Heh

[karohemd]

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I can't decide what's better about this shot. The poor poor sod who will most likely feel humiliated (and be mocked for all eternity) or the photographer who managed this once in a lifetime shot. The whole thing can't have lasted more than a few seconds so to spot it and pinpoint it that accurately is one hell of an achievement (or just dumb luck). It's not just a crop of a wide shot, there is some serious shallow DOF in this shot so the subject was deliberately picked out. I assume the tog wanted to do a fancy shot with one of the plumes in focus and just got lucky that the one he picked turned around the wrong way. The whole shot is framed perfectly so I doubt very much it was such a quick snapshot.

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[the-magician.livejournal.com]

Certainly that was my instant impression, that he was facing "his" troops, either to shout/relay the next bit of the drill, or to inspect them.

Of course the DOF could be photoshopped in later :-) but if so, that's an *excellent* plugin!