Took this shoot on a very cold day in New London CT. These firemen were finishing up with a call, and I just happen up the block. I liked the perspective of the shot over the chief's car.
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FIrst off let me congratulate you for using one of my favorite subjects. Firefighters are hero's every day of the week wether people realize it or not. Ok off to the critique.
FIrst I like the composition although it leans a bit to the left. Watch your horizons while shooting or while post processing. Voters dont like to have to feel they have to tilt their head to view it straight. Next lets look at your focal point. The title leads me to a person but the focal point is on the car in the foreground. I'd have tried to manually pick a focal point and put it on the firefighter to give the blurred foreground and the background. Although the reflections in the car are nice it distracts from what should be the focal point. I like the fact that you went black and white with it. It has good sharpness, contrast, and subject. Had your focal point been on the correct feature in the frame I could easily see this as finishing at closer or above 6. Good job overall and good luck in future challenges.
I like your selective focus here, but its one the wrong spot. Either that or your shutter set too slow. Your title suggest that the firefighter is the subject of the image, yet he is out of focus and too close to the edge of the frame. It feels like he is about to walk right out of the image. On the positive side of the image, your tonal range and coloring with this one is very, very nice.
Are you referring to the fireman? This photo is very busy and one has to look hard to find the fireman as he blends into the b/g. The police car is the sharpest focal point.
Great capture and i like the refleactions of the car ( though some voters may find it a bit distracting)Based on you title which focuses on the fire fighter, you may have chosen a tighter crop by cutting out some car element.
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