More shots from basketball tournament

[Bob32]

Again, these shots are great from an action point of view and I like all of the compositions. They resonate with a harshness thats not working for me.

Shal,


Thanks, but I'm having trouble understanding your comment about harshness here and in another post. Please elaborate so that I can address the issue if remedial action on my part is called for. These images have been reviewed here and in another more demanding sports forum and no other mention of harshness has been forthcoming. Perhaps it's a matter of personal taste rather than a shortcoming in the images.

Does anybody else reading this want to weigh in on this issue? Do these images look harsh to you? I'd appreciate having comments on this issue, especially from the more experienced photographers on this forum like Old Timer or the moderator.


Bob

[jacobovs]

Shal,


Thanks, but I'm having trouble understanding your comment about harshness here and in another post. Please elaborate so that I can address the issue if remedial action on my part is called for. These images have been reviewed here and in another more demanding sports forum and no other mention of harshness has been forthcoming. Perhaps it's a matter of personal taste rather than a shortcoming in the images.

Does anybody else reading this want to weigh in on this issue? Do these images look harsh to you? I'd appreciate having comments on this issue, especially from the more experienced photographers on this forum like Old Timer or the moderator.


Bob

Take a look at the shots carefully. The hair and skin on some of the players look " frosted " . The best way to see this is to look at shot #3. The blue player's face looks like he had frosty makeup on. Look at the edges of skin and background, same look. Almost HDR like. I have seen this before in some of my shots that are oversharpened with an additional software. Please don't take this as an accusation , it's only an observation. and its pretty consistant in these shots and the others you posted from this tournament.

[Bob32]

Take a look at the shots carefully. The hair and skin on some of the players look " frosted " . The best way to see this is to look at shot #3. The blue player's face looks like he had frosty makeup on. Look at the edges of skin and background, same look. Almost HDR like. I have seen this before in some of my shots that are oversharpened with an additional software. Please don't take this as an accusation , it's only an observation. and its pretty consistant in these shots and the others you posted from this tournament.

Shal,

I have reviewed photo #3 in great detail on my year-old 27" iMac and can honestly say that I see no evidence of what you report. This is a brightly lit gym--the brightest in the area--and in #3 the Oroville player is looking up with the light shining off his face, but it doesn't appear as frosty makeup to me. I'm scratching my head trying to figure out why you are seeing what you are seeing while I don't see it at all! I'm wondering if this could be due to a difference in monitors. I'm careful to avoid over-sharpening, and I don't believe that I over-sharpened this image.

I was hoping that others might weigh in on this subject so that I have more than one comment to go by, but so far there has been no further responses. I may have to submit this image to another forum that I am familiar with where I can receive critiques from a variety of experienced photographers.


Bob