single photos trippin

Powerul image. The toe of the boot visible on her back tells a story. Well exposed and composed.

Where is my comment??? Is it censorship again?!

 

The point was that this image fails because none of the story is present on it. What was the scene? Reactions of the policement - aggressive, resigned, impersonal? Anyone saw the scene? Were they gaping, jeering at the scuffle, or sympathizing?

None of that is here, because the author did not take a wider shot either because it's much more difficult to make a well-composed scene with lots of actors, or because of an automatic reaction of typical shooter with a modern zoom lens: cut out one SINGLE element.

Very emotional image. Strong elements.The foot of the person in the foreground really makes the image. We do not know the story, but we know it is not pretty. Great photojournalist shot. Kind regards, m.

A dramatic capture.

The leg in front adds much to distress

of the subject. Excelent job.

I can see this is a very powerful moment, and don't need to see all the other elements Michael Bender complains about being absent. I don't know the context here, from the title I'm assuming its someone having a bad day on drugs. Could be though this is from a protest or some other sort of civil unrest. It works because it focuses on the individual and brings home the distress she feels in a powerful way. I simply don't see this as a 'story' but as a depiction of utter despair for a single person.

the image tells the entire story. well captured. the caption is strange though - "trippin". Shouldn't it be something like victim or torture.....?

Dramatic shot. Not enough is seen of the person holding her down. That would of made it much more effective.

I agree with Michael. This shot is just too tight. It needs to be a bit wider to understand why she is being held down by the police. Was she psychotic? Was she on drugs? At a protest?? There's not enough visual information to understand her plight. It's oversimplified and too tight.

This is a powerful image. I do not agree that it is too tight. The portion of the foot on the right, and the tip if the boot in the middle of her back say enough. This is a person in distress that is being treated roughly and without compassion by those that should be helping her. Whether she is on a drug trip, is a protester, or is a freedom fighter, the message of oppression is the same. Other images can be used to demonstrate the context further. Don't fault this image because it cannot say everything in a single image. Give it credit for the powerful message it contains!

Bravo! The disparity of the other points of view regarding this photo, clearly evince its tremendous power. There is no other explanation for people's heated if polarized positions and the controversy this photo generates. If one accepts the premise that the function of Art is to cause a shift in the way we feel or think about something, this photo is a flagrant success. I am also amused by the double entendre title, "trippin", as it relates not only to drug experiences, but also the woman's physical positioning and her situation: trip as a sudden fall in one's life circumstance.

I've never seen "flagrant" used to modify "success".

Each person's response to this image is a telling insight into that person. What they imagine may be occuring outside the frame is more interesting to me than what we can see inside the frame.

This is what I enjoy most about art... It's meaning shifts according to the condition of the observer and the context of it's viewing. As photojournalism, this image needs more, and inspires many questions. As art, it is complete, and supplies no answers to your questions... t

Just checked M-W.com and found "FLAGRANT applies usually to offenses or errors so bad that they can neither escape notice nor be condoned". So I guess that's why it doesn't usually precede "success". Kinda works here, though, but not really :^) ... t

I love original pictures, and this picture is just that, no boring flowers here :). The expression on the girls face says alot to me. That foot infront of her is just too good. Nice work overall

At you can see two more shots of this girl, "Emergency" and "Drug Reaction", as well as many further shots of bearded codgers.

If she was naked, it would have meant one thing. If she was black, another. What if it was a black man? If there were more seen, it would have looked like another "SF photojournalist student" image. Either way, it's a dynomite image and needs to apreciated. Thanks for sharing.

A+

very very good.thank you

Another vote here on the "less is more" side of the ledger. To me, and obviously, others as well, the paring down you've done to this image gives it universality; you've moved it out of the of the day-to-day of photojournalism and into the realm of the timeless.

Very powerful!

Some pictures call for an explanation and this is certainly one of them. Where the devil did this take place and why? Gray Edwards