The smokiness/haziness gives the picture a dream-like/surreal feeling to it. (I'm sure the actual soldiers thought it was surreal). My only suggestion would be to frame it so the main subject is further right. This gives him further to "look," and it might prevent that one guy from having his arm cut off.
Except for the adult and the young boy in the background (why would they be standing upright if this was a battle) I love this picture. I don't think you have any control over them though so I won't take that away from you. Great pose by the model, good timing by the photographer to get him while his hand is reaching for more bullets.
Thanks for doing this in color. Sepia is a cool trick for this "vintage" photography, but I really like color. Good photo, sharp, shows action, do I detect a bit of gunsmoke haze? I'd suggest a haze filter, but I like the effect in this case. Could you have stepped two steps to the left for a little more face and still show him reaching for reload? Photo 10 Creativity 9 People 10 total 10 (we don't get battle recreations out here, nobody much likes reviewing hangings)
Nice perspective on the shooter, but the fellow behind his head and the one behind the gun are bit distracting here. I understand you shot what and when ya can. Still a nice shot and the colors, action, are very nice.
Add photograph to your favorites
Add photographer to your favorites
