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Hi Ron, great pic. Welcome to the pool!!
Are you entering into the competition again
this year??
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Thanks for comment. I don't think I'll be
able to enter a photograph this year. I
recently bought a house, moved, and have a
young son who keeps me busy these days. I
believe the contest's deadline is quite close
as well. Perhaps next year...
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Inspired by your win last year Ive decided to
enter this year. My kohai as well. Im not a
photographer or anything hell, ive almost no
equipment, but im going to print of a few
shots and send them in. My kohai here in
Osaka is also going to give it a go. If we
can make it a foreign win 2 years running it
will turn the competition into Sumo!!
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Good luck in the photo contest! It has been
getting more difficult as they have been
receiving a larger number of entries each
year. If I remember correctly, last year they
had received 340 photos in total by the
deadline.
You don't necessarily need a lot of
expensive equipment to get a fantastic kendo
photograph. There are plenty of opportunities
happening in the dojo each day that would
make a wonderful image. However, tight action
shots, like the one I took above, are another
matter. Professional sports photographers
carry around those heavy Canon lenses for a
reason.
I really can't complain. The year before
last, the All Japan Kendo Federation sent me
to France for a week (as a representative of
Japan, nonetheless!) to demonstrate naginata,
all expenses paid. Then last year, I received
the 300,000 yen ($2,600 US) in prize money
from the AJKF for the first place win in
their photo contest. I can honestly say that
kendo has been good for me. The funny thing
is that I have never even practiced kendo.
Ha!
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Menari!
Awesome timing, both for your subject and
you! :)
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Good shot! Nice B&W.
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Great shot....very very good!
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Great still frame and DoF, good angle, and
congrats on winning!
I saw this picture in Constructive critique!
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I am so jealous of your objective...
Love the bokeh.
It's a great shot.
You deserve the prize...
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Wow!
Great exposed move, emotions and fight.
DOF dragging this photo as well.
Great job!
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Welcome here! Great picture!
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You really captured an intense moment here.
The concentration you can see in his eyes are
really powerful. Nice shot.
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Interesting moment captured of a exotic
martial art
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Powerful picture... Looks pretty intense. I
like the angle, unconventional.
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I can't come up with any comments that will
do this shot justice. The focal point is
incredible.
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powerful. speechless. congrats on this great
acheavment!!
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This award acknowledges the high quality of
your comments on the five photos in the "Life Thru A Lenz" photostream following this post. Thank you
very much. We value your contribution to our
group.
Your achievement has also been mentioned
within the Quality Commentators (November) thread within Life Thru A Lenz (Comment
Group).
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Great photo! A new group started up that I
think you may be interested in. I'd love to
see you there. It's where you compete against
the last five photos posted to the group for
best photo. We have a lot of fun. Here's the
link if you're interested: flickr Rank me! Group
See you there! Thanks, CaptureThem
PS, please only come if you intend to rank
the photos before yours. It’s the only way we
can keep this group functional. :-)
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Beautiful composition, depth of field and
focusing on this one. The lines created by
their shinai and body movements move the eyes
through the frame. Lovely tonality as well.
All in all this is definately a gorgeous
photograph. Well done.
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your intentions sure worked out fine!
I love how the whole focus is on the person
on the left side!
great black and white also!
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Bravo! Great capture! Lovely timing.
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Excellent and well composed reportage
capture.
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" COMMENTSCOMMENTSCOMMENTS "
Well done!!!
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Nice action shot!!!
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Fantastic capture. Composition is just right,
depth of field is great, focus on the guy's
face is great. Just great all around.
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Excellent capture. Very well done!
Personally, I`d croped like wide screen, to
give a film aspect!
Congrats!
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Thank you all for your comments on my
photograph. It is always helpful to get
feedback, positive or negative, as I'm
usually too close to the subject matter to be
completely objective.
I'd like to personally thank
"sarky_coolbox" for taking the time
to write an in-depth comment. It is greatly
appreciated and longer comments are something
I think we need more of on Flickr. I'll be
sure to return the favor and write an lengthy
comment on one of your photos.
Daniel Motta - I agree with you that the
photo would like nice if it were cropped
wider to give it a film aspect. In the photo
above, the picture is almost exactly the same
as the scene that was recorded by the camera,
with only a little cropped off the top in
post processing. In order to get the maximum
picture quality out of my camera's sensor, I
usually shoot quite tight with long lenses
and try to do my cropping in camera.
Once again, thanks to everyone who left a
comment or marked my photo as one of their
favorites.
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Join one of the best Flickr groups at The Continuum Pool
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Fantastic focus and exposure. You have really
achieved what you set out to do. Excellent
work.
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wow what an amzing shot I am so glad you
posted it in 1on1bokeh/dof and that I am next
to it!!!!! it is worthy of the prize! I esp
love the eyes behind the mask!
1on1bokeh/dof
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impressive!
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Great capture !
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great action suits mono
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The light on the lines of the main subject's
mask is super. It makes the whole photo
sing.
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I still am in awe thanx for sharing!
it is currently displayed @MEDIUM as one of
MY 7 FAVE PHOTOS OF THE WEEK on the front of
1on1bokeh/dof for the day/week of December
1st congrats!
it's also archived here
www.flickr.com/groups/1on1bokehdof/discuss/72
157603349210...
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Hi! Here is another gift from the admins of
1on1s thanx again for posting, commenting to
your right and being a POW! ;-B
Congratulations! Your photo has been nominated as "Superb Masterpiece"
You are invited to add your wonderful picture to Superb Masterpiece Group
Please read the Group Rules and tag your photo SuperbMasterpiece
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excellent!
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I loved it!
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That would be scary seeing him come at me !
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beautiful
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Me gusta ese enfoque tan selectivo para
mostrar esa escena de acción.
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cool bw shot...
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Thanks for the comment picture www.flickr.com/photos/vinimarques/2078243074/
Very good the photo above, very expressive.
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great composition and use of DOF.
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well done! a good b&w
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Great shot! It shows the motion very well.
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Very good shot. Your intentions of to a
close-up action shot is indeed full-filled.
Glad you had a 200mm or this could be a
dangerous shot :)
The intensity of the left person is very
well captured. I'm not sure that the lack of
flash is really a problem here - the left
person seems sharp enough, and the low DoF
and movement on the right side of the photo
isn't a problem at all. The title of the
photo puts an emphasis to it :)
A funny side note: I tried to copy the
photo to PS and flip it horizontally.
Actually i think it improved the photo a bit;
but i can't explain why (perhaps because i'm
right handed or something). Of course that
also puts his shinai into the left hand :(
/Henrik
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the depth of field is rly nice
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Amazing action picture!!!
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excellent shot
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solid shot. i love the black and white.
pretty good considering its the only one up
post more! i think id like your work
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This is a really cool action shot. Black and
white suits it perfectly
If unhappy with the ammount of comments you
have received, please repost photo to Carpe
Diem and name the people who do not comment
on this lovely shot.
Carpe Diem
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I like dof, perfectly done..
great details on his face and good bokeh I
like too,
congratulations :)
Thank you for your kind and educational
comment :)
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tok
a great picture hits me right on the head
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tremendous work!
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Art & Sport, and we'd love to have your photo added to
the group.
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Thank you for all of your comments.
I just wanted to mention that this image
has also been under discussion at Flickr's
Photography Critique group, which I highly
recommend, as well:
www.flickr.com/groups/photographycritique/dis
cuss/7215760...
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Fabulous shot !
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Great shot! Congratulations!
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I pick this photograph to be on the cover
of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
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Black & White Art Award
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Great shot. Perfect moment.
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Black & White Art Award
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Black & White Art Award
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Very good one! like the motion hre!
Cream the crop!
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Congratulations! You have received 5 or more awards from the
Black & White Art Awards group! This image is truly a B&W wonder!
Kindly post this image at Photographic Art Legacy - Invites Only!!
Once you post, please tag image with ArtLegacy
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so, so good work. congratulations
This photo deserves a DIGIFOTO Pro Award
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This photo deserves a DIGIFOTO Pro Award
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This photo deserves a DIGIFOTO Pro Award
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This photo deserves a DIGIFOTO Pro Award
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Awesome, congrats...
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skilful shot, great timing and bokeh - love
the mono treatment - really suits and
simplifies the image
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perfect. loved all the details here
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Great action !!!
This photo deserves a DIGIFOTO Pro Award
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I pick this photograph to be on the cover
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National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
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I truly would to:
I pick this photograph to be on the cover
of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
excellent dynamic picture..
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You have been awarded the DIGIFOTO Pro
Award. You can now place this photo in the DIGIFOTO Pro Selected Pool, and join contests to win real prizes.
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Very cool action shot.
People's Choice
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People's Choice
Nice shot
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plus: this is a great shot so my edits are only
small ones, i use to take Kendo, this photo
dose a amazing job of putting the viewer
right in the action as it really exists. this
feels almost like the view i had when i
fought.
minus: because its so real in putting you
"in" the action it feels a little
too tightly cropped in. in real life you
cant much other then then other guys sword
and him screaming in a photo i want to see
more.
still great :D
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plus: ___The face has a sort of disciplined
disinterest which combines so well with the
obvious speed of the action to give a very
strong sense of Kendo - excellent choice of
speed for this shot.
minus: ___Perhaps the only item of regret is that
it couldn't have been shot from the right
hand side of the foreground combatant -
exposing more of the face - but such is
shooting action shots ! :-)
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plus - great capture.
minus - there is none.
nicely done.
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Good shot. Nice focus
Your fantastic black and white picture is
my winner!
Please add this photo to
flickr.com/groups/bwphotoaward/
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great shot!
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