(TIME Cover) "America's Fading Glory"
by SJCarter

Comment:
Beautiful image, I could see it on a magazine cover very easily. This one to me has the balance I am looking for of "great photo" with "looks journalistic". The only thing I might like better is either a little more detail on the right side or perhaps some of the right side cropped off. As it is, there's nothing there, just a 95% black void.

Jake Smith steals home to score the winning run
by dahkota

Comment:
Great action moment. The only thing better would've been the look on everyone's faces as they react to the call. I think it was in the sports shooting tutorial where it was mentioned that great sports shots don't always show the action of the play, but sometimes the reactions to it.

I wish there wasn't so much dust in the foreground, but I bet you couldn't do anything about that.

Rural Tourism on the Rise
by tonyv

Comment:
This is one that goes the opposite direction as far as out of balance.

To me, challenges on this site are about balancing a great photo w/ the definition of the particular challenge.

This one is a great photo, very beautiful and well executed, but it seems like a bit of a stretch to call it journalism. If not for your title, I might think it would have nothing to do w/ journalism.

BOOM!!!
by UNCLEBRO

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This is another one for me where it is out of balance as far as "news happening" versus being a great photo. It's got tons of real news going down, but we can't tell what's blowing up and I'd want to see that better. You may not have been able to get a better view, but that is what I think would've improved this (the pier in the foreground is distracting).

Grapes; a billion dollar business.
by mpeters

Comment:
Yikes! Did you have to run out of the way to not get sprayed?

Great shot, well executed, looks like something we'd see in a magazine article about farming or pesticide use.

Controversial Exhibit at the National Gallery
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
This is a good shot - makes me want to see the exhibit. I could see this in the paper.

Teenager and Mother Rescued as smoke engulfs home
by train

Comment:
I feel like this one doesn't have enough of a balance between looking like journalism and yet still being a well done photo. It's good, but I think the best ones I've seen have a better look to them.

HIGH ACADEMY takes the Cup
by manic35

Comment:
Excellent action capture. I could see this one on the sports page.

How many shall pass him so?
by fotodude

Comment:
Very journalistic - I could see this in a newspaper article about the homeless. Very sad. Technically a well done shot.

Spring Game 2006
by bcoble

Comment:
It's too bad to me that this one isn't from a different angle. The action in the shot is good and it is nice technically, the thing taking away from it for me is the big logo on the wall in the BG. It makes the players and what they are doing hard to pick out.