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I really like this. I'm glad you captured one of the swimmers in action, I also like the onlooker at the bottom, overall it creates a great poolside atmosphere. One suggestion I would have is with the composition, if it were possible to adjust your angle so that the lane separator doesn't go through the head/body of the man at the bottom I think it would have created a more striking silhouette. Good work

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GIS-Rockstar•

I'm actively working on this in my photography, and I tend to find subjects near lots of lines like this. With some positioning and focal length adjustments, how far down would you prefer to balance that dark lane line with the guy's body? I know this can be hard if not impossible to answer without being there and knowing more about the venue, but I'd like to hear others' thought process for a scenario like this since this has a lot of strong compositional elements otherwise.

Great job, OP. I really like it.

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KaneLSmithOP•

I could have ballanced the lane rope with the guys head better, I would have needed to move down to the next row of spectator seats, that could have moved the lane rope free of his head. Thanks for the comments, I can clearly see what you mean.

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KaneLSmithOP•

I agree, now that you mention it I can't not notice the slight conflict. Thank you for the critique!

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Kudzupatch•

I think you have two competing points of interest in the photo. My eyes are torn between the judge(?) and the swimmer. They swing between the two and don't settle on either one.

I don't see the judge as interesting but the swimmer and colors are. I would have shot it without the distractions at the bottom and it would make a much better image in my opinion.

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KaneLSmithOP•

Thanks for the comment, I understand what you mean about the lifeguard. The pool is very colourful with even more yellow lane ropes above, so focusing on the swimmer (although there were a few warming up) would have made for a cleaner photo.

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rmcd529•

Nice shot! Just dropping by for one quick comment. It seems the lane lines are slightly angled (down and to the right) and is a little distracting to me because I think this photo has a lot of symmetry to it. Look at rotating the image ever so slightly.

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KaneLSmithOP•

Now that you mention it I can see the slight rotation, will fix this. Thanks for noticing!

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sfbase•

Lovely photo! Have you considered cropping it horizontally? It just that the lanes lines, and the direction of the swimmer make me want to see this horizontally. And then there is the judge at the bottom of the frame. I feel that he is messing everything up. His silhouette is popping against the brightness of the pool, so much so that my focus goes to him rather than the swimmer.

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KaneLSmithOP•

I never considered cropping it horizontally, here is the result. Thanks for the suggestion. https://i.imgur.com/OcSEc3v.jpg

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KaneLSmithOP•

I wanted to try to capture the vivid colours of the pool, with some symmetry to catch the eye. I'm not sure exactly how to crop the image, the pool edge makes for a good border however the bottom of the photo is messy.

Canon 400D, 70mm, f5, 1/320, ISO-1600

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