Love of Basketball

© Gunther Allen

Love of Basketball

Uploaded: July 27, 2005 23:27:41

Description

aperture f5.6, shutter 1/125, lens -50mm, location- Balboa Park in San Diego, CA, time of day- the sunset hour! My favorite time to shoot. The skin tones are smoother and the shadows cast long behind the subject instead of underneath their eyes!

Comments

Evy Johansen level-classic July 28, 2005

Wow, Wonderful image, Gunther!! #284994

S J July 28, 2005

Very nice capture, Gunther!! I really like the color tones on this. #1647344

Mary Clarke July 28, 2005

Fabulous portrait shot Gunther. #1647530

Adilson F. Ferreira level-classic July 28, 2005

Fantastic image Gunther!!!
Great lighting and composition!!! #1647548

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe July 28, 2005

Outstanding portrait Gunther! Jeff #1647773

Gunther Allen July 28, 2005

Thank you Jeff, Adilson, Mary, Sanjay, and Evy. Your comments mean a lot to me! -G #1648603

Wendy Stevenson August 20, 2005

Congratulations on making the finals with this excellent portrait Gunther! Best of luck in the next round!! Really great shot! #1739562

LJ Corliss level-classic August 20, 2005

Congrats :) #1739653

Michael S. Swaffar August 20, 2005

Congrats Gunther! #1739825

Linda D. Lester level-classic August 20, 2005

WTG!!! Congratulations!!!! Awesome shot! #1740343

Leanne M.E. Boyd August 20, 2005

Congratulations Gunther! #1740552

Heather L. Jacks August 20, 2005

Wonderful shot Gunther! Congrats on your finalist! #1740727

Claudia Kuhn level-classic August 20, 2005

Great portrait Gunther, congrats! #1741160

Melissa L. Zavadil August 20, 2005

The sepia with the orange ball is just so incredible!! This is just an awesome shot!! GORGEOUS!! Congrats on your finalist!! #1741761

Rob Bishop August 20, 2005

Congratulations, Gunther! This is just so well done!

Rob #1741835

Laura Clay-Ballard August 20, 2005

congratulations, gunther! really awesome image! #1742688

Terry Cervi level-deluxe August 20, 2005

What a wonderful portrait, Gunther! Congrats! #1742808

Gunther Allen August 20, 2005

I'm so honored... and what nice comments! Thank you Terry, Laura, Rob, Melissa, Claudia, Heather, Leanne, Linda, Michael, LJC, and Wendy. I hope the judges feel the way you do too! :-) #1743860

S J August 21, 2005

Congratulations on this outstanding Finalist, Gunther!! #1744279

Jennifer S August 21, 2005

Congratulations on being a finalist, Gunther! This is a fantastic image!! #1745071

Duane Carter August 21, 2005

Congratulations Gunther, an excellent character portrait!!! His expression and eyes give off a feeling of excuberence for life. #1746012

Marie Fields August 21, 2005

Congratulations on this terrific portrait, Gunther! Excellent! #1746139

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe August 21, 2005

Congrats Gunther! Jeff #1746609

Lori Carlson August 22, 2005

Love of....THIS PHOTO!! Way to go Gunther!! This is FANTASTIC!! Congrats! :0) #1751819

Stephanie Laird level-classic August 22, 2005

Fantastic Image Gunther! Great smile of this guy! Congratulations! #1752565

Fawn M. Schutt July 13, 2006

I love this picture. Very awesome. #3025964

Gunther Allen July 13, 2006

Thank you so much Fawn! #3026193

Mary C. Legg March 03, 2007

very cool portrait-- reminds me of so many brilliant players, too. very much an ideal for players to seek because the warmth and glow on his face doesn't come from gold-digging and prima donna fits, but pure love of the sport... the face looks too familiar and gives me the prickles because I want to identify it.

about a year ago, I stumbled across a picture on google attached to some basketball news and it startled me so much that I had to check it out because I swore it was slick watts-- it was and it wasn't. it was his son and there was second image of them playing one on one.


freaky-- like finding Bobby Orr's kid on the Rangers. Gordie Howe has a kid too, but aint nobody like Gordie Howe. some folks are just the one and only originals-- like this guy in this photo. very memorable portrait and face. You dig through your memory bank trying to identify the face because you know it's somebody you know or ought to know and you feel guilty about not recalling his name. #4019280


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