seems like people were really scared or what, this is certainly not a sub 5 photo. though the amount of blood doesn't correspond to the obvious fist fight. still it was 9 from me, as it conveys the "enmity" emotion really well, much better than most of the competition.
......... My other tip would be that shooting shots likes this from a lower angle gives them more impact and power. Higher angles are more tame and less powerful. 5
I am not sure this would be a valid rule, in fact the opposite may be true, especially when facial expression and head movement are the conveyors of impact and power, an example would be my 'brown ribbon deja vu' image which was inspired by a similar JL picture that was also taken from a high point of view.
A good idea, but unfortunately not a very realistic result. It is tough to to do JoeyL stuff with basic editing. My other tip would be that shooting shots likes this from a lower angle gives them more impact and power. Higher angles are more tame and less powerful. 5
cool photo, I like the colours and the movement, but I'm not sure if it needed the blood. I think you usually you don't bleed if you hit someone in the stomache, at least not at once. ;-) or the other person would have needed an injury too... so 9 points. still a good photo!