Spearhead Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 Some of these would be considered "straight" sports photos. I'mworking on a number of projects that may include some of the ones inthis presentation, including a documentary one on kickboxing in theSan Francisco/San Jose area, along with a writer who used some of my photos in an article on the fighter who appears in the first few shots here.<p> <a href="http://www.spirer.com/satfights/">Saturday Night Fights</a><p> These were shot at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, fantastic lighting. Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanz Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 great series! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 <a href="http://www.spirer.com/satfights/images/f1.jpg">Nice one.</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelging Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Jeff ,Nice photos and you are right that is beautiful rim lighting. It's too bad they don't allow smoking in boxing arena's anymore.There were very few things that gave the harsh yet soft light of a smokey boxing ring.Is that a young Al Kaplan in the dark trunks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhooru Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Very nice Jeff. Eric's favorite is also mine but I also like b134 and f17 very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudia__ Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 homo sapiens at his finest. great photos Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray . Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 What a scene. Down to the basics. Kicking the other guy's ass for your own survival. Just saw 'Cinderella Man' last night. Boxing is an endless source... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony yates Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Jeff, I really like the B&W's. They seem to capture the essence of the physical contest. I think it is because the eye is less distracted by the bright colours of the advertising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmitri_goutnik1 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 crowd pic is amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_sidlo Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 <p>You can use photography to all kinds of ends, but this series seems to me to be, as Norm put it well, capturing images of something people do. The images are all dramatic, especially (and in no particular order) <a href=http://www.spirer.com/satfights/pages/f25.htm>f25</a>, <a href=http://www.spirer.com/satfights/pages/f26.htm>f26</a>, <a href=http://www.spirer.com/satfights/pages/f11.htm>f11</a>, <a href=http://www.spirer.com/satfights/pages/f1.htm>f1</a>, <a href=http://www.spirer.com/satfights/pages/b118.htm>b118</a>, <a href=http://www.spirer.com/satfights/pages/f31.htm>f31</a> and <a href=http://www.spirer.com/satfights/pages/f17.htm>f17</a>. </p><p>Congratulations on a well-done and riveting series, Jeff. Your talent and skill are in evidence.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_m__toronto_ Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 claudia, why do you think the sport is so barbaric? i just shot a doc on muay thai, and there's some fascinating culture and history to this. good offence is knowing good defence and protecting yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_m__toronto_ Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 good defence and you don't get hurt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 Commenting on moderation on forums is not allowed. Repeat offenders are removed. The comments that were removed all contained discussion not related to photography and were removed for that reason. Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 In my opinion the fight shots are dull, the shots of the boxers on their own are an improvement but the only image that has any photographic merit in a documentary sense, and , therefore, worthy of posting on this forum, is xcrowd2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattalofs Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 No matter what folks think of the subject, man that's some great light. I particularly like <a href="http://www.spirer.com/satfights/pages/f18.htm">this one</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael s. Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 The light helped, but the photographer did his job ... and then some. Good work, Jeff, on the action shots and the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Herbert Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 What I like about my mate Jiffras is that he bubbles with photographic enthusiasm This is reflected in the quality of his images. Thanks for sharing, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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