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SteveDak · Jan 26, 2006, 8:44 AM

Any comments about this shot.Bothformer combatants have beendisabled - each by the other. Also felt the benchadded a touch of pathos as this is a facility for the able-bodied.

In search of Syd · Jan 26, 2006, 9:56 AM

Steve, this photograph has had me come to look at it a few times. A very poignant image that speaks a thousand words.

I can't give you any technical critique or draw your attention to any (if any) technical errors, nor show any examples of my own technical abilities and expertise. I do however, think it a powerful image that I would consider true photo~journalism.

Regards

ISoS

In search of Syd · Jan 26, 2006, 9:58 AM

Just one other point. According to the exif data you took this tomorrow! :?

SteveDak · Jan 26, 2006, 10:19 AM

Good grief, so I did - do you want to know what the winning Lotto numbers are before I set the clock back? :?

Thanks Syd for the comments -and for pointing out the date problem; Strange as itwas correctly setpreviously - oh well, better than the command dial falling off I suppose.

Hards80 · Jan 26, 2006, 5:30 PM

you have conveyed your story well in this shot.. it does evoke some thought and emotion in the viewer.. and i think the mono presentation and composition work well for you here.. nice job with this one..

the quibbles i have are.. i wish that foreground bench were not there.. and if you had been standing a bit to the left, you may have been able to get a hint of a profile, which could have been nice.. but you make the most of your opportunities, and i really like this one.

-dustin

toshi43 · Jan 26, 2006, 6:19 PM

This is quite a photo, but I think it would have been much more evocative had the artillery piecein the background been a more modern one - that one looks like a WW1 model - and I agree the bench is distracting. Still, it makes you think, and I guess that's the point. Nice work.

Aumma45 · Jan 26, 2006, 9:30 PM

The composition, the B&W colour tells a story. Good capture Steve. Regards. Jaki

SteveDak · Jan 27, 2006, 1:43 AM

Thanks everybody for the very positive comment - great feedback. Unfortunately I had to be a little sensitive on this one as I didn't want to make a big issue of taking the shot. Ideally I would have preferred to have got the shot against a 'spiked' artillery piece (barrel blown apart) which was just off to the left and which would really have made a great composition, as both subjects are clearly disabled to the eye. But as Dustin said, I guess you've just got to make the most of what you've got.

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Jan 26, 2006, 9:56 AM	#2
In search of Syd Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,657	Steve, this photograph has had me come to look at it a few times. A very poignant image that speaks a thousand words. I can't give you any technical critique or draw your attention to any (if any) technical errors, nor show any examples of my own technical abilities and expertise. I do however, think it a powerful image that I would consider true photo~journalism. Regards ISoS

Jan 26, 2006, 9:58 AM	#3
In search of Syd Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,657	Just one other point. According to the exif data you took this tomorrow! :?

Jan 26, 2006, 10:19 AM	#4
SteveDak Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,471	Good grief, so I did - do you want to know what the winning Lotto numbers are before I set the clock back? :? Thanks Syd for the comments -and for pointing out the date problem; Strange as itwas correctly setpreviously - oh well, better than the command dial falling off I suppose.

Jan 26, 2006, 5:30 PM	#5
Hards80 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 9,046	you have conveyed your story well in this shot.. it does evoke some thought and emotion in the viewer.. and i think the mono presentation and composition work well for you here.. nice job with this one.. the quibbles i have are.. i wish that foreground bench were not there.. and if you had been standing a bit to the left, you may have been able to get a hint of a profile, which could have been nice.. but you make the most of your opportunities, and i really like this one. -dustin

Jan 26, 2006, 6:19 PM	#6
toshi43 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Vernon BC Canada Posts: 1,618	This is quite a photo, but I think it would have been much more evocative had the artillery piecein the background been a more modern one - that one looks like a WW1 model - and I agree the bench is distracting. Still, it makes you think, and I guess that's the point. Nice work.

Jan 26, 2006, 9:30 PM	#7
Aumma45 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,940	The composition, the B&W colour tells a story. Good capture Steve. Regards. Jaki

Jan 27, 2006, 1:43 AM	#8
SteveDak Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,471	Thanks everybody for the very positive comment - great feedback. Unfortunately I had to be a little sensitive on this one as I didn't want to make a big issue of taking the shot. Ideally I would have preferred to have got the shot against a 'spiked' artillery piece (barrel blown apart) which was just off to the left and which would really have made a great composition, as both subjects are clearly disabled to the eye. But as Dustin said, I guess you've just got to make the most of what you've got.