Brief
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**This contest is open to photographers ranked below 1000 in this week’s <a href="https://www.photocrowd.com/photographer-community/">Leaderboard</a>.** Crowd scenes of the human kind (which we’re focussing on here) have been more difficult to come across these last two years, so this ranked contest may be a bit of a delve into the archive. There’s something uniquely interesting about us when we get together in large groups - it’s an opportunity for comparisons of look, attitude, expression and dress, and to observe different behaviours, and the arenas in which we congregate.
You have captured the energy of this crowd so well in your photo. Your composition work well with the crowd reaching into the blackness. Your choice of exposure adds to the drama and movement in this photograph. Your timing showing the crowd engagement is superb with the arms reaching forward and the wonderful facial expressions. Great that there's no distracting motion blur or camera shake with a shutter speed of 1/60th.
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You certainly caught the decisive moment! This is such a fun photo that clearly conveys the atmosphere of celebration and jubilation. The fact that there are so many faces visible and all with such wonderful expressions is a real plus for this photo. Your choice of lens and settings has worked well.
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