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Posted by Rob Palmer on Wed Mar 31, 2004 10:07 pm

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Along with some nice posturing poses, I did get some good wrestling images also.

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by Bill Whala on Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:30 pm
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The flying snow really tells the story. Nice shot!!
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by Peter Wallack on Thu Apr 01, 2004 6:23 am
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Top notch combination of action, attitude and portraits.
 

by jdown on Thu Apr 01, 2004 9:26 am
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What impresses me most here is the metering with the snow bg, always a difficult task. You've got good detail in the birds, and the snow bg isn't overexposed.
 

by AForns on Thu Apr 01, 2004 10:49 am
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Great action shot the flying snow adds much to the impact. What exp mode did you use? Excellent
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Hey Rob,

I really like the shots you've posted of these guys .. Really nice stuff, that clearly took some work. Excellent job man.

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by AlexC on Thu Apr 01, 2004 3:16 pm
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Nice rumble!!, the flying snow speaks of the action, whites slightly over but not too bad, congrats!! 8)
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Great action and great [motion] freeze! ;)

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by Alan Melle on Thu Apr 01, 2004 8:50 pm
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Terrific action shot! Well done.
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