Photo – 28
One glance at this shot and it becomes clear that the camera was not feeling supportive. The move itself may have been perfectly legitimate, but the angle makes it look far more awkward than anyone involved would prefer. Figure skating is full of positions that work beautifully in motion and terribly in screenshots.
That is exactly why galleries like this exist. Still photography has a special talent for turning smooth athletic transitions into visual misunderstandings. Here, the misunderstanding is strong, immediate, and very funny.
