Photographer’s Note
This is a girl racing in the water basket race at the city of Oktyabersky in the western region of Bashkiria-Russia. The Sabantui is a national holiday that represent the begining of the seeding of the fields and where all the men show their strength while the women and children participate in the less serious contest. The photo was taken with a 24 mm lens which allowed me to come close to the lines and fit in a lot of scenery. The original photo had a little bit of my thumb in the down-right cornered which was removed with photoshop.
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Kenny10pin
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(19301) 2003-12-08 8:45
Not bad at all, good pic, very good focusing and I love the water and you can almost feel that the people around her are looking intently on. Well done, but I would of loved to see the other bucket, also with water coming out
mikhalych
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(1311) 2003-12-08 11:45
I think you applied too much noise-reduction which gave your photo plastic-like look. A little grain wouldn't harm.
Though the moment is excellent.
numahr
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(346) 2003-12-08 20:53
Excellent timing!
Composition is nice too, as well as the girl's expression.
Overall your subject is very well valorised and interesting...
Photo Information
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Copyright: amitai gat (amitai)
(867)
- Genre: People
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2003-06-00
- Categories: Event
- Camera: Canon EOS 300, 24/2.8, Fuji Sensia 100, UV
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2003-12-08 7:44
