Martial Arts Weapon Tournament

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Bo Staff Form

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Intensity

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Working hard for 3rd Degree Black Belt.

All were taken with Sony a900 and 85mm Carl Zeiss Lens. Used a flash to balance lighting in the gymnasium.

C & C welcome. Thank you for looking.

[torags]

Passion is not in short supply here. Could the images use some warming?

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Passion is not in short supply here. Could the images use some warming?

"Warming" is an option. Since these are martial art pictures, I kept it cooler to go along with the intensity I want to come across. Hope that makes sense. For me, the warming would bring the intensity level down. I've even added a bit of "edge" to the others (not shown). Parents tend to like that.
I do add some warmth to the candid type of martial arts shots tho.

Thank you for looking and for your comment. I appreciate it!

Jan

[OldGuy]

http://www.jpimages.biz/photos/508870149_VbhTF-L-3.jpg
Bo Staff Form

http://www.jpimages.biz/photos/508872432_AMUY4-L-5.jpg
Intensity

http://www.jpimages.biz/photos/508246480_9rbsj-L-5.jpg
Working hard for 3rd Degree Black Belt.

All were taken with Sony a900 and 85mm Carl Zeiss Lens. Used a flash to balance lighting in the gymnasium.

C & C welcome. Thank you for looking.

Question is... Did #3 make SanDan?:clap

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Question is... Did #3 make SanDan?:clap
All 3 of these teenagers (age range is 15, 17 and 14) will complete the rest of their test next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I teach martial arts also, and they have been with me for the last 5 years of their 9 years. Great kids, all straight A students. They are Best Testers from previous tests too! I'm positive they will all do well. Their title will be "Sa Bum Nim." Thanks for looking.

[johng]

Great shots. But I agree shots 1 & 3 are a bit too cool - too much blue in skintones. 3 is a bit soft in the face (likely motion blur) but the intensity makes up for it. Really nice series.