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Training day


Training day
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Copyright: Matthew Stefels (eslmatt) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 27 W: 25 N: 42] (123)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-02-10
Categories: Daily Life
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-02-21 22:33
Viewed: 448
Points: 6
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In the far north of China you find lots of people skating, no Hockey, but lots of skating. I found this small clearing on the ice, and for a small fee you can use the maintained ice.

Most people here speed skate, or play around with butchered figure skates. (toe picks ground off) Here is a little girl, around 7 or 8 years old training by fallowing. They were doing this most of the 2 hours I spent there. Brief intermissions of coaching, fallowed by more skating.

Being a Hockey player, I can't skate in an oval. I need the freedom to move. When people start fallowing my movements I bring out a little of what I know, quick turns, stops, and changes of direction. Most of them fall, then we share a laugh. I can almost keep up with the speed but they can't maneuver.
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Nice monochrome shot - amazing there's so much natural ice to skate on. I like the position of the skaters.

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  • Stepan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5150 W: 94 N: 3997] (26297)
  • [2007-02-25 3:08]

Interesting silhouette, in a good B&W horizontakl frame. That's pretty well composed.
Stéphane

Hi Matthew. A really nice shot, especially as the silhout effect drwas the attention to the motive and the little story told. Good work. Greetings Jens :-)

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