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07-JUL-2004 Ingo Rautenberg

+ Get the Ball! by Ingo Rautenberg

Franklin Village, Michigan




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Claudio Gatti29-Jul-2004 03:13
Improved very much with the DOF adjustment. It works great for the theme, and very "fun" image

Claudio
Bobby Johnson25-Jul-2004 23:46
I just noticed the one kid on the right picking his nose! LOL! Love this image, Ingo!
Ingo Rautenberg25-Jul-2004 23:00
Mattana,

The kids in the background are watching the action unfold before them, not me! As to the firefighters/paramedics, they're there in case something goes wrong as well as community service, so I thought them quite appropriate.
Mattana25-Jul-2004 19:12
I like the action at the center but there is something disconnected about the picture as a whole -- There seem to be 3 different things going on -- the boys at the front, the audience who look at the camera, and the firemen who are minding their own business... Just a thought.
Mattana
Ingo Rautenberg25-Jul-2004 18:01
Thanks all for the suggestions/observations, guys. I cropped the image and adjusted the DOF so as to make the action the focal point. It's funny, but indeed the aftermath of this mad dash for the ball left one little boy with the wind knocked out of him and a very red and bruised eye! Nothing serious, though.
Guest 25-Jul-2004 16:56
A very busy picture with many point sof interest that take away from the energetic action.

Not that I know how to PP it but I have seen such images with selctive colouring i.e all but the main subject(s) reduced to monochrome. That perhaps would add clout to the image/theme meeting.
Bobby Johnson25-Jul-2004 15:03
You know, maybe my mind is just a bit too active this morning, but I see something in this image that really screams at me.

Does anyone else interpret this image as "Next Generation", i.e. the boys of today will be the heroes of tomorrow? Or perhaps the boys being a representation of the lost innocence of the firefighters?

Maybe that doesn't make sense, but the thought crossed my mind ... and perhaps that is perilous territory. (grin)
Guest 25-Jul-2004 08:37
G'day Ingo. Nice capture to satisfy the theme. You even have a fire engine to take care of any aftermath in case there is too much energy being released, a wise precaution when energetic boys are at play! ;o) I'm undecided about whether there would any benefit in trimming back some of the foreground grass. Plenty of points of interest in this one. Cheers, John