just my idea..for shooting

[robertkacala]

any critique?

[0lBaldy]

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Just a few points from the small image provided:
I had to strain and zoom in to see what was going on in the image(a larger size may have helped here)
Everything is centered which makes for a static image
the reflection and shadow should be rippled to match the water and diffused a bit more
Nothing really POPS out to grab attention

here is a sample of what I mean (shadow needs more work but you can get the gist)

[Salomon]

i would add a David Hockney cold and artificial splash !

[robertkacala]

bigger pic.http://www.robertkacala.com/retouch/aikido1.jpg

[RokcetScientist]

Originally Posted by robertkacala

bigger pic.http://www.robertkacala.com/retouch/aikido1.jpg

Better, Robert, but still too small to see clearly. A composition like that requires a large sized image.

Send the original to your own mail address using www.YouSendIt.com or www.Pando.com. Open the mail message, copy the link it contains, and post that link here. Then we can see it at full size.

[namphoto]

My taste would go to crop the image more dynamically, add that splash of water because being thrown into the water usually creates some sort of reaction. Get closer to the action, unless you use that vast negative space to emphasize the vast power or something of an aikido throw, like creating ripples you know? nice.