Form - 0, Splash - 9.7 Photo

Photographer’s Note

This guy had the basic idea - jump up in the air, land in the water. Hadn't grasped the more advanced concepts of competition diving....

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Porteplume (3255) 2003-03-26 3:04

Very nice catch! Appropriated title too, I think his friend is laughing at him...

AdrianW (2237) 2003-03-26 10:17

Nice shot, and good caption too! :-D

Nasty chromatic aberration on the left of the image though - other than that there's not much color, so why not just convert to monochrome?

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philip_coggan (11) 2003-03-26 11:18

Lovely pose - if you can call what he's doing posing. This is one of those strangely emblematic moments that India offers from time to time (and Bengal is India - sorry). Yes, the strength of this is the shape and contrast - no need for the very little colour it contains, and b+w might actually strengthen it. Is there any possibility of cropping in hard, removing everyone except the diver, and cutting a strip off the bottom to balance? Not crucial, just wonder if it might strengthen the look.

marianojf (55) 2003-03-28 18:39

You pushed the shutter at the right moment. Very nice shot.

ishaq (13) 2003-09-08 18:21

good reflexes,nicely timed....

noborders (14215) 2007-05-18 9:15

About your note : but still, it is an inspired jump/dive ! funny photo, I discovered it through TE's 1st page today... I like your way of seeing things !
(I don't know how the photo could have been framed in another way, but it is not totally ideal IMHO)
Cath.
:)