Photo Battle Tournament: Zinner vs Sorenson
We’ve got 8 past winners cued up and ready to fight it out for the ultimate photo supremacy. The initial brackets were chosen by the Alliance staff, but from here on out, it’s up to you. A new bracket will begin each Monday until we have one big winner, who will take up a FULL setup from CWB. Battle 11 in the Alliance Photo Battle Tournament of Champions begins now!
Photo #1 Ian Zinner
Photo #2 Tim Sorenson
January 17, 2011
is that superman??
January 17, 2011
zinner FTW!!
January 17, 2011
what a bust! Sorenson for sure!
January 18, 2011
IAN ZINNER BE THA MAN!
January 20, 2011
How do wakeboarders still think raleys are cool?
January 20, 2011
whos the rider in #1
January 20, 2011
zinner's photo looks like a lucky shot with a camera phone. is this a photo battle or a collection of pictures from last summer at kids camp?
January 21, 2011
Trais do you know how many people have photos on their phones of people doing stargazed raleys into sunsets?
January 21, 2011
^ Hater….Its not about the skills of the rider ….its about the skills of the guy pushing the buttons on the camera. Judge the photo not the trick ….Tim Sorenson all the way son….all day long
January 22, 2011
Zinner is the Winner~
January 22, 2011
where do i vote at?
January 23, 2011
zinner for sure, both are nice shots but a raley from the boat shot is like boring, and I like wakeboarding more than wakeskating.
January 23, 2011
I like the action shots however i already have this one it with a picture frame at Walmart. Zinner finds the quiet moments that capture the true wake lifestyle.
January 23, 2011
well said simon. zinner's is a meh shot with distracting shit haphazardly framed in the foreground in an attempt to be artsy, and his horizon looks crooked. he cuts off too much on the right side of the frame while leaving a lot of dead space on the left side. not a good shot at all, it's point and shoot skill level.
tim's is much more technical. the shutter speed that perfectly captured the action, the somewhat shallow depth of field, the sun captured on the left side, the rider filling the top third, and the trees creating a barrier between the sky and the water. much more thought and skill went into this photo. doesn't really matter if you don't like a raley/sunset shot, tim's photo is flat out better and displays much more talent.
January 23, 2011
Props to Ian for doing something different.
Can't remember the last time a point and shoot happened outside the boat… Or let alone with the fog casted on the water. Also I doubt Ian was reviewing this shot later and THEN noticed the "distracting shit haphazardly framed in the foreground"……..
Thanks for being different Ian. Love your shot.
January 23, 2011
Ian awesome shot, I really feel like I am in the mist watching. Love it.
January 23, 2011
How did Zimmer's photo make it this far? He had to have cheated to even make this a close call… Tim's photo is disgustingly better! No competition.
January 23, 2011
who the heck is Zimmer?
the N key is next to the M…… slow down next time you are trying to hate…
January 23, 2011
^^^^John, I was clearly implying that he knew the stuff was in the foreground. that's what haphazardly framed means. doesn't mean accidentally framed, it means he thought it would be artsy so he just got behind some branches or something and didn't put much thought into how they framed the shot. just doesn't look good.
January 23, 2011
Sorenson is the best and his tech rocks. Miss ya buddy.
January 24, 2011
whhhhaaa a raley?? so dirty. so gross. the stappers just don't want a wakeskater to win. dirty dirty dirty
January 24, 2011
I think the "haphazard" aspects of photo 1create a unique feel for the viewer; This is what your buddies on the shore see or what a curious onlooker sees. (oh, and last time I checked, haphazard means… haphazard – not planned)
Photo two is quality, in exposure and aperture perhaps, but it's perspective and subject are text-book and boring, they don't grab my attention nor do they grab the 59 voters' attention that currently place Ian in the lead.
Kudos to Ian for capturing this misty morning moment.
January 24, 2011
thanks everyone for all the votes getting me this far. everyone's got their opinion on how photos should be.
for more photos and videos …check it out
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dirtbag-Productions…
or
http://ianzinnerphotography.com
January 24, 2011
haphazard can mean that, or, as i just saw on the internet, it can mean a lack of order or planning. key word is lack. that is the point i was trying to convey. the composition was lacking in planning. wasn't entirely unplanned, but more thought could have been put into it in my opinion.
i would like the first photo a lot more if the branches or whatever weren't there and if it didn't for some reason feel crooked.
January 24, 2011
Professional response Zinner. Very cool when people can take criticism well. You took it better than I'd be able to.
And don't get me wrong, your photo is great, but I just don't like the branches and as I said, it feels crooked. Can't tell if that's just me or if it actually is.
I took a look at your website too, really solid shots man, keep up the good work!