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On Lookers

By David Scott

Canon EOS 5DS; Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L; 1/2000s;f/2.8 @ 200mm

I chose this image as the intense faces in the background intrigued me, all eyes fixed on the action and highlighted by the centre stage shaft of light. Alas he was off in just a few seconds.

Don’s response

While David Scott's rodeo picture is a well balanced composition, that spotlight chiaroscuro is the killer touch. The relationship between

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