Storm Destroys Powerlines, Trees.by
BigSmilesComment: CRITIQUE CLUB!
Overall, this is an excellent photo for the Photojournalism challenge. The viewer can completely understand what's going on in the scene, and the lineman turned upside-down is a completely unexpected, and I think delicious, twist to the typical post-tornado photograph. It's almost like he got twisted around in the wind himself. :)
Colors are fairly accurate, and the orange jumpsuit makes the lineman jump out even more than usual -- a great contrast that again turns the focal point toward the lineman and not the power lines.
The framing of the shot it probably the biggest detraction, unfortunately. Understandably, this was a "go for the moment" -type challenge, but the dumpsters in the background are very distracting. You also mention that there was yellow tape all around -- some of that in the photo, even if blurry, might have lended a more "newspaper"-y feel to the image.
Focus on the power lines and lineman is decent. It looks like the top of the broken pole is the most in focus, unfortunately. The building in the background is blurry enough that it shows some depth of field, but not blurred enough to make it pop the focal points out from the background.
I greatly enjoyed this photo -- it captured a rather unique moment in time and was perfect for this challenge.
Rob 8)
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