CUTLINE TOP: Sharon Greenlaw, pointing, of Hudson, directs her daughter Tammy, 8, where to stack Thanksgiving dinners Friday, Nov. 26 at the Hudson Fish and Game Club. According to Dave Irving, Hudson Fish and Game Club president, over 1,100 meals will served or distributed to homeless, senior citizens and less fortunate individuals Thanksgiving Day. This year marks the 20th year from its inception since Gilbert and Karen Knox both of Hudson created the food drive. Gilbert passed in 1994 but Karen has continued the service.

CUTLINE BOTTOM: Samantha Mata, 11, of Hudson Girl Scout Troop 271 stacks boxed Thanksgiving meals Wednesday, Nov. 26 at the Hudson Fish and Game Club. According to Dave Irving, Hudson Fish and Game Club president, over 1,100 meals will served or distributed to homeless, senior citizens and less fortunate individuals Thanksgiving Day. This year marks the 20th year from its inception since Gilbert and Karen Knox both of Hudson created the food drive. Gilbert passed in 1994 but Karen has continued the service.

TECH SPECS: f/2.8, 1/250, ISO 800, 24mm

THOUGHTS: I’ll admit, from time to time we photojournalists run into a conundrum of which photo is the best in our edit. We like to think we know our, “money shot,” but sometimes it’s hard to distinguish which one we want to publish on page one. For the print edition I went with the bottom photo. But my heart liked the top frame a little bit more a day after. The bottom photo I liked how the color was isolated to her face in a sea of white. However, the communication between mother and child in the top frame sang a little more to my heart and eyes. What do you think?

In the making of this photo, I wanted to get a higher vantage point. I knew in my mind what an overhead shot of this would look like so I had to eliminate any distracting elements from the background. I grabbed a chair, stood on it and waited for people to walk around me. I fired off about 20 frames and liked the resulting two images. I knew I needed a larger depth of field beyond my favorite f/1.4 so I went with 2.8 and cranked up the ISO not to have any blur. The resulting image that ran in print, bottom photo, was used because not only for color isolation and its high-key nature but because it showed more boxes of dinners. The second spoke more action/reaction, communication and a little bit nicer moment but I think they both kinda stand on their own.

Happy Holidays!

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