Shots in the rain

[BillClark]

Had a bit of a challenge shooting the lacrosse game this weekend as it was a constant rain.
Did more post-processing than I usually do, but I am not sure if I over did it.
Looking for opinions on the colors, over/under saturated?
Sharpness (needs more?)



EXIF
Exposure:1/640 at f/5.3
Flash:Not fired
Exposure bias:0 EV
Exposure prog.:Aperture priority
ISO speed:ISO 800


For other shots of the same game: http://photos.definingshots.com/lax0503
Thanks in advance
Bill

[Trader]

I think you did a good job. I like the brightness of the reds but I know I tend to go a tad over on adjustments myself.

[mikedugganphotography]

I think the brightness and colors are all fine. Shooting in the rain poses problems with saturations but I do not see any issues with your photo.

[ehill8794]

i think the changes you made are great. the color seems so natural and pure to me ( made me think wow, such a clear and sharp photo)
good job with the photo and shooting in the rain. how did you manage that?

[BillClark]

Using the plastic bags my newspaper comes in to wrap the lens, then used a kitchen garbage bag to double wrap the rest.
That said, it wasn't a hard rain, but it was constant. I probably wouldn't do it in a down pour without an umbrella.

[andrewdt]

I like the sharpness and saturation - this image looks good.

[JohnnyA]

Here we go...The sport of men. I like this shot. I would try zooming in a bit closer to show the intensity on the lax players face. I had some professional photos of my son playing lacrosse a few years ago in a tournament. He gets pretty physical and i told the photographer that. Some of the close ups of intensity were awesome.

~~~Boys of summer play soccer...Men of summer play lacrosse.~~~
~~~1 day without lacrosse is like a year without baseball.~~~
~~~My lacrosse mom can whoop your soccer mom~~~
~~~Poke, jab, slash then change it up~~~

[film2shoot]

I think you did a great job on the photos also. Its not fun shooting in the rain. They look good..