was noteworthy in the obvious distance

[Maybo]

One shot of the two of them by the side of a football field, post-game, was noteworthy in the obvious distance between the two of them even as they stood side by side, arms around each other.

Source: At Home With the Horrors: 14 Tales by Sammy Scott

The character was looking at some photos. I wonder why "in" was used, instead of "of".

 

[jutfrank]

The best preposition there is 'for'. The writer's choice of 'in' isn't too bad but your choice of 'of' is badly wrong.

 

[Maybo]

Does the sentence mean the shot of the obvious distance between the two of them is noteworthy?

 

[Rover_KE]

The shot was noteworthy because it showed the obvious distance between them.

 

[jutfrank]

The interesting thing was the distance between them.