Wrestling Contest in a small town called Racibórz in Poland

[Davidf.Poland]

Hello, this is my first post here and I would like to greet everyone if something I write is incorrect please don't laugh about it, bacause like in my username I'm from Poland. So I'd like to show some photos I took on the last weekend. All of them taken with Canon 50d and Sigma 50 1.4@4 ISO 3200

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Best Regards
David

 

[imagemaker46]

I would suggest that you crop all the images a lot tighter, you really don't need all that empty space around the athletes. You will then create stronger images. The action is there, just tighter.

 

[Davidf.Poland]

Hi thank's for Your opinion.
Something like this?

 

[Designer]

Yes, those two edits are better, but you could crop even more. Just watch the background people and don't cut anyone's face, particularly if it is fairly sharp and recognizeable.

As for me, I rather like looking at the spectators, coaches, and waiting athletes, but I'm weird that way.

These shots are mostly good action shots, and if the wrestler's faces are showing, you've got a winner. I hope you were dancing around the mat trying to get their faces at every opportunity.

 

[imagemaker46]

Way better.

 

[Davidf.Poland]

Thanks Designer.
I weren't dance around the mat, I sat in two or three different places and wated for the right moment. (btw is it correctly what I wrote?)

 

[seanrayford]

Try laying down on the mat when shooting. Get low!

 

[jhodges10]

Way better.

Agreed, the crops are much better. I also like #2 in the original set. The kid in red looks so relaxed you'd never know he was pinning his opponent without seeing the whole picture.

 

[Davidf.Poland]

seanrayford, jhodges10 thank you

 

[imagemaker46]

Thanks Designer.
I weren't dance around the mat, I sat in two or three different places and wated for the right moment. (btw is it correctly what I wrote?)

This is the best way to shoot wrestling, pick a position and watch the background, you may be able to find one that is cleaner, fewer people etc. If you can shoot from a higher angle, a little more down on the wrestlers, you can really clean up the back ground.