Paul, that is really really great!

Marina on 6th October 2005 @ 2:54am

amazing work here paul... just wicked!!!

frisky? on 6th October 2005 @ 4:45am

That is just beautifull! I love everything about this! The sky, the captured movement, the sepia toning. Excellent Paul!

Arjan on 6th October 2005 @ 7:57am

Wow, very contrasty work here and as a whole this is a wonderful shot...

sAm on 6th October 2005 @ 8:09am

I gotta agree with the other comments, this is really good. Composition and contrast are superb. Nice one! - [Chuks]

EOS Chaos on 6th October 2005 @ 9:29am

brilliant capture. the interesting sky adds a lot too.

darragh on 6th October 2005 @ 9:39am

Very nice, love the tones and the contrast is superb. One point i would bring up (if im being picky) is that the girls leg seems to get lost in the trees a bit, leaving an all black space. Great action shot though.

SteveO on 6th October 2005 @ 10:11am

Brilliant shot Paul. The sky is superb and the football is in just the right place!

owen on 6th October 2005 @ 12:50pm

Very cool tones. It looks so dramatic.

Joe Lencioni on 6th October 2005 @ 1:48pm

Paul, great shot, love the moment you've captured (and adore the sky, but you probably guessed that already!!) My one point would be the right edge of the young lady. There appears to be a visible outline, probably caused by different adjustments on the sky & subject, having done this a few (read 'a LOT') I know the problems involved!!

Neil on 6th October 2005 @ 3:21pm

can you tell us about optikverve and what it did to this brilliantly toned picture? awesome!

Kristina on 6th October 2005 @ 5:28pm

works really well - great image in the first place i am sure, but neat effect.

Emma on 6th October 2005 @ 5:55pm

Absolutely love the drama of this shot! The clouds almost set the lines of motion of the soccer ball. reminds me of the movies where they have frozen an scene but other elements are still going. Brillant shot!!

es on 6th October 2005 @ 6:17pm

I specially love the dark high contrast of the images tha gives it character and lets us see details at the same time. Nicely done Paul.

Adriana on 6th October 2005 @ 7:41pm

I've always liked this tones in picts but think that must be on the correct image and this one absolutely is. the moment you captured as well as the great background makes it that good!! congrats!!

mich on 6th October 2005 @ 11:26pm

Wow, impressive shot! love the tones, the action, and the framing! all around excellent!

rcox on 7th October 2005 @ 12:29am

wonderful capture and great post processing! Somehow surreal...

Carlo on 7th October 2005 @ 1:15am

Great shot! Perfect composition and timing....

aladin & the genius on 7th October 2005 @ 10:09am

the sky is crazy!

mikhail on 15th October 2005 @ 1:51pm

Wow! Amazing shot AND processing!! Makes just a beautiful image.

Dan on 18th October 2005 @ 5:55pm

Excellent, you really excel at the black and white. Do you use filters on your camera or just the processing?

darkphoenix on 25th October 2005 @ 5:27pm

Lovely shot! Fantastic sky, nice capture of the action of the event... Fantastic!

Markus Nilsson on 18th November 2005 @ 2:03am

Nice shot (the picture and the ball)

John on 4th December 2005 @ 11:08am