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Photographer’s Note

girls playing football in Janela - literally, window - a small fishing community on Santo Antao - but you a great view on the ocean there, indeed.

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fijiphil (1343) 2006-06-13 12:19

You've done well to capture the action in the girl with the outstretched arms, but why not try to show us a bit of what she's looking at? Similarly, what is the other girl looking at? Clearly something, but because you haven't shown us what, we can't connect with it or understand it. Then there are some compositional errors - those legs at upper left for instance.

kajspice (4534) 2006-06-13 13:10

Hi Roel,

Some interesting things happening in this scene...I am not too concerned that I cannot see what is happening on the left. I think the partial legs tell a small story. The girl in the middle is clearly quite interested in what is going on over there.

It is a real shame that this is slightly blurry - I think a b/w presentation would disguise this small flaw. You have a nice style of taking pictures - very natural and original. Please keep it up, despite the lack of responses so far...

markoci (3917) 2006-06-14 1:53

a special mood, i like the three figures "arranged" in the frame... colours and the textures look fine (i like the ragged net, wonder if it was once used for fishing) the only thing i'm missing somehow is the ball, wish it was in the frame...

SylFondacci (4085) 2006-08-05 16:24

Nice action shot with this girl on this stadium !
Maybe you should have focused more on her.
Did you go to Ponta do Sol also ?
Sylvie

xuaxo (5719) 2006-11-12 10:35

I don't care much about technical matters. What I like is the scene, a natural one in those islands. Of course I'd like to see the ball. But it is in fact not needed - we now it's coming.
F