Specs: 1/160s, 85.0mm prime, f/3.2, ISO: 1600, Saturation manipulated in Photoshop by Jeremy Hanna
When Carl van Roon and Luke Thompson faced off for a round of sparring at the World Champs Trials it was going to be interesting. I managed to get the framing and timing of this reverse turning kick just right. Luke managed a couple of similar kicks in his next round against another competitor but I missed them both. they are so quick it's very easy to miss them.
The desaturated effect is quite nice. One of the challenges of photographing in the gym at camps is the amount of brown timber on the walls ends up dominating the colour images which is pretty ugly. That's why I prefer the black and white or desaturated versions.
Here's the black and white version...
And here's the original image...
Leave a comment telling us your preference; desaturated or black and white...
