PUNCH in the face?

[howbigis1gb]

Love the picture. I had forgotten how visceral boxing could get. Love the shot - and amazing noise performance. Good call on not using the flash. What lens did you use?

Just one suggestion though - I think you could crop a bit of empty space from the top of the picture.

[Sime]

Originally Posted by joe_r

This is a great shot, The colors turned out great, and you can see the intensity in the punch being thrown. The shadows under the boxer's arms are pretty dark - maybe lighten the shadows there, but leave the crowd a bit darker? That might help them stand out a bit more.

How far were you from the ring? I don't see any evidence of the near ropes, I'm just wondering how you avoided them. Were you in a balcony?

How was the lighting above the ring? I just shot a boxing event Thursday, but the lighting was extremely poor and I had a lot of problems with color and white balance. I didn't want to use my flash, since I didn't want to distract the boxers.

I was on a balcony at this stage, was there with a film maker, and last minute he was asked to shoot the whole of George's fight as the video guy didn't show... SO I went up on to the balcony with him (I was ring side) There was one main light source above the ring, lots of light but not enough for a sport like boxing - just for you to note, flash has been accepted in boxing since ..well, for a long long time - the press shots I did were all flash lit, but these guys, the more artistic ones are more to my liking though.

Thanks all for crop ideas etc, appreciated.

S

[lputman]

What lens did you use?

[Sime]

Originally Posted by lputman

What lens did you use?

Canon EF 100-400 f4.5-5.7 L -- Love that lens :-)

[Hartzler]

Great shot, wonderful detail. I'd trim a little from the left side, at least get rid of that partial 'hand/finger' along the very edge. While I agree the audience is an integral part of the scene, I think they are a little too bright/dominant in this scene for perfection, but others may disagree. I looked at your web shot and loved that first image with the straight punch. Regardless of quibbles, you've got a great eye and your shots have power. I think leaving the flash in the bag was the right choice. You're getting good looking, clean shots even with the 2500 ISO.