http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/nyregion/long-island/15Riceboat.html?ref=nyregion

The first picture uses color to attract attention. The red stands out against the icy background and emphasizes the ice boat- not the ice. The photographer used panning to great effect keeping the iceboat in focus and the background blurry, showing the speed of the boat. This really illustrates the story well- its about ice sailors who get excited when lakes, rivers and bays freeze because they enjoy they are “speed addicts.”

http://www.time.com/time/picturesoftheweek/0,29409,1879163_1844999,00.html

 

I love this picture of Michelle Pfifer (second picture) because it’s a unique type of a celebrity picture. Instead of taking a picture of just the celebrity, her face is barely showing in the corner of the picture and the paparazzi is taking over a picture. I’m not sure if the photographer intended for this picture to show what being a celebrity is like, but it does. It helps that Pfiffer’s face looks surprised and in awe instead of composed and smiley. The color helps make the picture stand out. 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7724355.stm

The third picture looks like an artsy display or a theater mask. Its actually part of a protest, a man is covered with what looks like blood and mud. The protest was held in Jakarta, Indonesia so the government would compensate people for displacements and injuries caused by a mud volcano in 2006. The picture is very effective because the man has his eyes closed and looks injured. It makes the reader imagine what the actual injuries would look like. The costume was very smart on the part of the protestors because effective images are more likely to get attention. I’m sure there were banners at the event, but this is a way so people who speak any language can effectively understand the story.