Excellent stop action photo, full of excitement. I bet in colour it would be even more exciting, but that is a subjective opinion.

thanks olgayes it sort of does,but felt b/w made the spectators less distracting

Brian, congrats on these two wins....I hope you are "chuffed".

thanks Olga yes chuffed

Congrats on 2 and 3 Brian

The presentation of this piece is marvellous, straight on and he is looking right at us. The photo is not sharp. In portrait photography it is critical that the eyes are pin sharp, then all other sins can be forgiven. Nipping off his fingers is a no no. But, your point of view , coming down to his level was the way to go. I bet if you gave him a copy of this he would be thrilled to pieces.

Hi there, you have heard the quote by one of the famous photographers ...?
He said that your first 10,000 photos are the worst. he he he he he. You have a very talented eye and will go far in your pursuit of photography, and I wish you joy along the journey of discovery.

I agree with olga it could be a tad sharper and also that hand should have been more complete and also you could crop some of the top in this,what does work is the human connection between you and the subject and the fact you conversed with him is a big plus,nice one that

yes me and you both Lol