Went to Madame Tussaud\'s Wax Museum in NYC and there he was. In all his 1972 gold medal wearing glory! This was, of course, the brighter side to the Munich games in comparison to the terrorist nightmare that was occuring as well.
UGH! Ok, I know the medals are too bright. I had entered a "darker" version and then pulled it because I thought it needed more pizazz(sp?)...oops. Ahh well. Would have done it all differently if I had the chance.
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I like the composition but the harsh light killed it. It looks so flat with all that direct flash light. Increasing ISO, slowing down the shutter, and opening up the apeture (smaller f-number) (with a tripod) would have really made this a great shot I think.
Hmmm, yes it meets the challenge criteria, and it is cropped well, and it has interesting grain and colour, but it doesn't tell a story as such: I am not emotionally moved by the picture...it doesn't hold my interest...maybe a lack of mystery,story,detail that invites the viewer to spend some time looking at it...?
I'm intrigued with where you got ahold of the gold medals and how you were able to photograph them. In a museum, perhaps? Nice layout and composition. The lighting is reasonable. I'd love to see more of the story than this layout allows. 6
Truly bittersweet that year! However, I learned much about other countries...like Vasilli Alexiev, the Russian world record holding weight lifter whose tanktop looked like a thong on the upper torso (He could have been a sumo wrestler, too, if he had wanted to be...I am quite sure) and Nadia Comaneche, sweet little gymnast, who was probably my first famous person crush...I know...in unison...Awwwwwwww! :}
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