Get Out of My Way

A game of Rugby at Washington DC during the Cherry Blossom

Festival. Comments and feedback welcomed.

I really like a lot about this picture: Action, clarity, contrast, position, crop... I really think your idea to desaturate it and then bring some color to the center, which aids in bringing the eye immediatly to the best part of the picture - the big giant man getting ready to bonk the little dude. My eye then moves out for the rest of the details - like the dust floating about, the dog pile behind the big guy, the fallen soc of the guy on the right, and on and on. You held back on popping that red color too much also - which I think would have degraded this shot - so well done.

Great Shot!! Nice cropping and details. Cheers!!

Thanks SJL.

 

Thanks so much Darrell for your comments. I decided to desat the colors because I wanted to focus more on the action, as you mentioned the beast about to plow through the defender, and the grittiness of the game rather than the bright blues and red. So, good observation.

Poor bugger has come of the bench and is about to get nailed. Great fun to watch, even more fun to play! Love the effect of the dust being kicked up and the ruck in the background.

It was fun to watch, not really sure if it would be fun to play. I'm not into pain. Thanks for your comments Nathan.

You can really feel the action in this image. Well done!

great action shot

well captured

David and Goliath(except Goliath wins this one). Very intense capture Will.

Thanks Andrew, Wilson, Wayne, and Joseph. Here's a shot taken a split second before.

Split second after.

This is awesome Will! You couldn't have got a better shot period! Love the way you worked it in post too. Just an all around great shot dude!

 

Brahma Bull would be a good caption.

 

~Justin