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[Polimom]

A car runs off the road and is abandoned to the waters during Hurricane Ike. Sept. 14 2008, George Bush Park, Harris County, TX.



I had to circle several times to get a clean shot. People kept stopping on the road and approaching the vehicle to see if assistance was needed. (The car was empty.)

[CaptainTom]

It's an OK shot.
It might have been a good photo if you had some people stopping by to see if everyone was OK ?? Human interest photos generally are better if there are humans in them.

[Polimom]

Thanks, Tom, for your feedback. Funny how I wasn't wanting people there at all, and actually went to some effort to make sure they weren't. In retrospect, I should have shot it both ways... because you're quite right that including them would have made a different photo altogether.

[jspekbb6]

is this car for sale?

but on a serious note... even with out the people. It has a mysterious feel to it, and than after looking at it for a long period of time. It makes you feel empty even, lonely...

[srwatters]

Wo ist der Kapitan des U-Boot?

[CaptainTom]

I busted my butt to get some good shots of a semi truck that had been hijacked, tires blown out, gun at drivers head. Great shots, but when I contacted the media the first question they asked was "did you get any shots of the crowds of people egging him on ?"

No, because I tried to keep the people out of my picture. Mistake. I left out the human interest twist.