There's a lot of great activity in this beautifully composed photograph. The items in the air are the obvious focal point of activity, their blurred forms creating highly interesting wedge shapes against the almost perfectly black background. The juggler's shirt, with its wavy horizontal lines, add a kind of counter-motion to the vertical thrust of the image, and the creases in the shiny pants support the effect wonderfully. Add to that the fact that, with this image, frozen at this moment, it appears almost as though the juggler is willing the items to stay aloft with an upward gesture of his arms, and you've got a very satisfying tension between all the elements here. The crop is perfect, adding just the right amount of solid ground for him to stand on, while still leave us with a feeling of dizzying motion.
Duotone seems to be an obvious choice here, and the correct one, in my opinion, supporting the well-executed theme of motion by not detracting with too much colour, which may have added a "busy" feel to the image.
If it had been possible to capture the juggler in sharper focus, or to do so in post, my feeling is the effect would have been outstanding. As it is, a great image, and very satisfying. Thanks!
Hope this helps,
Louis |
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