Framing a Dive Photo

Photographer’s Note

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Four frames of a camper diving into a pool. He was by far the best one for his age. I wish I could dive. But in the words of Andre the Giant from The Princess Bride, "I only dog paddle."

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joshack (455) 2009-05-14 12:00

This is an interesting presentation of an action sequence. I'm not sure it totally fits the TE terms of service, and I wasn't sure about the color manipulation, but I think it does a good job of highlighting the subject against a noisy background. Good sharpness. The camera seems to have moved slightly unfortunately, as the person on the right is gradually cut out more. I'm guessing no tripod? TFS.

danielswalsh (13330) 2009-05-14 17:23

Hi Michael;

Don't worry about the semi-desaturation it's fully allowed. I quite like these sequence shots. That must have taken a bit of time to selectively color the boy apart from the rest of the kids. Have you ever seen shots like this with one frame, but each but the kid superimposed in all the different steps? They turn out pretty cool. Not sure what they call that type of shot.

All the best Michael and thanks for the heads up on this photo!
- Dan