David Hobby.
This is a very emotional photo for me, it has a very lonely, depressing emotion. The bright lighting coming from the left of the frame only lights up the man's face and the one small part of his boat. The rest is dark blue, giving it that depressing, dramatic feeling. The man is the main subject and is what immediately catches my eye, the lines of the boat and the ladder lead my eye to the right and back into the frame. The framing of the boat was done nicely, with very little empty space.
This is my favorite photo of his. The photo has wonderful symmetrical balance with the helicopter centered, leaving little empty space, which I like. However, my eye goes all over the frame, from the faces to all over the airplane. The leading lines of the helicopter parts, however, cause my eyes to become a little confused on where to go next. The lighting is amazing, though, considering what a difficult task it must have been. It gives off an intense, adventurous mood yet the sky in the background gives it an almost whimsical feeling.
This picture is not my favorite, but I think I would like it more if it was black and white. The mood is very intense, but I feel like it would be intensified by black and white. The lighting is nice though, and the composition is interesting. I have mixed feelings about the fencers towards the top of the frame but after studying it further I grew to like it, seeing how the lines on the floor act as good leading lines, and I think it would bother me more if the were centered. The pose of the fencers is amazing, their bodies making very interesting angles.