Gymnast at Santa Parade

[Jim A]

Gymnast by Jim A, on Flickr

[Shadowman]

Nicely timed and captured.

[Manfred M]

Great timing! Just about perfect positioning on the jump. This is the type of shot where just a touch of motion blur on the extremities is extremely effective (but very hard to pull off). I also think your focus might be off just a touch. The foot looks sharper than the face.

[William W]

I like it.

The little girl in the background (blue dress) and what appears to be her brother (red cap): she has a priceless expression and he has an interesting interplay towards her.

For me, that's a more interesting element of the image (as an example of 'Street Photography'), than is the Gymnast, which was a well timed shot.

WW

[Jim A]

Many thanks, Manfred, you have pin-pointed what was worrying me. With a major(ish) effort, I have corrected that in a newer version with both guassian and motion blur to the shoes and lower body. Additionally, I have used edge detection in sharpening his head and upper body with very high unsharp mask, which actually works well.

Am still mulling over your perspective, Bill, these onlookers compete with others, so it is not easy to determine. Will think more about the direction to take, however, you have given personal, indeed, invaluable feedback, IMHO.

[Jim A]

Hi Bill, me again, I have just Googled "Sraylya" and nothing comes up except your posts? Are you happy to identify your location please? I hope that you are not hiding in someone's rafters? 🤔

[Round Tuit]

Hi Bill, me again, I have just Googled "Sraylya" and nothing comes up except your posts? Are you happy to identify your location please? I hope that you are not hiding in someone's rafters? 🤔

Try to say "Australia" with an australian accent