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Chris Patmore 5 years ago
Fantastic timing catching all three boys in the air. Definitely what Cartier-Bresson would call "the decisive moment". What is their story? Running after something or from something? Not that it matters because it is just a great shot.
Richard Tugwell 5 years ago
The three boys, all at full pelt, off the ground, and their shadows speak volumes. The strong perspective of the composition, shooting off into the distance, and the movement of the subjects in the opposite direction work wonderfully. The girl on the railway line adds an interesting counter subject. I'm curious to know if maybe she was the original subject as you framed the shot, and the rest "just happened". Whatever, it's a great image in my opinion
Ralf Stelander  Good observation! I realised there is an invisible, so called "psycological" line here, made up by the three boys, the girl on the tracks and the person to the right close to the edge of the frame. Since it's a diagonal dynamic line it brings action and motion to the photo. The people to the left are also standing on a parallell diagonal line which reinforces this even more. The tracks and the roof includes diagonal lines too. In this way the various elements of the photo reinforces the action of the running boys. Like you say the girl going in the opposite direction creates tension. Excellent!
Richard Tugwell  Well I think for me the contrast in movement is between the composition, shooting off to it's vanishing point in the distance, and the three boys moving equally fast in the opposite direction. Both movements - one real, one a compositional device, combine to give a great dynamic. I think the girl is more of a secondary subject, but I take your point about the diagonal connecting all the figures.
Underlying it all of course there are some mysteries. Why are they running? Is there something going on in the crowd? We don't really need to know.
Ralf Stelander 5 years ago
Lovely motion blur and expressions in the faces of the running boys. The problem is that it's a little hard to make out any details because the size is so small. If you have it in greater resolution, please reupload. Also it would have been better if the boys were a little more isolated against the background.
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