Both photos above depict the same awesome event: the Central Adirondack Paddlers Society set the new world record for the world's largest raft, with 1,902 kayaks and canoes floating freely for thirty seconds, held together only by holding hands. The photos themselves were taken in September of last year, but the Guinness Book of World Records only just recently confirmed their accomplishment. Also, the CAPS event was in effort to raise breast cancer awareness.
The top photo was taken by Nancie Battaglia for National Geographic Magazine, and is featured as a two page spread in the magazine. The second photo was posted by Kevin Mansell on his blog. Which picture represents the event better?
The Battaglia photo works better for the magazine in many ways, that it gets across the mass size of the raft, and that it's simply a kick-ass photo. On the other hand, the Mansell photo does a better job of showing the viewer exactly what was going on, in that you can see the entire raft and it is more straight-forward.
Personally, I saw the first photo before the second, and seeing the different perspective of the same event helped to give me a better idea of the actual size of the raft.
Which picture tells the viewer the truth about this world record?
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