Special Olympics, a photo from Sabah, East

Photographer's Note

Special Olympics Athlete Oath
Let me win.
But if I cannot win,
Let me be brave
In the attempt.

In the photo, a Special Olympic athlete is attempting a short put in the previous meet at Sabah State Stadium.

The following paragraph is the actual introductory text of Special Olympics from its website.

Special Olympics is an international organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. Special Olympics offers children and adults with intellectual disabilities year-round training and competition in 26 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. There is no charge to participate in Special Olympics.

Special Olympics currently serves more than 1 million persons with intellectual disabilities in more than 200 Programs in more than 150 countries. In 2000, Special Olympics made a bold commitment to reach 2 million athletes by the end of 2005, placing a renewed focus on building the movement's infrastructure and establishing tools to facilitate growth. An initial census of athlete participation conducted in that year established a baseline count of athletes worldwide.

To know more and what you could do for them, access the link below for the program near you.
Special Olympics

Rinie_Hoff, jhm, elroyie, jrj, avigur_11, Tim, Kenny10pin, pingu23, Eagle78 heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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Rinie_Hoff (9340) 2004-05-28 5:25

Hi Rabani, Very nice and warm picture of this little guy, his smile is great, and i Like the blur on both his hands. Your DOF is spot on here. Th only thing is that I would have liked him to be able to finish his throw without getting out of the frame, but that's just a minor compared to the rest. Great colours. I like you intro, and the note about the specials olympics are very good. I remenber they were held in Ireland a couple of years back, every village was involved, really great!
big, fat smiley for you!

maphoto (8082) 2004-05-28 5:45

That is a nice composition, the blur is wonderful and the little boy expression lovely, very nice close up, well done.

jhm (211736) 2004-05-28 5:57

Beautiful portrait shot Rabani, clear and sharpness, the blur is wonderful and the little boy expression is great. Good job!

olli (2091) 2004-05-28 6:00

Yes, the smile is great. And the composition as well. I like the DOF and the background with seats and fence. The blur in his right hand is great.
Very good note, too.

elroyie (2750) 2004-05-28 6:13

Great catch the blurred hand behind with the ball adds a lot, next time try not to crop his hat :-)

The tones became a little bit red, I seggest to work on the levels with PS.

spence (65) 2004-05-28 6:32

Very nice shot Rabani - he's certainly enjoying himself. Colour, composition and dof are all very good. Interesting note too.

jrj (34843) 2004-05-28 6:34

Very fine capture this action shot of the athlet in full swing. The placement of the boy in the composition and the fien dof gives an excellent presentation. Informative and good notes too.

avigur_11 (22553) 2004-05-28 8:12

A cool shot, rabani. I like the motion blur and the colors, but most of all I like his expression. Great dof. Very well done.

Tim (469) 2004-05-28 9:05

Great action shot Rabani. Looks like a happy little man. Special Olympics is a great program from what I understand. I think it's fantastic that you take an interest in children and spend time with them. God's best, Tim

Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-05-28 9:24

Very nice shot here, I like his facial expression and also the action shot, the blur really makes this picture, it looks a little too red though

Piotr (0) 2004-05-28 17:22

Great in motion shot Rabani, Thank's for interesting note, well done

pingu23 (590) 2004-05-29 7:08

Very nice shot ! I love the boy's facial expression, even in action, he's still smiling ! Well catched !

Eagle78 (1933) 2004-06-16 9:22

Wow..powerfull scene Rabani! the motion you gave this image is great, creating a great strenght sensation that goes very well with your note..Very good job :)

DouceZ (58) 2006-02-12 15:26

What kind of disabilities do you need to have to compete in the special olympics? Are learning disabilities enough? I'd love to compete!