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03/09/2007 11:46:27 AM |
Positive:
Overall this is a fine photojournalistic capture worthy of publication. This image has strong emotion. The BG provides perspective and context to the image far, far better than most. Exposure is good and general photographic technical quality is fine. It gives the viewer much to think about. Is this the wrestler's father happy at a victory? Is it a coach happy over his first ever state champion? It preserves a touching moment in time that can never be captured again which is a fundamental purpose of photography itself.
Technicals:
The BG is a strength. It clearly shows the context generating the reaction we see. Inclusion of the referee is very nice and it clearly shows the gym atmosphere of a wrestling competition. You are perfectly placed for the capture of the moment. That makes this a very fine image.
Though exposure is good the overall lighting is nothing special. The capture of the moment is great, but the overall perspective has more in common with a snapshot than it does with fine art.
The challenge:
Right or wrong, voters in free study challenges are looking more for fine art images of exceptional technical quality than anything else. The 'snapshot' perspective and lack of funk and flash post processing hurt this image in voting. When there are over 600 entries in a challenge with many being exceptional technical achievements it is easy for an image like this to be overlooked. It was.
If you had surrounded it with a gradient like the three ribbon winners and applied some serious dodge and burn to hit the voter over the head with the embrace then it would have been more 'artistic' and scored a lot higher. |
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03/08/2007 03:12:54 AM |
| I guess I expected this to do much better than it did. I was lucky to be where I was when the moment happened. This young man was a senior in high school who has been working very hard to qualify for the State Wrestling Tournament, and this was the moment he did, after winning a very hard fought match. His coach brimming over with pride, and this was his congratulatory hug. Totally the real deal. |
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03/07/2007 09:48:17 PM |
Some powerful emotions captured here.
A precious memory for sure and I am sure that many years from now, it will be appreciated even more. |
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03/07/2007 06:57:41 PM |
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03/05/2007 08:42:26 PM |
| great capture of the perfect moment. I hope you sent this to the people involved. 7 |
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03/04/2007 02:42:26 PM |
| Great job of capturing the emotion of the moment! What seals the deal is the fervor in which his hands are grasped. |
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03/03/2007 08:11:19 AM |
| Great capture of emotion! |
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03/02/2007 03:16:44 AM |
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03/01/2007 03:27:52 AM |
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