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3rd Place
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by Sergio Rojkes

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cindyd 05-Apr-2006 03:34
Excellent shot sergio . . . I meant to vote for it but somehow it slipped - sorry! Cindy

jimhwy 04-Apr-2006 21:17
The blue tint to everything really makes this nice. It has a cold feel to it. Very ominous.

Canon DSLR Challenge 02-Apr-2006 12:42
Great image, Sergio! The repeating pattern of circles, boots, and halmets makes this work well. I'll take a different view on the subject of "to tilt or not to tilt"....
I think part of what makes your image powerful are both the repeating elements and the fact that your focus is on the men and the mass number of them with their riot gear ready.
By keeping the image horizontal (as oppposed to tilted) you could then have filled the frame with nothing but those three elements (no building in upper left corner). In my eye, the image presented without tilt, would then emphasize even more, the three "sections" of the repeating patterns... the upper bodies / faces, the shields, and the boots. Great work! Markjay

Sergio Rojkes 29-Mar-2006 17:28
Thank you !

Bruce T Jones 29-Mar-2006 11:51
The tilt is brilliant Ser! It makes this a statement about power. It leads the eye down, down, down. Very nice interpretation! -- Bruce

Canon DSLR Challenge 27-Mar-2006 01:18
Just Excellent...The powers of the State...Unbounded. Fear deeply for yourself. Best Wishes,
Traveller

Canon DSLR Challenge 26-Mar-2006 17:37
Very dynamic image and it probably would have looked good straight on too. This almost looks like something out of Star Wars when looking at just the shields and the boots. Good shot :-) CJ

Canon DSLR Challenge 26-Mar-2006 00:30
I'm ok w/ the tilt. What would make a very interesting image would be if it were straight and you cropped off the whole top so that all you see is the circles and the legs! The legs are amazingly robot-like. ~ Lonnit

Sergio Rojkes 25-Mar-2006 22:56
Thanks for the tilting advice. None though I might be suffering some kind of physical leaning problem???
Maybe the camera lens is getting too heavy on me.
I have taken straight and tilted form low and high, and the idea of unbalance such a rigid formation really appeals to me. (hope my english is understandable, me Tarzan...)
No I don't shut weddings unless there is a fortune involved (as it was in my own).
This was taken in a protest against a bad economy minister who wounded badly my country (Argentina) many years ago during the military process. It's got very ugly last night over here.
Thanks
Ser

Guest 25-Mar-2006 19:21
Sergio must be a wedding photographer. They love the tilt!!!

I like the shot. Where is this? Portugal?

Canon DSLR Challenge 25-Mar-2006 17:35
I don't like the tilt. It makes the picture look contrived. -- Victor

Guest 25-Mar-2006 17:30
I have to disagree with olaf. I think the diagonal makes it. It would be static and boring if shot straight.

Guest 25-Mar-2006 17:17
I am not sure I dig the tilt - anything wrong with it straight? I do like everything else about the shot, though.

elips 25-Mar-2006 15:38
This makes a very strong statement, Sergio. The diagonal composition and the color really give it a sense of foreboding. Good work! ~Sharon

cindyd		05-Apr-2006 03:34
Excellent shot sergio . . . I meant to vote for it but somehow it slipped - sorry! Cindy

jimhwy		04-Apr-2006 21:17
The blue tint to everything really makes this nice. It has a cold feel to it. Very ominous.

Canon DSLR Challenge		02-Apr-2006 12:42
Great image, Sergio! The repeating pattern of circles, boots, and halmets makes this work well. I'll take a different view on the subject of "to tilt or not to tilt".... I think part of what makes your image powerful are both the repeating elements and the fact that your focus is on the men and the mass number of them with their riot gear ready. By keeping the image horizontal (as oppposed to tilted) you could then have filled the frame with nothing but those three elements (no building in upper left corner). In my eye, the image presented without tilt, would then emphasize even more, the three "sections" of the repeating patterns... the upper bodies / faces, the shields, and the boots. Great work! Markjay

Bruce T Jones		29-Mar-2006 11:51
The tilt is brilliant Ser! It makes this a statement about power. It leads the eye down, down, down. Very nice interpretation! -- Bruce

Canon DSLR Challenge		27-Mar-2006 01:18
Just Excellent...The powers of the State...Unbounded. Fear deeply for yourself. Best Wishes, Traveller

Canon DSLR Challenge		26-Mar-2006 17:37
Very dynamic image and it probably would have looked good straight on too. This almost looks like something out of Star Wars when looking at just the shields and the boots. Good shot :-) CJ

Canon DSLR Challenge		26-Mar-2006 00:30
I'm ok w/ the tilt. What would make a very interesting image would be if it were straight and you cropped off the whole top so that all you see is the circles and the legs! The legs are amazingly robot-like. ~ Lonnit

Sergio Rojkes		25-Mar-2006 22:56
Thanks for the tilting advice. None though I might be suffering some kind of physical leaning problem??? Maybe the camera lens is getting too heavy on me. I have taken straight and tilted form low and high, and the idea of unbalance such a rigid formation really appeals to me. (hope my english is understandable, me Tarzan...) No I don't shut weddings unless there is a fortune involved (as it was in my own). This was taken in a protest against a bad economy minister who wounded badly my country (Argentina) many years ago during the military process. It's got very ugly last night over here. Thanks Ser

Guest		25-Mar-2006 19:21
Sergio must be a wedding photographer. They love the tilt!!! I like the shot. Where is this? Portugal?

Canon DSLR Challenge		25-Mar-2006 17:35
I don't like the tilt. It makes the picture look contrived. -- Victor

Guest		25-Mar-2006 17:30
I have to disagree with olaf. I think the diagonal makes it. It would be static and boring if shot straight.

Guest		25-Mar-2006 17:17
I am not sure I dig the tilt - anything wrong with it straight? I do like everything else about the shot, though.

elips		25-Mar-2006 15:38
This makes a very strong statement, Sergio. The diagonal composition and the color really give it a sense of foreboding. Good work! ~Sharon

3rd Placesur roundedby Sergio Rojkes

3rd Place
sur rounded
by Sergio Rojkes