On the weekend I went to a shooting competition in England and so I thought it would be a good opportunity to take photos as the shooting community is very big and I knew there would be lots of people there. As we were flying there I was also able to get some more photos at the airport, which this time was Gatwick (bigger than the last one I went to).
I then went through and have picked the best images from the weekend, some are of big gatherings, empty places, close ups on one person, or just of my friends who were on the trip with me. Although there’s still quite a lot of images now, I will hopefully narrow it down more for when I create my picture story.
I really like this image because of the focus, and also partly because of how real it feels, I think that it shows perfectly what it’s like to be sat there, preparing for Field target when its cold and a bit damp. The use of thirds works really well too, because it allows you to see the person and their body expression, but still allows you to see the context of where he is. I also think the perspective within the image works well, as the likes are all straight and show the perspective of the field, with the lines of tape on the floor all going in towards the centre, it directs the viewers eye to the vanishing point, which is in the top centre of the image. The gun and the tin of pellets are to the right of the shooter, and so framing the image like this further represents what it’s like to be sat there. As most people are right handed, they’re focusing more heavily on whats happening on the right side of their body. Having the gun and pellets in the very centre of the image highlights where the image was taken and what was occurring at the time.
This is another of my favourite images from the weekend. I like this image because it represents what most people think of with gun culture, old men with guns, except here its controlled, unlike the gun culture of America. The composition is good as well, with all the men in the lower right two thirds, and all the straight lines around give the image perspective, and as the surroundings are all quite brown and boring, it means the men in the centre are the focus of the image and what the viewer will look at first.
These images where my favourites in terms of the actual shooting, but there were other images I took whilst I was away which apply more to gatherings and community, and so I will be able to use these later when I make a photo book on Gatherings.
