Graduation day at Michigan Tech University; happy and joyous moods a plenty.
Crop, levels, clone out spots on white background, dodge and burn and red-eye fix
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Really great expression! Good possiton of shot and cropping. I actually like the line behind him, it adds to the motion of the upraised arm. I only don't like the flash washout and shadows. 8
Nice moment, but photo is not sharp, onboard flash looks terrible and has cast ugly shadows, face is cut in half by background line and face looks very splotchy due to harsh light and too much purple/red saturation.
It must be April, I never even went to my graduation, had to work. Nice candid pose. I would have cropped in tighter on the right, just a little away from his face, no need for the entire hat. That might add to the good composition with his fist raised like that.
This is not the greatest image in the challenge, but it does invoke an emotion. I was there 7 short years ago, and I know exactly what this feeling is like. Clearly this is not a controlled photograph (lighting, composition, ect), which allows it to fall into the catagory of a snapshot, but as mentioned above does depict strong emotions which include 'success, happiness, joy, victory,and accomplishment. I may be wrong but I suspect this image will not do real well, but my similiar experience helps me make the connection. Good luck! <5>
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