I wonder if this would be received as candid. It is unstaged and has emotion, but they're all facing away, no face emotions... and stalking them with telephoto, nc, nc.
edit: slight crop, levels, channel mixer to generate grayscale, both shadow&highlights, curves, resized, usm, border
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The sense of "moment" is present in this image and the obvious character being captured carries some visual impact. Technically, it's a very well composed image which is a plus including a nearly perfect conversion to black and white. From an artistic standpoint, it lacks impact. A worthy entry into the challenge just lacking that something special to make it stand out.