Shot on the early evening. Natural light. Staircase of my girlfiend's apartment. Camera on tripod 90 degrees down. Just wanted to get the atmosphere of crime scene "5 sec after", an urban atmosphere (we live in old part of Warsaw, Poland). I was aiming to catch the glimpse of "everyday crime" - no fancy details, no spectacular effects.
I am a complete PS noob so all effects are rather simple and spontaneous (levels, contrast, desaturate, USM). And a little bit preparations of RAW file in Aperture.
Post Challenge: wow, 5th place is more than I was expecting with my first entry on DPC. Thanx to everyone for comments and votes. Motivating it is, for sure.
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Compositionally, this is one of those rare shots where the largely centered composition works well. The stairs lead the eyes down to the body, and the "perp escaping" is a nice touch. I think the only nitpick I could offer is to include some of the staircase/railing closest to you, at the bottom of the frame. That would cause it to completely encircle the victim, and make it feel a bit more complete, I think.
Technically, the grittiness and high contrast really work well together to set the mood in this shot. I like that it is not black and white because that makes the victim that much more obvious.
Overall, good work and I look forward to seeing more of your entries.
Karma
The centered position of the victim, the repeating line of the stairs being broken by the gunman, it all draws us in to the story that has just unfolded
Excellent. Someone is running at the top of the stairs and blurred with a gun and a body below. Great creation of photo depth from the staircase levels.
this seems to be a crime...but not a 'crime scene'. I really like the effect of the man walking up the stairs with the gun...i just don't understand what the weapon would be used for if she was strangled with a bag.
Great perspective and I like the motion of the shooter walking up. I guess my only question is regarding the bag over the head? To me it would seem like the perp suffocated the victim rather than shooting them. No vote, I'm in this one.
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