Penitants

[Chataignier]

Part of the Ostensions procession in St Junien, France

[DanK]

Hard to visually separate the top of the figures from the very bright and busy background. maybe you could tone those down--e.g., select the people by color and invert the mask.

Unfortunately, even though there is no connection whatever, this has for me an unpleasant resemblance to the KKK.

[Manfred M]

Interesting subject matter, but the scene is just too busy to work for me. I understand that you can't do anything about the light, but it is quite hard. I wonder if a tighter crop of just one of the penitents would have made for a stronger image?

[Chataignier]

I've tried 3 times to add a reply with a photo, but the image refuses to display. I'll come back tomorrow !

[Chataignier]

Yes, the light was too harsh and the background too cluttered, but I thought the subject merited the shot.

The best photos of the day were taken in the shade of the huge collegiate church before the procession started. I had gone there to find some shade from the 30°C+ temperature and found a large number of the actors there for the same reason.

[Chataignier]

[Manfred M]

A very nice series. When it is 30C+ I tend to hide out in air-conditioned spaces and work on still life images...

The third one is the strongest, in my view. I wonder if a tighter crop without the left-most figure might be worth considering?

[Chataignier]

Yes, three rather than four - odd numbers etc. I'll give it a try.

In the meantime :

[Manfred M]

Yes, three rather than four - odd numbers etc. I'll give it a try.

Actually it is the two on the right with their silver armour make for a strong set and the dark colour on the left stands out.

I find that the "Rule of Odds" doesn't work particularly well and has no real basis. A lot of my images use an even number of subjects.