I was struck by many elements that it contained. I liked the way that the
image was composed, and I enjoyed the way that you can actually see the path
that this young group of playmates takes across the field. I like the contrast
of the orange fabric against the yellow flowers, but mostly, I like the
innocence that this image captures, the way this image conveys the universality
of childhood. It reminds me that the pursuits of children are very similar the world
over.
However, late in the afternoon, a very different kind of image moved across
the wires. It's an image taken from a video surveillance camera inside the Westroads
Mall in Omaha, Neb., that shows the gunman with his rifle raised inside the
Von Maur department store.
It is a chilling image that is heightened by the poor quality inherent in
grabs from video surveillance cameras. The image is shocking and sad. A teenage gunman, not too far removed from childhood, whose actions are so very far from the innocence of a child.
Please take a look at all of this week's compelling images in our Pictures of the
Week gallery.
-Lee Van Grack
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