alain 0 Posted October 8, 2009 (edited) Hello I am photographing Japan and shot sumo from time to time. I would like your help to confirm the identity of one of my shot (Showing respect...) I shot this one on sept 19 at 15h21 and would like the name of the right and left rikishis please - only if you are sure ! Thanks in advance if you can help Alain http://www.alaindavreux.com/ japan series : http://www.alaindavreux.com/index.php?page=toc_japan I also shot this one and think I got the proper names, can you please check if the description is accurate ? Takanoyama Shuntaro (92kg for 185cm and ranked Makushita 4 West) is using uwatenage to defeat Takekabuto Kazuteru (168kg for 181cm and ranked Makushita 5 West). Edited October 8, 2009 by alain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fay 1,677 Posted October 8, 2009 on the left: Juryo 13 West Daishoumi Tomoki on the right: Juryo 8 West Wakatenro Keisuke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fay 1,677 Posted October 8, 2009 and I forgot, the other description is right, nice pics by the way (Showing respect...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alain 0 Posted October 8, 2009 Thank you very much Fay, this is great to have the correct names, I was unsure and do not want to make a mistake ! My understanding is that, that day, Daishoumi beat Wakatenro by hikiotoshi, am I right ? And thanks again, you seems to have quite a huge collection of pics yourself on your website ! My photographic works cover all Japan, so I want to go deeper into Sumo in the coming years, I will certainly see you around ;) Best regards Alain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ilovesumo 12 Posted October 8, 2009 I wish you shot more....the first one is really cool. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sashohitowa 6 Posted October 8, 2009 Both are great! (Sign of approval...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
01010101 0 Posted October 9, 2009 Eye does the image! Your galleries are awesome, it's mind boggling the way you choose different angles to take your shots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
salle 11 Posted October 9, 2009 You should certainly take more sumo photos! Both are great, but the first one is among best sumo related shots I ever saw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alain 0 Posted October 13, 2009 Hello ! I am sorry I have no time to answer to all of you as I should, I will be mostly away for the next weeks. I will come back and post a bit more images by the end of the month. Thanks again for the great help ! Alain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alain 0 Posted October 25, 2009 Dear all, I am back, please excuse me but I have been extremly busy the last three weeks and could not answer you properly. Nishinoshima > yes, feel free if you want, you have a high res in my webpage, and tell him I wish I offered it to him myself ;) ilovesumo > Do not worry, I will shoot more with time. But I selected the images I put on my webpage so do not expect a high number of images. Now that I have a bit more time I plan to do 2 or 3 tournaments each year. Sashohitowa > thanks ! 01010101 > glad you liked them, sumo is just a very small bit of it as Japan has so much to offer ! salle > well it is the first time ever I am happy I got a flash on my picture ! (I personaly never use one) As promised a few other shots from past year ... all shot at Nagoya Basho, 7/25 for 2008 images and 7/20 for 2007 ones. Note : If you reconise the sames of the sumo on a picture I will be very glad and update the description with it ! If helpful I should be able to provide the time of each shot. Some are not recognizable/pointless, so do not worry ;) 2008 2007 last but not least, my favorite work for sumo : Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alain 0 Posted November 8, 2009 no reaction ? I will take critics and comments, I need to improve ! by the way I would like to know in what part of the tournament you have the demonstration with the rikishi vs kids ? I saw some very funny pics of child versus rikishi and I would love to shoot some ... I guess it is on opening day ? at what time ? do you need special tickets ? is it long ? is it crowded or can you come closer without disturbing ? is it OK to take pictures ? your help will be used : I will come back with more images ! alain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fay 1,677 Posted November 8, 2009 Rikishi vs children doesn't take place during the basho. You can see it during jungyo tours, Danpatsu shiki and maybe someother events. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alain 0 Posted November 8, 2009 sorry I am not familiar with "jungyo tours" or "Danpatsu shiki", I will have to research a bit on these :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fay 1,677 Posted November 8, 2009 There's a good link here which will answer a lot of questions: Glossary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alain 0 Posted November 8, 2009 looks like a fantastic glossary, thanks a million :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alain 0 Posted December 11, 2009 (edited) hello ! I put a new sumo pic online, and might go to the january basho to shoot some more :) I am very interested to know if you reconnize the posture and if this image is meanningful to you sumo lovers, please do not hesitate to tell me ! (In a state of confusion...) http://www.alaindavreux.com/index.php?page=3-050-019-1 Edited December 11, 2009 by alain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Washuyama 641 Posted December 11, 2009 I'm no expert on posteriors, but from skin tone and mawashi color, maybe Tochinoshin. Viki... This appears to be more up your alley. (In a state of confusion...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 6,052 Posted December 11, 2009 I love all of your pics, and subscribed to your RSS feed immediately. Please, keep up your exceptional work of art! (In a state of confusion...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaiguma 0 Posted December 12, 2009 I also imagine it to be Tochinoshin. With specific regard to posture, it is very familiar. It is interesting how in such a heavily-cropped image I still have a string sense of the center of gravity and balance of the rikishi. I am almost 100% certain this is on of the initial crouches at the shikiri-sen as the rikishi get into the zone, and size up the aite, etc. in between trips to their respective corners. To me it seems to be the exact moment when both fists are placed on the ground, sometimes with the head bowed down. If not, it could also be the crouch back at the tawara when the hands are clasped together and then brought upward. Does anyone else have a different guess? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alain 0 Posted December 17, 2009 thanks a lot for your comments ! I am very pleased that kaiguma got the meaning of the image right, it is very important to me that some people can understand my work and with that last one it has been very challenging for many ... but if people who are interested in sumo read it properly, I did my job and no Washuyama, I was not asking for the rikishi name (Sign of approval...) that is almost impossible I guess, I can give you the time of the pic if you want to check your guess anyway ! I will keep shooting sumo in 2010, maybe as soon as january. I like the Ryogoku Kokugikan, the light is much better than in Nagoya, even if still poor (but canon 1D mk4 is 5000 usd so if someone want to buy me one no problem !) anyway I will be back with more sometimes ;) alain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sashohitowa 6 Posted December 17, 2009 I love this forum...! On one side, because it is a place where you can find really great features (like photos, articles and analysis). And, on the other, this spirit of deep enthusiasm about the sport (bordering with geekness) that allow us to recognize the name of a rikishi only by a part of a butt visible in the corner of a pic - without even being asked to (Sign of approval...) Yes, I also believe it's Tochinoshin. :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alain 0 Posted December 20, 2009 yes, you can all check your pick, I will be utterly impressed if you guys are correct ! picture shot 2009-09-19 at 15h10, the serie for this one goes from 15h08 to 15h11 also, I do not have his face but I got this opponent one, the image is bad but I am sure you will match a name, you check the file here > http://alaindavreux.com/photography/temp/3-050-029.jpg I am now off until new years, but I will check if you were right ! alain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,565 Posted December 20, 2009 (edited) yes, you can all check your pick, I will be utterly impressed if you guys are correct !picture shot 2009-09-19 at 15h10, the serie for this one goes from 15h08 to 15h11 also, I do not have his face but I got this opponent one, the image is bad but I am sure you will match a name, you check the file here > http://alaindavreux.com/photography/temp/3-050-029.jpg I am now off until new years, but I will check if you were right ! alain Okinoumi vs. Kiyoseumi. That be Oki's ass. Edited December 20, 2009 by Kintamayama Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Washuyama 641 Posted December 20, 2009 I knew we needed Viki's help! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaiguma 0 Posted December 28, 2009 I wonder what made all three of us think it a Whitey bum? And the same one at that??? I guess Okinoumi and Cage have similarly constructed (massive) posteriors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
