Rites of Summer

@Ana Lúcia: thanks :)

@bronzebilly u.k.: thanks Billy :)

@Carlos Palma: thanks Carlos.

@danthro: even brief comments are appreciated. sometimes flattery is nice even when it doesn't come with a dose of constructive advice :)

I upped the ISO for this shot, so that softened the picture somewhat. even so, the lens may have been too slow - I wanted some depth of field so sacrificed a certain amount of speed in exchange for that. my target was moving too, and I'm not sure if I switched from AF-S to AF-C as I should have (AF-C is for focusing on moving targets). the shot probably would have worked better (been sharper) at 1/400 but unfortunately the 18 - 200 is a wonderful lens that is not designed for high speed sport. so I fell short on a combination of technique and tools...