Sport
Tony Quinn

Sport

April 2014

Crowd
winner
Entry 13649
15th
15

The speed of the ponies and the athleticism and agility of the riders is nicely captured here, showing a real balance between the two. The image benefits from a nice clean background too, exaggerating the action.

An excellent sports action picture. Spot-on focussing, shot on a fast prime lens which leads to a nice blurred out of focus background. Top work.

Entry 13904
66th
90
Entry 14060
7th
18

Fast shutter speeds are crucial when capturing a great diving image. With slightly more selective cropping this image could be even better.

The vibrant colour in this image is nicely exaggerated by choosing a slower shutter speed. The slower shutter speed also adds essential movement and energy to the image.

Superb composition and management of really difficult light make this a worthy finalist.

Football is one of the hardest sports to photograph and the action is perfectly captured here, showing the players' great determination to win the ball.

Entry 15131
48th
7

The gorgeous light is perfectly captured here - a difficult thing to do technically.

A good sports picture doesn't always have to be action-packed. Here the mood of the sports event is captured perfectly, placing the viewer at the match.

Expert
winner

Excellent image with beautiful composition and style. Even hard contact sports like rugby can still throw up lovely delicate soft moments. Strong athletes - soft, delicate shadows.

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Upload your best Sport shots, whether taken last year or last week. Live Crowd voting, Expert judging by Mark Pain, and great photobook prizes for the winners.

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