This shot was taken in a school in Xique-Xique. There was a group of students playing soccer in between classes, and they were more than happy to show off for me.
The print was a bit more shadow detail than the scan shows. This was shot with Tri-X in Diafine, outside in an overcast day. Not exactly the prime conditions for this combo, but the results are printable nontheless.
Great sense of motion Andre. I love to see more of this kind of work, of you and others. I found a little bit disturbing the vertical lines of the "columns" just behind the two boys. Nonetheless, the composition is very well balanced.
I see what you mean by the vertical lines on the wall, and I agree with you. At the same time, I think that the "swooshes" in the concrete add to the sense of motion in the same way that the vertical lines detract from it. In all honesty, I'm just happy that I could get at least one printable frame from all the madness that this shoot was. I'm not a sports photographer by any stretch of the imagination...
BTW, I took a look at your website, and I REALLY like your work.