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I don’t usually convert my pictures, but this one felt like the action might benefit from being reduced to black & white. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Betty battles for control of the ball<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bright blue versus dark blue was begging me play with the levels. Photoshop is my jam, so I\u2019m not simply taking down the saturation to 0%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After some editing\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The shadows left on some of these girls struck me as unflattering, so I recropped to keep the focus on the ball. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end, I think the original color version maintains the drama better than my black and white. Even if I keep working the contrast, it won\u2019t improve the composition. The bright colors might have been most of the drama. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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