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Champion

© Protacio Serna

Champion

Uploaded: September 04, 2005

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Exif: FNumber: 2, ExposureBiasValue: 0/6, ExposureTime: 6.66666666666667E-02, Flash: flash did not fire, ISO: , WhiteBalance: manual white balance

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Protacio Serna September 04, 2005

Anxious

Regards
Pserna.com #305386

November 10, 2005

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. #2060140

Katrina McMeans November 10, 2005

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 #2060469

Protacio Serna November 14, 2005

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.

Thanks
Protacio #2074253

Sergio La Spina November 22, 2005

Magnific shot and great title I this shot bravo Protacio!!! #2107433

Luigi Di Serio level-classic May 15, 2006

Very cool perspective and shot! #2767390

Carol Teal May 15, 2006

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. #2767479

Protacio Serna May 15, 2006

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

thanks
Pserna.com #2768852

Mario Rocafuerte level-classic May 16, 2006

dramatic... beyond the words. Great picture Maestro Serna. #2771538

Protacio Serna May 16, 2006

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

Being at the arena offers a great picture oportunity.

Regards
Pserna.com


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Jenny D May 26, 2006

Great photo, Protacio! It is dark, but I like the mood that brings. #2819953

Protacio Serna May 26, 2006

Thanks JD...regards...Protacio #2820298

George R. Bard May 26, 2006

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. #2820406

Sylvia Rossler May 27, 2006

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 #2820849

Protacio Serna May 28, 2006

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
Pserna.com #2825709

Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 09, 2006

A real story telling scene, very nice work! #3685338

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