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Neighborhood Watch
Photograph by Jonathan Ernst

Chilling out on the porch, kids from the Harrisburg neighborhood bide their time after police arrived on Fenwick Street to investigate a noise complaint over a street basketball game. That same day, officers also responded to reports of domestic disputes and a fistfight on Fenwick, which runs for nearly four miles (six kilometers) through some of Augusta's poorer neighborhoods.

Camera: Nikon F5
Film Type: 35mm
Lens: 20-35mm f/2.8 zoom
Speed and F-Stop: 1/125 @ f/8

Weather Conditions: Overcast
Time of Day: Late afternoon
Lighting Techniques: Available light
Special Equipment or Comments: I had shot the kids playing basketball and felt I had what I wanted. It was starting to rain harder and the kids were about done with their game, so I was almost in my car when six police cars arrived. I went back to shoot their interaction with the kids, and got this shot of the other kids watching from the porch.