Red, White, and Blue, originally uploaded by The U.S. Army.
The Fort Hood story in one photo: the scope of the tragedy, who the fallen were, how the military remembers its own.
FORT HOOD, Texas- The remains of the Nov. 5 massacre victims at Fort Hood are loaded aboard an aircraft before being flown to Dover Air [...]
Photo file: Low angle, originally uploaded by Utter East.
Striking image courtesy low angle and light. Highly emotional until you realize the victim is simply a dummy used for combat lifesaver training.
Keeping warm in Afghanistan , originally uploaded by Army.mil.
You feel cold just looking at him, thanks to a great capture of expression and early-morning lighting.
U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Schrock tries to keep warm after waking up on a cold morning in the mountains near Sar Howza in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4, 2009. Schrock is [...]
090902-N-4031K-003, originally uploaded by U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos.
Shooting seconds earlier, and from a different angle, MCS2 Steven Khor avoided the cliche homecoming shot. The close-up of a teary-eyed embrace can be sweet, but how often do we put ourselves on autopilot after two dozen similar events? Keep looking. Try breaking habits even if [...]
Weightlifting in Iraq, originally uploaded by Army.mil.
An unusual angle and the look of effort on the subject’s face make this a good compositional choice. Wide angle makes this possible, but also magnifies the slight tilt – something that could easily be fixed in Photoshop.
A U.S. Soldier from 2nd Platoon, Bravo Troop, 1st Battalion, 150th Armored [...]
090729-F-2501B-055, originally uploaded by U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos.
Good use of leading lines to bring attention to a subject. Creative, but it leaves me wondering why it isn’t as attention-grabbing in full size as it is in a thumbnail. Distractions, I believe. The truck’s parking lights are part of it, but the culprit is [...]
Two days of hell, nine men of valor, originally uploaded by Army.mil.
This looked like a weak photo to include in a photo set — then I realized the photo was not the point.
Technically, it’s almost perfect – pleasing outdoor sun, well-exposed shadows*, no one caught with a goofy expression, nice telephoto compression. I would have [...]
090803-F-0620E-513, originally uploaded by U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos.
Very good version of a photo taken thousands of times. The parachutes form a pattern with just enough variety to keep things interesting, with a line suggesting the movement of the C-17. Side lighting (looks like morning) also helps make this far better than the average [...]
090804-M-7825S-205, originally uploaded by Utter East.
Dust and a couple of near-silhouettes give dimension to this photo. Placement of the three Marines make this strong and balanced. Subject matter makes it riviting.
“Fellow U.S. Marines escort Sgt. Michael Medinasanchez to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during his medical evacuation in the Nawa district of the Helmand province [...]
090715-M-2581P-888, originally uploaded by Utter East.
From Wikipedia: “Chiaroscuro (Italian for light-dark) is a term in art for a contrast between light and dark. The term is usually applied to bold contrasts affecting a whole composition, but is also more technically used by artists and art historians for the use of effects representing contrasts of light, [...]
