swimming pics

[szuzu1969]

Just wanting some feedback from people. I took this pic and submitted it to a class. I purposely chose one without recognizable traits because I did not do model releases. The assignment for the class was "stopped action" more specifically in mid air. Any tips you have are most welcome.




Exif data

Camera Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Exposure 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture f/5.0
Focal Length 55 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program Action (High speed)
Metering Mode Multi-segment
Custom Rendered Normal
xposure Mode Auto
White Balance Auto
Scene Capture Type Standard
Macro Mode Normal
Self Timer Off
Quality Normal
Canon Flash Mode Off
Continuous Drive Continuous
Focus Mode AI Servo AF
Record Mode JPEG
Canon Image Size Large
Easy Mode Sports
Digital Zoom None
Contrast Normal
Saturation Normal
Camera ISO Auto
Metering Mode Evaluative
Focus Range Not Known
Canon Exposure Mode Easy
Lens Type Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Short Focal 55 mm
Focal Units 1/mm
Max Aperture 4
Min Aperture 23
Auto ISO 100
Base ISO 100
Measured EV 8.75
Target Aperture 5
Target Exposure Time 1/645
White Balance Auto
Auto Exposure Bracketing Off
AEBBracket Value 0
Control Mode Camera Local Control
Measured EV2 8.875
Camera Type EOS High-end
NDFilter Unknown (-1)

Focus Distance Upper 12.51
Focus Distance Lower 10.69
Color Temperature 5200
Picture Style Standard
High ISONoise Reduction Standard
Auto Lighting Optimizer Standard

Canon Model ID EOS Rebel T1i / 500D / Kiss X3
AFMode Single-point AF

Lens Model EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Dust Removal Data (Binary data 1024 bytes, use -b option to extract)
Tone Curve Standard
Sharpness 3
Sharpness Frequency n/a

I did not know what all to post from the exif lol

C & C are welcome. How could I have done better. Thanks

[danbaileyphoto]

You certainly captured a moment, but I'd like to see a little more context in the shot. Where did the subject come from. It needs a little bit more of the story. Also, cropping the guys head at the shoulders makes it look a bit strange. Usually, you want to crop people in mid limb or mid torso, not at a joint. Nice effort, though, as I said you really froze an interesting moment in time.

[szuzu1969]

Originally Posted by danbaileyphoto

You certainly captured a moment, but I'd like to see a little more context in the shot. Where did the subject come from. It needs a little bit more of the story. Also, cropping the guys head at the shoulders makes it look a bit strange. Usually, you want to crop people in mid limb or mid torso, not at a joint. Nice effort, though, as I said you really froze an interesting moment in time.

Thanks for the feedback about the origin and especially about the cropping of the body I will do that in the future.