going on at that moment. Empty seats, no contenders, just a kid dreaming about being a champ.

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Protacio


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November 14, 2005

 

Sergio La Spina
  Magnific shot and great title I this shot bravo Protacio!!!


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November 22, 2005

 
- Luigi Di Serio

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  Very cool perspective and shot!


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May 15, 2006

 

Carol Teal
  I understand the idea of the photo, and maybe it is my monitor, but I cannot make out the boy enough to know it is a boy, except for you telling us. I think the story is a great one, but I feel the boy needs to be recognizeable as person, or I need to up the brightness on my monitor if others can see a hint of him that I cannot. If he is dreaming of being a champion, then he is the subject, and I can't see him.


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May 15, 2006

 

Protacio Serna
  The picture is dark indeed. The reason you can't see him is because it is just a bad picture.

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May 15, 2006

 
- Mario Rocafuerte

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  dramatic... beyond the words. Great picture Maestro Serna.


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May 16, 2006

 

Protacio Serna
  Thanks Mario... boxing is an insteresting sport and many times it´s a family tradition.

Being at the arena offers a great picture oportunity.

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May 16, 2006

 

Jenny D
  Great photo, Protacio! It is dark, but I like the mood that brings.


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May 26, 2006

 

Protacio Serna
  Thanks JD...regards...Protacio


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May 26, 2006

 

George R. Bard
  Great idea, very emotional but lost in the execution. Too dark, as has been pointed out. Maybe dodging in the bot in PS or whatever you have. If you can pull him out it would be much better. A flash would have helped.


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May 26, 2006

 

Sylvia Rossler
  The idea maybe good but the execution does not attract to me, I can recognize nothing, it is to dark and the quality of the picture ? -> see the pixeled legs of the kid . I don't know why but I can't loose the feeling you're testing our judgement ???
No offense :O)
Sylvia


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May 27, 2006

 

Protacio Serna
  I agree. It is a dark picture taken at a dark place.

If I had exposed for the kid's back the image might end up severely burned at the highlights. So I choose for a dark image since that was what I had in front of me.

This is a frame from a small series about boxing. Most of those images are dark actually. And that is because of two factors. First the arena is lit only by the light hanging above the ring. And second: poor execution.

But then again: I agree about being a dark picture. A fill flash? yep...good point.

I noticed the pixels on the leg as Sylvia just pointed out. I sure lost something while downsizing the image.

Testing your judgement?

Sorry but I don't know what you mean.

Thanks for your comments.

Regards
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May 28, 2006

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  A real story telling scene, very nice work!


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December 09, 2006

 
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