Taken at the City of Dreams Worship Service held July 10, 2005 at the Bandshell in Ankeny, Iowa.
Over 1,000 people attended the 9am service which was put on by two local churches: Ankeny Free Church (www.ankenyfreechurch.org) and First Family Church (www.firstfamilyministries.com).
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Sorry, but this doesn't work for me at all. The image is blurred to almost obscurity. There are so many more settings that would have served the title so much better.
A powerful image...usually I am not all that fond of motion blurs because they tend to feel a bit gimmicky...bit in this case, it totally works. The warm browns are also quite nice, again...a powerful and at times....a brave image...well done.
I like what I think you tried to do with this image, and I like the sentiment. I think it meets the challenge well, but (IMHO) the technical execution could use a little work. Most images I've seen with the blurred kinda "warp speed" effect have a focal point that is very sharply focused. The cross is not as sharp as I think it needs to be for this effect to work the way you were attempting. (At least my interpretation of your goal.) I like the sepia tones and the outer blurred figures are good. I also really like the composition/crop you chose. This is one of those images that almost, but not quite, accomplishes a cohesive and well executed approach. Great try, but I think most voters will probably count off for some of your technically accurate portions as well as those that didn't quite make it. Again, I really like what this photo almost is... Just my 2 cents, so you can throw them out the window if you'd like! :-) 4
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