This shot was taken towards the end of my tour as a combat photographer for the U.S. Marines. Here's the caption data from the original I pulled from my archives:
Recruits from Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, get briefed on the upcoming swimming events on July 14, 2005 aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC. Delta Company recruits are participating in combat water survival training at the Combat Training Pool. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Michael Molinski)
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This image would do well anywhere but DPC, it is well composed and has a lot of interest when you take the time to really see it. Nicely done, I gave it a seven but have to admit I might have gone higher if I took the time to really observe all this image has to offer.
I think this could win a photo journalistic award...fantastic image. The voters on this site like "BIG BRIGHT COLORS" some of the best photos in this challenge ended up having a 5.5 - 6 range. Pity...well done done image though.
poignant and dramatic, well balanced and composed... a really good job... I expect you to score at least top 100 in this monster challenge, and maybe even much much higher.
I guess lesson 1 is to line up with some precision. It's a decently composed photo of a subject i find hard to be interested in. I do like the reflections a lot and am giving you quite a few points for them.
I feel incredibly guilty for saying this--but I think it would be much stronger with the flag cropped out. Because of the strange white reflection in the middle, it doesn't add that much. And the people & reflection are wonderful, it would be nice to see them larger.
This is interesting. Not just a standard class photograph ... it has a strange ecclesiastical feel to it. The fact that the massed body of the students forms an echo of their own flag (twice!) is another elevating element. 7.
I love the American flag in this image, you've probably got the image with the most people in it in this challenge, to bad there isn't am award for that, especially if you can double the amount due to the reflection.
What a privilege to witness this scene. Very powerful image, great lines, and I love the reflection in the water. If only the flag were a bit more lit.
This image is a true gem! Congrats on my first 10 i've dealt in this challenge! Everything is right about this image, from the man in the front lecturing, to the lane lines, to the lone man standing in the bleachers.
So they gathered, the men that had fought for their country so many times. The men that gave of themselves, that sacrificed so much. They gathered, and they paid tribute, and then their heart-rending rendition of "Over the Rainbow" went off without a hitch, and hearts the world over were warmed.
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