Such a compelling action photo! In addition to the pregnant moment captured that could never be experienced during movement, the image hovers between photograph and painting. Textural designs from the ball and sneakers on the surface become painterly brushstrokes with touches of vibration between red and green complements. The angle and lack of shapes or perspective in the distance creates a spatial ambiguity that adds to the look of a canvas behind the player rather than a surface beneath. At first glance, the shadows seemed to be mirror images until I noticed that the tennis racket is perpendicular to its shadow (an unexpected twist). BRAVO! Nominated!
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