Straight From Camera, Resized, Saved For Web,...I wish this was even a Basic Edit contest because I believe that I could make this a much stronger statement by cropping to panorama orientation, but even as it is it speaks well to the dedication to a worthy cause...
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First of all, I have to agree that you've photographed a great cause here. This is definitely along the lines of the type of image one would expect to see in a newspaper. In a journalistic way, you've captured the mood and substance of the event without identifying anyone that was there; sometimes a facial expression really works, but in this case a nice wide angle works well.
As was mentioned, there is a slight red colour cast to the image (confirmed in Photoshop). This is something that could have been fixed in-camera, since this image doesn't rely too much on timing (I'm assuming you probably could have taken an image very similar to this over the course of at least 5 or 10 minutes). Despite this, you've done a great job of exposing this image; the sky looks great, and there's nothing blown or overly dark.
Agreed, a panorama would probably look much better. Based on the editing circumstances, however, you've done a great job of capturing the moment.
oh neat colors! good shot, all of the lines are a bit distracting though, i think getting in closer would have made this more effective as a photojournalism shot
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