Rescue! This story and more at 11!by
KarenBComment: Critique Club
Initial thoughts
Interesting event but poor composition and poor quality jpeg.
Composition/ Content
Content is reasonably interesting, given the challenge topic, though not particularly interesting of itself.
Composition doesnât work for me â feels incohesive. The shape made by the buildings/ sky isnât very strong graphically. The lines of the buildings arenât parallel to the frame. The rope hanging from the helicopter is also not vertical within the frame. Although the position of the helicopter in the frame adheres to the rule of the thirds this is unbalanced by the buildings â their inclusion in the shot adds context/ environment (which may be necessary to tell the story) but does not aid composition.
Background
As the background is just sky there is little to say about it. Not too whited out.
Camera Work - Technical
Exposure isnât quite right â buildings seem a little dark â though shooting into the sky does make this very difficult to get right.
Digital Processing - Technical
Sky seems very noisy â is it a crop from a much larger picture or has it been taken on the low res setting of your camera?
Iâd recommend using a program such as neatimage to lose that noise.
There are compression artifact âjaggiesâ along the edges of the heliblades.
Fits The Challenge
Yes. Clearly there is a story to be told here. I think the photo in itself would support an article about the story, but not really illustrate the story on itâs own.
Your Opinion On The Photo
Compositionally and content-wise this photo isnât one that has strong appeal for me.
(Sorry Karen, I truly hope this critique isnât offensive or disheartening â if any aspect of it upsets you please let me know and I can edit it out).
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