All time best -- Individual Sports

rutt · Mar-28-2004, 09:29 AM

Rules for All Time Best Threads

Actually, this game has only one rule. You can only have one all time best photograph in any given category. This follows from the definition of "all time best".

You may make a gallery of you best shots in a category and post a link to it. I find that doing this helps focus the mind on choosing the best. And besides, it's fun.

Action photography is just too big a category for an all time best, so I've broken it up a little. I thought I'd start with individual sports because I have a clear favorite shot for this. Taken last winter in Telluride, CO. I don't know the girl on the snowboard.
This is one photo that needed no retouching at all. Not even cropping. Sometimes everything works the way it is supposed to. But not often.

tmlphoto · Mar-28-2004, 11:57 AM

Rutt's shot is much better, but I thought this was pretty good considering the equipment (Point & Shoot Olympus - major lag time) This guy is about 72 yrs old.

GREAPER · Mar-28-2004, 12:09 PM

My favorite...

rutt · Mar-28-2004, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GREAPER

My favorite...

Very nice? What was it like in color? What mde you decide to take it to B&W?

rescue951 · Mar-28-2004, 01:54 PM

Took this @ a BMX contest in GeorgeTown Tx. Was a very interesting show.

**wxwax** · Mar-28-2004, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by GREAPER

My favorite...

Excellent shot!

HarveyMushman · Mar-29-2004, 10:52 AM

Hmmmm, action is pretty tough to capture on my little point-n-shoot Olympus but this is my favorite.

AMA Supermoto at Big Daddy's South Boston Speedway

rutt · Mar-29-2004, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by HarveyMushman

Hmmmm, action is pretty tough to capture on my little point-n-shoot Olympus. Here are my favorites though. I think they both imply motion fairly well.

On me moto, Skyline Drive, Virginia

AMA Supermoto at Big Daddy's South Boston Speedway

Very nice, but you can only have one all time best (by definition). I'd take the second one, but perhaps that's because I don't ride motorcycles.

The motorcycle crowd should start a "All Time Best - Motorcycles" thread. I think it would quickly eclipse all my ATB threads put together in number of replies.

HarveyMushman · Mar-29-2004, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by rutt

Very nice, but you can only have one all time best (by definition). I'd take the second one, but perhaps that's because I don't ride motorcycles.

I'll pick the second as well.

***DoctorIt*** · Mar-29-2004, 01:47 PM

ski jumping - took over a hundred shots that day. Got one in focus:

Mar-28-2004, 09:29 AM	#1
rutt Cave canem! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 5,902	All time best -- Individual Sports Rules for All Time Best Threads Actually, this game has only one rule. You can only have one all time best photograph in any given category. This follows from the definition of "all time best". You may make a gallery of you best shots in a category and post a link to it. I find that doing this helps focus the mind on choosing the best. And besides, it's fun. Action photography is just too big a category for an all time best, so I've broken it up a little. I thought I'd start with individual sports because I have a clear favorite shot for this. Taken last winter in Telluride, CO. I don't know the girl on the snowboard. This is one photo that needed no retouching at all. Not even cropping. Sometimes everything works the way it is supposed to. But not often.

Mar-28-2004, 11:57 AM	#2
tmlphoto Looking for sweet light! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Valdosta, GA USA Posts: 1,443	Individual Sport Rutt's shot is much better, but I thought this was pretty good considering the equipment (Point & Shoot Olympus - major lag time) This guy is about 72 yrs old. Attached Images Last edited by tmlphoto : Mar-28-2004 at 07:31 PM. Reason: resize image

Mar-28-2004, 01:54 PM	#5
rescue951 Freedom Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 18	Bmx Took this @ a BMX contest in GeorgeTown Tx. Was a very interesting show. Attached Images

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HarveyMushman . Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 527	Hmmmm, action is pretty tough to capture on my little point-n-shoot Olympus but this is my favorite. AMA Supermoto at Big Daddy's South Boston Speedway __________________ Tim Last edited by HarveyMushman : Mar-29-2004 at 11:09 AM.

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Mar-28-2004, 12:09 PM	#3
GREAPER Major grins Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 3,105	My favorite...

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