I had the Authority Challenge on my mind when I was taking pictures at a Texas High School game football playoff game. I waited until the official bent over to pick up the yellow penalty flag to take the picture. The official, fotball, flag and players legs ties everything together.
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This is a nice shot and i wished you would have taken advantage of the limit allowed to make this image sing. Yes, the referee is the final authority in the field. As is, this image is a 4, but I am going to make believe I am seeing it bigger. lol Bumping up to 6
I don't like the way it's cropped. It's like he's asking for one of the players to kick him in the behind. If your intent was to take away his authority, then you were a complete success. Sorry to sound harsh, but that's the way I see it...
This photo doesn't work for me because of the position you have put the ref in. He seems to be cowering. Maybe that was intended. I think it would be more powerful to have him facing down a player, throwing down the flag, or marking off the penalty. It sort of looks like he is a lady daintily picking up a hankie. Good use of color and crisp image. The placement of the subject within the frame is nicely done, also.
appears very small on my screen in future make it large so we (the viewers and voters) can better judge it, also it helps to pick up on any distracting elements which at this size could not be seen.
i have to vote with the size on this 1 sorry but i can't see even a distinced expression on the ref. its just 2 small.
You lost a lot of details by chosing such a smal file size. The referee doesn't suggest too much authority, as he's kneeling down. Usually they throne a bit over the players and put their nose into the air :)
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