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Shift under the stars

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Working the overnight on the ambulance.
Image size
2000x1331px 1.3 MB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D700
Shutter Speed
30/1 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
14 mm
ISO Speed
500
Date Taken
Aug 24, 2011, 10:27:19 PM
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:star::star::star::star: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star: Impact

"Shift Under The Stars" is a beautiful emotive piece displaying an almost spiritual quality to the field of EMS seldom seen in other photographs.

An ambulance is shown in what appears to be a staging area, looking out over a body of water with lights off in the distance. The composition suggests a heroic vantage point: and it only takes a little imagination to picture the EMTs or the Paramedics inside, looking out over their service area, ready to "flip the Switch" and "hits the lights" at a moments notice. Up above a shooting star arcs down to the horizon line, only faintly distinguished from the salt-crystal backdrop of the rest of the night sky-as if the duties of these life-savers is momentarily etched in the sky by some higher power.

It takes hard work, emotional fortitude, and compassion for people in a time of crisis to be an EMT. It takes a special person to ride under those lights and sirens. And just for a moment, even heaven itself displays it's gratitude, and here was an artist who was able to catch all of it: duty, courage, and a belief in something higher then yourself: be it a god or just a fellow man.

Beautiful piece.