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Results June 2015 forum competition – Local Hero<\/h2>\n

For the June forum competition I wanted to get you thinking in quite experimental and unusual ways – you had a sliver of an idea and then you had to develop it. Some of you went with it; some of you didn\u2019t. This is perhaps the lowest turn out we\u2019ve had for a forum month, and that sorts of makes me proud. I have to take some good from it.<\/p>\n

This month I wanted you to turn to page four of your local newspaper, identify the story with the least amount of coverage and go out and shoot something that represents that story. I have to say, the entries that were entered were pretty strong. Notable among them was \u2018We Have to Decide\u2019 by Luisport that illustrates a political discussion. I was also rather fond of lm1\u2019s Postal No Go Zone, and image that was inspired by a story detailing postmen refusing to enter a rat-infested street.<\/p>\n

As there were so few entries, it seems a little pointless doing a shortlist or a top three, so we\u2019ll go straight into the winner.<\/p>\n\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"June<\/a>\t\t\t

Not just a voice in the crowd – Photo by LeslieSM<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

\u2018Not Just a Voice in the Crowd\u2019 by LeslieSM<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot going on here that I like, but one thing that could have been slightly improved. We\u2019ll get to that though. What I like is the look of bliss on this gentleman\u2019s face. It\u2019s not joy, or simple contentment. It\u2019s something a little more transcendental than that. This is a guy in his element, who, as Leslie tells us, never once took his eyes off the stage. I know that feeling. I love going to see live music and sometimes you discover a band or artist who leaves you hypnotised. Leslie has caught a lovely moment here (actually this looks to be the one occasion he did in fact take his eyes off the stage).<\/p>\n

I love the way he\u2019s dressed, the black & white, the grain. Look to the background and you\u2019ll get a sense of where this shot have been slightly improved. Leslie mentions in her explanatory copy that people clearly a lot younger than him surrounded the man. It would have been nice to see a little more of that. We\u2019d get a clearer sense of the scene and the fact that this older gentleman stands out. That said, I like the way its been cropped and that would have been lost with a wider shot. I guess that makes my complaint a minor quibble. As it is, I really enjoy this and I can only aspire to be like cheeky chappy when I get older.<\/p>\n

See the themes<\/a> for the 2015 competition<\/p>\n

Look at all the entries<\/a> for this round<\/p>\n

Read all comments<\/a> for this round, Coming to Life<\/p>\n

Leave your comments<\/a> for winning pictures for this round<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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