Critique #2

In this photo I see a 3 men clothes in dark clothing and fully covered except for their hands and eyes. One of the men holds a whip and is in motion to strike another man lying on a bench or table near the man with the whip. He is clothed in a blue and light blue striped jumpsuit and he is lying on his stomach with his hands covering his ears as if in terror. All four of these men appear to be on a podium in the middle of an intersection. People everywhere surround them, people are watching from inside windows of nearby buildings, on top of the buildings, on the streets, and everywhere possible. Everybody is wearing clothes that cover 90 percent of their body, so it looks like a cold environment. The stoplight next to them is green, but no cars are able to pass because there are people covering the entire street.

               I like this photo because it’s very powerful and tells a strong message. Although there are sunrays across the man with the whip, the rest of the image shows the subject following the rule of thirds. The color is lacking throughout this photo, but the sky was captured well.  

               The technical components of this image are well thought through, but also lacking some.  The focus is out of proportion, but is easy to tell that the main subject is the guy lying on the bench or table. The sunrays are also very visible, which makes the photo a little less credit to the technical side. The glare of sun shows how much light was present when the photo was taken, and obviously should not have showed so much light. This photo has normal contrast. The amounts of pure blacks, whites, and gray tones are equal.

   When I look at this photo, it makes me sad. The photographer captured a strong moment that shows how our world differs from place to place.  This photo shows the story of a man being whipped because he was accused of rape.