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Not this time!

© Roy M. Viera

Not this time!

Uploaded: January 09, 2008

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Avril Young February 15, 2008

awesome action shot....congrats on your win. #855138

agnes indrawati February 15, 2008

Hi Roy...

Great colors, composition and you simply shot it at the right time. Just perfect!

Congrats,
Agnes
#5497293

Joy Rector February 15, 2008

congrats on the POTD #5497316

Chris Ebben February 15, 2008

Great action shot, the colours & clarity are spot on. Good work=^..^= #5497321

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic February 15, 2008

WOW!!!
Congrats on this fabulous POTD!
Great timing!!!
~Lisa #5497326

Nikki McDonald level-classic February 15, 2008

Amazing timing and perfect stop action. Congratulations on the POTD. #5497439

Chris M. Kemper February 15, 2008

AWESOME! Congrats on POTD! I love the determination on the baseman's face. What a great capture #5497488

Josselyne Klecanda February 15, 2008

That is a really great shot. congrats #5497672

Ann Rasberry February 15, 2008

This is awesome! Simply beautiful. Congratulations! #5497720

Jim Britt February 15, 2008

Really cool "freeze frame" shot. Congrats on your POTD. #5497761

Michael Umbreit February 15, 2008

Roy - Congratulations on your POTD! Great action shot!! - Mike #5497778

Ann Mulholland February 15, 2008

Roy, great action shot! congrats...great colors.
Ann #5497792

Amy JACKSON February 15, 2008

Excellent capture, Roy! Congratulations on your POTD! #5497812

Gretchen J. Gilkey February 15, 2008

I don't know which I like more....the action capture or the look on the player's face!!! Terrific shot Roy!!!
What lens are you using?
Thanks!!! :0) #5497860

Linda Blair February 15, 2008

Amazing capture....love the action,face of the catcher and awesome clarity....great camera work...congrats on POTD!!!!!!! ☺ #5498009

Mike F. Anderson February 15, 2008

I second everything they have said above. Excellent Shot! Congrats on the POTD. #5498147

Mary Oei February 15, 2008

Wow!!! This is impressive!! What a moment! #5498178

February 15, 2008

Wow, what an amazing moment, frozen in time! Congratulations on your POTD. Well deserved. #5498428

Steve Pinzon level-deluxe February 15, 2008

Roy, great shot! Nice to see a well composed sports photo get POTD, congrats! #5498454

Roy M. Viera February 15, 2008

I was very happy to see this shot selected POTD. I cannot begin to tell you guys what your comments mean to me. I knew the minute I reviewed this shot, that I had a gone one. Funny enough the parents purchased a completely different shot. Bad move! Thanks everyone again for your comments, I love to hear from all of you. This means the world to me! #5498552

randy dannheim February 15, 2008

This should be in sports illistrated. This is a future major leager, the concentration on this young man's face shows both fear and absulute determination to face it and complete the catch. Impressive image. #5498604

Mitch Spence level-classic February 15, 2008

Extraordinary. What else can I say? You simply can't get a more perfect shot than this. The exact moment at the height of action, tack sharp, great colors. Whoa. Can't believe the parents didn't snap this up. Big congratulations on a most well-deserved POTD. #5498619

Cathy Barrows February 15, 2008

Congrats on your POTD...great capture and captured the perfect moment with grea sharpness #5498637

Roy M. Viera February 15, 2008

Thanks Randy, Mitch, and Kathy, I was very excited about this POTD. #5498668

Kathleen R. Struckle February 15, 2008

Great capture!! Congrats on POTD!! #5498799

Elizabeth J. Bernier February 15, 2008

Fantastic anticipation to have caught this moment so precisely!!!Congrats on your photo of the day!!! #5498852

Roy M. Viera February 15, 2008

Thanks Elizabeth and Kathleen. #5498901

Cheryl Meisel February 15, 2008

Great action shot he looks like a pro sliding in there lol.
BIG CONGRATS on your wins with this cute shot!
Cherylm #5499101

Philippe Vieux-Jeanton February 15, 2008

Perfect timing, great photo!! Congrats Roy!! #5499929

Christian Rosito February 15, 2008

Perfect timing, Great action shot. Congratulations on your POTD. #5499992

Patricia Ronan February 15, 2008

Terrific catch!!! Congrats on your POTD:) #5500007

RC Fritz February 15, 2008

PERFECT TIMING, Roy! Congratulations on your P O T D ! #5500164

Ronald Balthazor February 16, 2008

Superb capture, Roy. Excellent detail, color, perspective, action and composition. Now, if you can only get the base runner to keep on his gloves. #5501232

Bernard Mordorski February 16, 2008

Roy it's all been said above, but I still need to say it again. Awesome! All of it. Perfect! Sweet! And on and on and on. #5502736

Roy M. Viera February 16, 2008

Thanks again everyone for the kind words! #5503958

Sherry Stricklin Boles level-classic February 16, 2008

Great capture, Roy! Congrats on your POTD! #5504333

Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 16, 2008

Excellent timing Roy, congratulations on your super action packed potd! #5504898

Roy M. Viera February 16, 2008

Thanks Sherry and Donna for your kind words. I was really excited about the POTD. I remember this shot like if it was yesterday. #5504953

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