One of the biggest problems I faced when shooting in Dubai was the almost constant haze – caused by the sand from the desert, construction work, and so on – and for most of the shots I've posted I've done my best to eliminate it. In this instance though, it wasn't a problem; i.e. the soft diffuse background works well. And you may remember that I also posted another football shot a while ago. That one was taken 12 minutes before this one.
On a totally different matter: this one was auto-posted as I'm currently on route to pick up Craig, after which we're heading down to Dover to catch the ferry to Calais: the first leg of our drive to Bulgaria. I'm going to schedule another shot to go up on Wednesday, and one more on Friday, but I should be back online by then.
In the meanwhile, if you want to know how Craig and I are getting on, I'm sure that Libby will be tweeting some updates as we drive down through Europe. Her twitter name is @libby_chromasia.
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4.28pm on 1/4/09
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comment byIlan at 10:28 AM (GMT) on 27 April, 2009
Have a great road trip :)
The photo is great - The kids looks like the play in midst of big emptiness, and the net creates an interesting effect on the frame - As if some whirl effect was applied to the photo.
comment byRyan at 12:20 PM (GMT) on 27 April, 2009
I love the clarity of this shot. The colour toning is great! And your choice for your placement while getting this shot is creative and original. Really makes you feel like your -in- the game.
comment byRobbie Veldwijk at 02:25 PM (GMT) on 27 April, 2009
Wow what a awesome photo! Great composition and nice point of view!
One of the biggest problems I faced when shooting in Dubai was the almost constant haze – caused by the sand from the desert, construction work, and so on – and for most of the shots I've posted I've done my best to eliminate it. In this instance though, it wasn't a problem; i.e. the soft diffuse background works well. And you may remember that I also posted another football shot a while ago. That one was taken 12 minutes before this one.
On a totally different matter: this one was auto-posted as I'm currently on route to pick up Craig, after which we're heading down to Dover to catch the ferry to Calais: the first leg of our drive to Bulgaria. I'm going to schedule another shot to go up on Wednesday, and one more on Friday, but I should be back online by then.
In the meanwhile, if you want to know how Craig and I are getting on, I'm sure that Libby will be tweeting some updates as we drive down through Europe. Her twitter name is @libby_chromasia.
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 1Ds Mark II
EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
43mm
f/8.0
1/160
aperture priority
+2/3
evaluative
100
no
RAW
ACR
minor
Have a great road trip :)
The photo is great - The kids looks like the play in midst of big emptiness, and the net creates an interesting effect on the frame - As if some whirl effect was applied to the photo.
I love the clarity of this shot. The colour toning is great! And your choice for your placement while getting this shot is creative and original. Really makes you feel like your -in- the game.
Wow what a awesome photo! Great composition and nice point of view!
David, love the way you take an advantage of a difficult shot and eventually turn out a great looking image!
Brilliant Dave! Compositionally Stunning
The net certainly makes for a very interesting effect. It looks like they're playing football with a helium balloon.
Great capture! Nice comp & clarity.
Great Shot!
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very soft and nice color palette, and an inviting perspective to boot!
j'aime bcp cette photo
Beautiful tones and you are right the soft background works well
Lovely, like the haze, though probably wouldn't enjoy it if I were there!
very nice, dave! love it!
good shoot!
Thanks all :)
Like the way the faces show up through the net. Nice photo!
I love the clarity here and the perfect position of each boy!
Very beautiful shot!
This image just has everything going for it. Great color and interesting light. Wonderful movement with the net. The action of the kick and the ball.
It's like a shot that would take trying for 5 hours to get just right. How wonderful.