I don't know if the award is for an individual photograph or for a body of work. It could be either as you read the accompanying text.
Interesting to me rather than the few entries shown, even the winner, are the comments and a lot of the negativity expressed. I tend to agree with a significant amount of it, and the winner just doesn't do much for me. And technically - yes I know technique, technique... what does technique matter when it's all about "art" and "emotion" and "documentary" - it is not outstanding I think. Couldn't she have rationalized the perspective some? Isn't the motion blur rather rough and inconsistent top to bottom? But I do like the color contrast left to right, and the decision to keep color for "street" and "documentary."
But what do I know about any of this stuff after all?
I agree, Frank. The image does not like correct in terms of light and motion blur. However, the description says it is from a series of images. A series of images shows the emotion of the story better than a single image. If they used the whole series of images to make the award and if we are only seeing one image from that series, then we are missing a lot of information.
As for the reward, it would nice to have that money to get a few Zeiss FE lenses.
@frankhymus@chapjohn there are a series of photos that tell the story 'Indian Train Journey' whether all or just the one are the winner I have not discovered yet.
The processing on the shots gives them all a distinctive feel with unique colouring. A lot of the shots convey the movement well with their slow shutter speeds, but are nevertheless impressively sharp on stationary objects. I think it's an excellent set of images.
@kali66 Maybe. But I find the differences distracting and would have operated on them to remove the anomaly. Especially as it is the blurred background.
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Thank you, Marco for posting the gallery link.
I found the series fascinating and she had a definite style uniquely her own. Like any art, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and not everyone will like her style.
And, yes Frank, there was differences in focus, but who's to say that those differences were not intentional and meant to convey a point? Everyone can then interpret the photos on their own.
Interesting discussion none-the-less and thank you for starting it.
I find the series fascinating and well done, but then again, I love this type of photography. I think the technique is quite good. Several are very dramatic in terms of light and subject (more like a painting). I don't see what the fuss is about -- and I like the photo singularly or as part of the series! I would disagree that the motion blur is rather rough. It's a moving train! I would be so tickled to get this shot, and I don't think it was too random--but I bet there were so many bad shots and then these gems. Congrats to the winner! And thanks for sharing!
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As for the reward, it would nice to have that money to get a few Zeiss FE lenses.
The processing on the shots gives them all a distinctive feel with unique colouring. A lot of the shots convey the movement well with their slow shutter speeds, but are nevertheless impressively sharp on stationary objects. I think it's an excellent set of images.
as a set they are interesting.
Thank you, Marco for posting the gallery link.
I found the series fascinating and she had a definite style uniquely her own. Like any art, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and not everyone will like her style.
And, yes Frank, there was differences in focus, but who's to say that those differences were not intentional and meant to convey a point? Everyone can then interpret the photos on their own.
Interesting discussion none-the-less and thank you for starting it.