Swim Meet

We spent a good part of Saturday at a swim meet and here are some shots. It's different from what I normally like to shoot so I'm not sure how well these come across. I welcome your feedback.

PC

awesome shots! the first one is perfect. i like how its a little bit dark and the blues show up strong and complements (compliment?) the reds. the third one is the coolest i think. im reminded of that scene in War of the Worlds when that little girl comes across the river of dead people. also i love how the third lane swimmer is the only one apparently making any attempts to move forward. the composition is splendid.

first and third are cool, but wish you would have used a polarizer on the first shot instead of relying on PS because you can see around the edges of the trees where the burning/editing was done.

Thanks for the comments.

Brent, I too would have liked to have used a polarizer, but I don't have one for my wide angle lens. The halos came from the Shadow/Highlight tool in PS and I was trying to salvage some light on the sides. Instead, I tried going for a tighter crop to see how it looks. How does this compare?

Thanks,

PC

Decent captures and great color. I like the new post you made of the pool, it gets to the pt better. There might be too much color here, esp blue - not sure though, as the water's supposed to be blue.

PC

I like the swiming photos especially the last two. These are definate keepers and print.

The first is to busy and no centre of focus at this size but at A3+ it probably could work because then you'd see the swimmers on the blocks clearly , I'm making the assumption they are on the blocks, can't see at this size.

Roger

PC, the only thing I'd like to say is, you did a heckuva job for the first attempt at a swimming meet.
John