The Decisive Moment

[Black Pearl]

If it was good enough for HCB its good enough for BP

.....and yes that is £2500 worth of Nikon DF and 35mm lens in his hand 

[fuzzyedges]

Nice action shot 

Where did he take off from and will he make it 

[JHFoto]

Good action well timed........

[Black Pearl]

54 minutes ago, fuzzyedges said:

Nice action shot 

Where did he take off from and will he make it 

Thats a good question...........

[fuzzyedges]

That alone makes it a very good image intriguing 

[Craftysnapper]

I'm suspecting some PS work here, it's to wide to jump in one bound and if there was another launching point the ripples would show. A good image however you arrived at it BP.

[Black Pearl]

32 minutes ago, OlympusPaul said:

I'm suspecting some PS work here, it's to wide to jump in one bound and if there was another launching point the ripples would show. A good image however you arrived at it BP.

No trickery - no cloning - no hidden launch points - this is forward planning, careful timing and a bit of luck.
 

Fuji RAF file available if required as proof

[fuzzyedges]

41 minutes ago, OlympusPaul said:

I'm suspecting some PS work here, it's to wide to jump in one bound and if there was another launching point the ripples would show. A good image however you arrived at it BP.

Is it too wide or does it just appear wide from a wideish angle lens 

[Black Pearl]

7 minutes ago, fuzzyedges said:

Is it too wide or does it just appear wide from a wideish angle lens 

Samyang 12mm held just above the water, used the flip-out screen to frame the shot.

[FUJI]

Really excellent BP.......A significant photographic moment recreated beautifully..........A fantastic bit of work.........

 

FUJI

[colinb]

Pic of the week so far for me BP and as they say "the fall is greater than the rise" I would suspect he didn't quite make dry land.

[Black Pearl]

1 hour ago, colinb said:

Pic of the week so far for me BP and as they say "the fall is greater than the rise" I would suspect he didn't quite make dry land.

Thank you

He got very close but it needed a second lunge to get fully clear The puddle was very shallow, just rain water from the night before and because of the super-wide lens and very low angle it does make things look exaggerated.
I have the entire sequence saved to HDD which shows the event in greater clarity but won't share it as I feel it would diminish the intrigue you get with just this one frame.

[KateW]

I love it! Everything about it appeals to me.

[Clicker]

I thought I had posted a glowing review of this one when I put up a like ... seems that I hadn't !   Anyway  I said to myself ... well if that doesn't win POTW.......I'm a Dutchman.......

Phew .... looks like that particular  honour still  applies to a hapless Football Manager  in Manchester !!

It  is a such an outstanding  piece of work BP