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Brad...I like it much better then the original.

Thanks Jim, it sells 4-1 over the original also.

Where's the stumps!

I remember seeing your original, and I like this version a lot more. The grey background makes the players stand out even more. In the original, everything was so crisp and colourful, the players were almost lost in the background.

Where's the ball..? Otherwise an outstaning image!

The ball is on it's way to right center field on the first pitch of the game!

I didn't see the orig. but this really works. Very good idea.

My daughter calls him "The Witch" for the way he moves across the outfield of Yankee Stadium, denying our team doubles and triples. Good work with the Photoshop magic. My guess is that in the original your slugger probably got lost in the background clutter -- so the desaturation does a nice job of separating him.

The original is in my folder. :)

The sharpness and colors are great. Hope that Chrissy from Ohio doesn't see it. Good Shot. Terry

Very nice, I live in Seattle and have seen Ichiro many times.

This is more of a sports action photo or computer manipulation since you used a computer to alter the original scene.

Thanks Paul, I am sure you are the ONLY person that thinks my photo only deserved a 3 for Orig. and 3 for Asth. What were you thinking on this?

Wheter it be digitally enhanced or not IT IS STILL A GREAT SHOT. Quit dragging people down with this digital hating. It is the future of photography wheather you like it or not. Well planned and great job with the photo. I must learn how to use photoshop.

good work with colour, the third guy would deserve some colour as well in my opinion

The "third guy" is the umpire.

He dresses in grey and black so I thought he

wouldn't stand out to much. :)

Being a mariner's fan, i like it a lot. the sharpness and great tones are great. nice.

While I love digital manipulation, I dont think that it belongs in the realm of photojournalism. Digital, yes, but not digital manipulation. All the things the people say are very true about this image. But you still had to remove color from one part of the image to focus attention to another. It makes the image stand out-definately. But I don't see this as a "photojournalism" image. (beyond that, I dig it...)

Oh, I actually never said it was photojournalism.

I once accidentaly put it in the wrong category and some guy went off on me.

thanks for looking, please let me know how you feel.