Hocking County Fair
by petrakka

Comment by adamlewis88:
Out of all the ones I first clicked through, this one really caught my eye first. On closer examination, there somethings I dont like ( lens flare, partial ferry wheels ) but they cant really be helped either. Anyways, I give it an 8 for grabbing my attention out of the bunch!

Hocking County Fair
by petrakka

Comment by maymay:
the silhouettes in this pic is perfect

Hocking County Fair
by petrakka

Comment by bs-photos:
Love the idea here, personally I find the sunspot a little distracting, not sure if a tighter crop (of the left side) would've worked or not. Alot of nice lines throughout the photo.

Geoff Rickly of Thursday
by petrakka

Comment by kwalls:
Thats an awesome shot.

Are you shooting warped again this year? How did you get into that?

A motherly boxer
by petrakka

Comment by petrakka:
Thanks all for the comments.
I guess I should explain the angle and composition I chose because I got so many suggestions on it.

I shot down on the mother and child because standing at their level had them lost in the background (I did make photos like this)...and this was cleaner.
I shot this wide because, while I wanted to keep the subjects isolated I wanted to keep the punching bags in the frame to contribute information as to the type of the environment they were in.
I do wish that leg on the left were gone, but it was there in real life ..and so I leave it there. The moment was past when the leg was gone, so while the image could have been cleaner, the moment between mother and child was lost. Looking through the comments and looking at the photo again, it was probably too wide..but I still would want to keep the bags and background elements there.

Hope this doesn't come off as an excuse, but it's an explanation of wwhy I shot it this way. To tell a story and not so much to look as pretty...(though I did want it to look pretty).

A motherly boxer
by petrakka

Comment by karinn:
this is quite good. would been better if these two were not in the center of the capture..

A motherly boxer
by petrakka

Comment by hotpasta:
the background distractions spoil this...if you moved in closer and cut out all the legs in the background this would have been great...

A motherly boxer
by petrakka

Comment by Simpa:
Very cute presentation... ilove it...

A motherly boxer
by petrakka

Comment by JunieMoon:
I think a better crop would have focused more on the two main subjects which would have added a more emotional connection to an otherwise sweet image.

A motherly boxer
by petrakka

Comment by Dreamgirl472:
thats wierd