'The Cornerman' Photo

Photographer’s Note

Another shot in my Muay Thai series, most the most recent images from Phuket (pronounced pu-ket), Thailand.

Like in any sanctioned fight, Muay Thai boxers have cornerman who aid them between rounds, although their job differs in Muay Thai vs. normal boxing. Cornermen can often be seen actually lifting their fighters back to the corner in an effort to relax the legs, massaging the arms, legs and stomach muscles in an effort to relax the muscles as well as the common cut and swelling treatment seen in conventional boxing.

I like this shot as the cornerman seems more concerned about the opponent then the fighter does.

I hope you like the shot,
- Dan

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vmukherjee (395) 2009-10-18 6:53

Excellent shot! I love the light in this picture. Also very photogenic expression on the cornerman's face. Thanks for sharing.

arvinnino (388) 2009-10-18 7:03

very nice color..
nice scene as well
tfs
cheers

s65 (123) 2009-10-18 7:11

super ujêcie, dobrze uchwycony wyraz twarzy zawodnika i trenera
pozdrawiam M

Tweety (3376) 2009-10-18 7:46

Salut Dan,
Un bien beau portrait du couple formé par le boxeur et son entraineur. Les gouttes de sueur, les muscles de l'entraîneur en train de masser et le NB sont autant de détails mettant bien valeur l'intensité de la scène.
Christophe

mortijo (12238) 2009-10-18 7:54

Ce n'est pas mon genre, mai n'empèche qe c'est une fort belle photo qui mérite absolument sa place sur TE. L'expression du 'cornerman', les gouttes de sueur du boxeur, tous ces détais sont rendus avec une très grande précision et netteté.
Du très beau travail.
Amitiés
John

polpo56 (7952) 2009-10-18 7:58

Hi Dan,
very vivid image, it renders perfectly the atmosphere of competition going on...

Great tecnique.
Ciao
Ludo

kevinos (6927) 2009-10-18 8:49

Hi Daniel. This is a dramatic and expressive image.The two figures are caught at the perfect moment to express their feelings. The composition, with the strong V shape containing the two heads adds to the impact. The de=saturation works here very well, giving it a very graphic quality. regards kevin

sayeed_rahman (2277) 2009-10-18 9:19

This is the best of the series Dan..dont know how close you are..the focal length isnt mentioned..the sweat..those eyes and rippling arms..fabulous stuff bro..

Love the light around this place..the effect on the skin..brings out the rugged texture...

the best of the series like i said

cheers

Albrecht (11068) 2009-10-18 10:01

Impressive scene; I like the lack of colours and the POV. Real intens scene.
Well captured moment
greetings
Albrecht

carper (64878) 2009-10-18 10:07

marvelous shot Dan.
a fantastic atmosphere here, a good double portrait, good details, fantastic photo job, good action shot, have a nice day.
regard jaap

limule (3917) 2009-10-18 12:35

This is a beautiful picture. The post treatment is really great, with thislight desaturation giving this very intimist light. wonderful picture.

pauloog (6505) 2009-10-18 15:33

Hello Dan,
A sight full of drama, perfectly rendered in darker well matching colour tones. A very human document.
Regards,
Paul

BennyV (4709) 2009-10-19 4:43

Excellent series you're posting here, Dan. I like the desaturated look in this shot - in fact, the boxer seems a bit 'desaturated' too! Telling faces/looks. Great shot!

Benny

yaya13baut (2305) 2009-10-19 10:58

hi Dan,
you're good in making close portrait !
good frame and focus on the 2 characters, in front of a dark blurred back-ground. and good light on their faces, that allows us to see the expressions on them.
A living shot.
Yannis

Manamo (3474) 2009-10-19 15:00

Dan,
it's an interesting series. I did not like the first ones, but the last 2 you posted are excellent.
One thing I don't like in the whole thing is the post-processing you do. It looks like HDR. It removes the raw documentary feel your pictures would have. Now they look more like advertising pictures, which is a shame.
What's going on at the bottom here? the bottoms 1/5th looks hazy...

This photo holds a whole story in a single frame. That's why it's the strongest to me. We can see the effort, the pain, worries, etc...all sorts of feeling very strong in the picture. I like the relation between the 2.

The long focal lenght and wide aperture is very good at isolating the couple.

I think the whole series would look awesome with a more raw pp, black and white with strong contrasts and the noise brought by the iso1600.

see you,
Marc

Dyerco (9078) 2009-10-19 23:05

Hi Dan
A good bit of portraiture. The fighter looks out of it and the cornerman has a worried look about him. I like how the out of focus BG is on the diagonal. The selective focus allows the two men to really stand out.
Phil