A 'Reflection' of our Time?

The only shot i managed to get of the actual firing of rubber

bullets, despite the many hundreds (thousands?) that were used that

day. It was a difficult day balancing safety, lighting, positioning,

camera shake, film run out etc etc... A real Experience. Let me know

what you think of the results.

Dramatic and compelling image. It might work better in black and white. You were fortunate from the point of view of the composition that the two figures on the right are having some sort of exchange. It helps to balance things out. I guess the thing to do on such occasions is to shoot a lot of film and hope that some come out.

Hi Paul, thanks for the comments. btw - i shot 100+ frames and didn't really get 1 quality shot... but you are right, its a situation where you just have to shoot away and analyse back at home - and learn for next time..

I have changed it to b&w; i need to think about which i prefer though...but i can see your point; i think that the colour in the original doesn't add to the pic..

Cheers.

 

Those state-of-siege shots can be so hard to get... while it's a bit fuzzy, I commend you for getting the shot at all - without getting shot!

The B&W version.

Good job getting this shot. When the content is powerful, technical faults can be overlooked, IMO. This is indeed a sign of the times.

I think I like the B & W better as well...excellent shot!