Hail to the Victors Valiant

This is an interesting shot. I can't decide whether including the spectators is a good thing or a bad thing. Perhaps it's two different shots, depending on what you want to say here.

The raised arm is what grabs my attention. And it almost suggests another title, more in keeping with 'attack' or 'going to battle'. It reminds me of the general on horseback, waving his troops into battle. To work on that idea, I think you need a little more on the bottom and the spectators removed from the top. Maybe even cloning the fog up would help.

Or, if you want to keep the feel of the game, maybe you could just clone some smoke across most of the red banner? That would also help to provide good separation between the players and spectators and remove the distracting letters.

I've struggled with what to do with this photo for a long time. I believe you are correct in that I could pull two solid images out of it. I'll give it a try and may post the results for review.

I appreciate the feedback, thanks.

Where were you standing for this shot???

Leslie