Anger Unleashed
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Joey LawrenceComment: From the critique club:
Well, what to say about an image that bubbled up to the very top and grabbed the coveted Blue Ribbon?
My immediate impression left very little wanting in concept and in execution and I am not about to tinker with it and twist its direct meaning into something else.
While the image has a touch of post processing, it has been done with so much good taste that it is useless to suggest alternatives to bring out a different image. Instead, let me say what it is that I really like about this image.
I placed an entry in this challenge called 'Humiliation.' The moment I started to vote and ran across the many other good images, I realized that I had been beaten hands down. No argument. However, this image splashed across my screen and I do not recall experiencing such internal emotional movement. This is a winner.
First, the well thought out angle. This rage radiating down on me. I looked again, the eyes wrapped in darkness and the nose contorted with the wide open mouth presenting the apex of the frustration: the scream of the wild. Then those radiating lines to bring all the intensity on the savage face.
The turbulent sky, the thin fragmented branches. Who did this, I asked myself. What a potent image that has rightfully stolen this challenge. Well, I do not usually comment on my initial vote but here I was obliged to make a comment and so I did.
This image is not easy to execute and according to your bio, you are a very young member and smart enough to take a reflector into the field. Rest assured that this is an image that many pro's would approach on a hit and miss. I say this, because to visualize an image and to execute it are two different things. Oftentimes, much is lost in the execution unless the photographer thinks within the limitations of the camera. Yes, sometimes things turn out better but as a rule there is always something wanting.
Finally, the sepia adds to the drama. So here we have an image where all the decisions turned out for the very best.
Congratulations on this outstanding achievement: Now go and show us more.
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