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May 7, '08 4:30 AM
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An event I had never shoot before. An opportunity that presented itself totally by coincidence. As I was driving through a local university, I saw these guys practising. Intrigued, I then parked my car, proceeded to the courrt and asked if I can take a few photos. I was half expecting a flat 'no' [apparently they were practising for an inter-state tournament] which I totally would have understood. But when I heard a very inviting 'yes'... needless to say I was excited :). It did present a different set of challenges though.... these were the best I could do.

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akulelakiitu wrote on May 7

so amazing.....

bravo bro..... love all collection

apekia wrote on May 7

wak tengah nak cepat ker???? hmmmmm

marcarturc wrote on May 7

great :) happy to see that some1 is thinking about them as well

kidae71 wrote on May 7

love this one.. great capture!

kidae71 wrote on May 7

great moment! nice throw :)

kidae71 wrote on May 7

love the expression! love the spirit!

jane443 wrote on May 7

haha.,.love this one too

kenpo1009 wrote on May 7

i liked this one. i think the color here is appropriate for the theme.

solidsnake2000 wrote on May 7

nice coverage...I like the processing of this pic

rhondapalooza wrote on May 7

wow!! TOTALLY cool and amazing!! i hope you are somehow able to share the fruits of your efforts with the subjects involved.

great stuff, josh. just wonderful.

ahliggett wrote on May 8

Great , thanks for showing the world the real life.....

ahliggett wrote on May 8

best

grabado wrote on May 8

akulelakiitu said

so amazing.....

bravo bro..... love all collection

Thanks bro :) Sebenarnya agak kelam kabut jugak ambik gambar2 ni.. hehe.. :)

grabado wrote on May 8

apekia said

wak tengah nak cepat ker???? hmmmmm

Ye la.. :)

grabado wrote on May 8

marcarturc said

great :) happy to see that some1 is thinking about them as well

Ditto. It was amazing really to watch them practise. I saw amazing teamwork and the undeniable spirit to win ! :)

grabado wrote on May 8

kidae71 said

love this one.. great capture!

Thanks Esther :)

grabado wrote on May 8

kidae71 said

great moment! nice throw :)

Hehe.. thanks :). But I think the orange bus is rather distracting. That was the challenge too, too many distracting elements.. hehe.. :)

grabado wrote on May 8

kidae71 said

love the expression! love the spirit!

This guy is really good. The way he swerve and basically dominate the game was awesome to watch :)

grabado wrote on May 8

jane443 said

haha.,.love this one too

Thanks Jane :)

grabado wrote on May 8

kenpo1009 said

i liked this one. i think the color here is appropriate for the theme.

Thanks Edison... to which I deduce the rest weren't really working for you, I mean, the color treatments, yes? Hmm... yeah buddy, I sure have lots of experimenting and improving to do.
Take care Ed :)

grabado wrote on May 8

solidsnake2000 said

nice coverage...I like the processing of this pic

Oh yea... in terms of the post processing I actually find this quite satisfying.. hehe.. :)
Thanks William :)

grabado wrote on May 8

rhondapalooza said

wow!! TOTALLY cool and amazing!! i hope you are somehow able to share the fruits of your efforts with the subjects involved.

great stuff, josh. just wonderful.

Thanks :)
You know Rhonda, that thought did cross my mind that day. But only after I had drove off. I could have asked for their e-mails and sent the photos :(

grabado wrote on May 8

ahliggett said

Great , thanks for showing the world the real life.....

Thanks Arturo :)

killerxxx wrote on May 14

Great stuff Josh! I've taken some wheelchair basketball myself, and never near as great as yours. Cheers to you! ;)

2m79 wrote on May 15

fantastic capture! all eyes on the ball including me!

2m79 wrote on May 15

i love you emphasis here of their arm muscles...how well built they are..capable of anything except for walking...beautiful album!

2m79 wrote on May 15

he fell with a smile..beautiful! this is good for any card of ad.

naisyz wrote on May 17

cukup2 hebat...nice.tahniah kerana masih ada yg memandang kecekalan mereka walau kurang upaya.so touched.

grabado wrote on May 17

killerxxx said

Great stuff Josh! I've taken some wheelchair basketball myself, and never near as great as yours. Cheers to you! ;)

Hey Mike :)
Wow.. thanks for the encouraging comments. It means a lot especially coming from such an accomplished photographer like you :)

grabado wrote on May 17

2m79 said

fantastic capture! all eyes on the ball including me!

Believe it or not, for me this is one of the most difficult to capture. That moment... to get them all in the frame.... the composition.... etc etc. It was my first ever attempt at sport photography, if one can call these that.. hehe... :)

grabado wrote on May 17

2m79 said

i love you emphasis here of their arm muscles...how well built they are..capable of anything except for walking...beautiful album!

That's it, that was what I was trying to show with this image.. their strength... If only you could see how fast they move... it was just amazing ! :)

grabado wrote on May 17

2m79 said

he fell with a smile..beautiful! this is good for any card of ad.

I actually panicked when he fell. But apparently this is a normal thing. After him, a few other players had similar experience. They were just so competitive.. banging their wheelchair against each other... etc etc... but all in the good fun :)
Thanks Miriam :)

grabado wrote on May 17

naisyz said

cukup2 hebat...nice.tahniah kerana masih ada yg memandang kecekalan mereka walau kurang upaya.so touched.

Thanks Naisyz :)
Yes, quite true...

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