POTN Powershot Speed Challenge # 22 - SPORTS

Challenge #22 - Sports


Let's go with pictures of sports/sporting events this time. As always, picture quality, composition, and "thousand word" effect will be taken into great consideration in the final analysis.

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To submit, click "Post Reply" and put your Photo Name in the Subject Line. Don't forget your Camera Model.

Post until Monday noon GMT, 12 June 2006.

Photo Submissions

1. Camera -- Any Canon Powershot Series Camera (SD, A-series, S1/2/3, & S-series only...No Pro 1's!!!)

2. Time -- any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible, although photos that have won other competitions should NOT be entered.

3. Size -- Photo must be EXACTLY 800 pixels on the longest side and no more than 200K in size with NO BORDERS. Here is some help for resizing your photos in Photoshop - https://photography-on-the.net/forum/...9&pos​tcount=26

4. Post-Processing -- do whatever you like and the host will decide if it works.

5. Posting --
* ONE PHOTO per photographer in each challenge.
* Photo Name in the message subject line.
* Camera model.

6. Notes -- Name and camera you used and any other information pertaining to the photo...location, photo tips, brief EXIF data ect.

7. Commenting -- No commenting during challenge. When the posting is closed, comments can be made in this thread.Time

One challenge every week, on the following schedule:

• New Topic ... After winner is declared.
  
• Posting Starts ... Right after topic is announced.
  
• Posting Stops ... Monday noon GMT
  
• Winners Announcement ... As soon as possible after the contest has been closed.

Determination

Grandson practicing his swing!
Canon S1IS ; Some levels adj.; Hue/Sat and USM; Resized for forum!

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A95
U.I.M. F1 Powerboat Singapore 2005

Well, you could argue whether this is a sports photo or not, but I'll let the judge decide..

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Title - "You Should See the Next Hole"
Camera - Cannon Powershot A510 - Auto Setting..
Post Processing - Resized, Cloned out small fench in foreground, 10% Contrast..
Info - Taken at Mountain View Golf Course in North, Pa ..

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Title - "Oops!"
Camera - Canon Powershot A610 @ F8 1/320
Post Processing - Cropped and Resized
Info - Slalom race @ Robinson's Place

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Catch me if you can

Another shot from Lancaster PA. We were on our way to the farmer's market but noticed that there was some sort of marathon going on. Meant to be a panning shot with the subject in full focus but instead, just got the head. Still thought that the motion blur effect turned out pretty interesting though so here you go:

A610
F/4.1 1/8 sec
PP: levels, brightness/contrast, USM

High speed lawnmower

Title - "High Speed Lawnmower"
Camera - Canon Powershot S2 IS, F5.6 1/500
Post Processing - Cropped and Resized
Info - Car #67 spun coming off turn 4 in a heat race at Sportsdrome Speedway and had trouble getting back onto the track

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hard walk home

A620
1/30 @ f/2.8
reflection off of granite

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A Day at the Course

"If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf." -Bob Hope

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Goal in the way!!!!

Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS, F4.0 1/250 ISO 50
Shooting Date/Time: Jun 10th, 2006 11:48:36 AM
AF Mode : Continuous Shooting
Post Processing: Cropped, Resized and Joined.

This composite picture was created from two photos shooted at my job's recreative area. One of the soccer games played all weekends. For me, this was the play of the game, a excellent goal from a free kick in front of the area. The upper section shows the ball in the way to the net and lower section shows the goalkeeper defetead in the groud and the ball in heart of the net.
I hope this picture don't break the challenge rules, because is only one picture, but with two images. I didn't know other way to show the main idea of the moment that join the two pictures in one.

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Attitude

A80
1/200th @ F8

Taken hanging off the back of another BloKart traveling at about 40kph.

OMRRA Open Supersport

Turn 9 in Open Supersport class during the OMRRA weekend of racing at Portland International Raceway on May 21st, 2006.

Canon S2IS

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The contest is now officially closed. The winners will be announced very shortly.

RESULTS

Thnaks to all who participated. Good job one and all!

Here are the results:

1) snowrdr - "OMRRA Open Supersport" - Great composition and storyline on the picture. I especially like that I can see the eyes and where they are looking on the front driver.

2) moppie - "Attitude" - Excellent photo. Love the way the driver is poking is head out. It really makes the picture.

3) t-bonestahl - "Hard walk home" - What can I say it says it all - great picture.

Honorable mentions go to cool_dude07 (give it a title next time) and dyle.

By the way, if I were less honorable, I would have not chosen snowrdr. Picking your picture as the winner only widened the gap between you and the rest of us in the total standings! But the picture was too good not to put there. At least you won't get any points out of this week's contest!