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Better hurry...
by Mike Ezell
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15-FEB-2003

5th Place
Better hurry...
by Mike Ezell

Ahh, the game of jacks. Early precursor to shooting dice hehehe. Took about 150 shots to get one with the ball in the image, along with my hand in focus (to a degree at least) with a jack in it. The bouncing ball turned out to be the biggest problem. The shutter lag was just killing me.

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Sony Forums Challenges25-Feb-2003 19:39
Very, very cool Mike and very well done. fremiet
Sony Forums Challenges22-Feb-2003 04:32
Mike, I like how you composed this with the hand and ball "in air"...nice color choice too. MFC
W.C. VandenBerg21-Feb-2003 04:56
I really like the black and white treatment here. It doesn't bother me at all that your hand is slightly out of focus -- it gives the picture more depth and seems more realistic that it's on the same plane as the ball, IMO. I really like the title, too!
Sony Forums Challenges20-Feb-2003 16:26
This is very clever Mike! I wish I had thought of this idea with my "dice images" :-)

Mark J
Guest 17-Feb-2003 07:11
Don't know the game, but I like the picture, with the ball in the air, the composition, the DOF etc. and the B&W. Willem
David Cappello17-Feb-2003 01:08
Like the BW work, and the ball in the air.
Sony Forums Challenges16-Feb-2003 22:21
Good perseverance. Nice b&w shot, sharp jacks. I remember this game, I was useless at it! Jon M