Critique # 2

          Since the invention of the Jet Ski in 1968, created by Seadoo, people have been pushing their limits of riding them to their fullest potential. There have been many advances made to the Jet Ski since then, like making the faster and better handling machines. In this photo “People Racing Jet Skis”, Richard Smith uses focal point to capture two people riding jet skis across the reflection of the sunset on the water.

          The focal point in the photo “People Racing Jet Skis” is two jet skis next to each other as they skim across the surface of the lake, and across the reflection of the sunset on the water. The person closest to the camera is in a hunched over position, faced forward. They are standing towards the back to level out the ride of the ski. The other person is further in the distance and is sitting down. He is going faster than the other, because he is further ahead. Both of them are going from right to left across the photo. Both of the jet skis are spraying a beautiful white mist out the back and off of both sides. They are right in the ray of sunset that shoots across the lake right to the photographer.

          The background in this photo is very surreal; it shines all the way to the sun. The two jet skiers are riding in front of an island in the middle of the lake. Beyond the island is more water and then it hits the shore. The shore has small trees and they have no leaves on there branches. The sun is in mid sky, and is setting to the ground. The sun is blurred into the sky, it seems like it has no definite lines to separate it from its surroundings. There is a beam of the sun that starts at the shore on the far side and goes all the way across the lake, through the jet skiers and goes right down the lens of the camera.

          In this photo “people racing on jet skis” Richard Smith demonstrates background and focal point through the capture of two people on jet skis racing across the sunset reflection on a lake. If everyone did what they could to the best of there ability, the world would be a very functional place with little to no problems.