We found this fish washed up on the beach. Seagulls were eating it. The fish wasn't quite dead believe it or not. It's nervous system was still working anyway because now and then its tail would twitch quite visibly.
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I think I was served this very fish over at champlains later in the day.maybe it strayed too close to the water treatment plant. I guess if it were a local fish it would have known to go to narragansett town beach.
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As always when shooting for a challenge there is the issue of it obviously meeting the brief for most voters. While I don't think this does per se, it really doesn't take much to come round to some form of link to the balance of nature - even without the title. Its weakness may be that there is not much demonstration of the opposite element of the balance, namely the other part of the food chain - the seagulls.
A short glance at this shot without the benefit of a challenge brief would lead me to think that this is a statement of man's damage to the environment - of something unnatural, such as posinous waters or pollution.
Whatever the view on this it's still an engaging shot, however unpleasant and you were right to retain the colour.
The composition works well. I have to admit the subject matter makes the image a little difficult to appreciate. I think it would have worked really well as a black and white photo. This would enhance the textures and shapes.
I thought of that but then I thought, "Then you wouldn't be able to see the bloody eye socket!". Maybe this would have been a good candidate for selective desat? Just kidding!
A visceral image. Photography should be emotive, and this certainly generates an emotional response. Probably risky in this forum. Thanks for taking the risk.
The composition works well. I have to admit the subject matter makes the image a little difficult to appreciate. I think it would have worked really well as a black and white photo. This would enhance the textures and shapes.
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