Ardeth Carlson
May 2026 - Working for a yellow belt
About the Image(s)
My daughter and her daughter decided to take lessons at a local karate school, and it was pretty interesting to see them take each other on in trials for their yellow belt! The room lighting was not very bright, so I shot with a fairly low shutter speed of 1/60 and aperture of f/6.3, ISO 1000, and was fairly happy with the resultant exposure. I did include my husband and son in the frame as observers of the action.
This was an older Nikon 18-55 lens at 32 mm on my Nikon D7100; I'm not sure why I had that particular camera, but it was less obvious than my bigger lens on my D850!
2 comments posted
Having read the description to better understand the image, to me the main subject stands out well, but my concern is distractions in the background. Posted: 05/19/2026 17:42:04
The story is in the mother-daughter fight, which doesn't come through that well, unless with the caption. You could add them to the title perhaps.
Otherwise, the exposure and sharpness are good. You have a punch being thrown at the critical moment. Well done. Posted: 05/20/2026 23:14:10
Otherwise, the exposure and sharpness are good. You have a punch being thrown at the critical moment. Well done. Posted: 05/20/2026 23:14:10