Gypsy family at Divano ver.2

My second version of this photo, converted into black and white as suggested. Better?

Please compare to first one.

 

This is inside image of todays gypsy family somewhere in the Balkans. I dont remember

their names, but i do remember the potato that the women on the picture cooked for

lunch. Any comments, suggestions, critique?

Very evocative. Well done.

Well done, especially the interplay/crossing of looks (from mother to subject not shown, from girl to photographer) and the suggestion of an unknown partner.

Yes very well done. Very emotional facial expressions on everyone in the photo. You can almost read something into the way the man is 'hiding' in shadows if that was intentional. Great capture.

yes, i like this version better because the boys face is more in keeping with the others in the foreground and the tones are well done in black and white. his white shirt remains "hot", and i can see its difficult to dull it sufficiently because part of it is "blown out". in a way it serves a good purpose of drawing the eye right to the center of that grouping, and so this is a strong portrait as is. but consider "painting" the shirt gray in a layer and then reducing the opacity of the gray just enough so it does not look artificial; it can help sometimes in such a situation.

Thank you for your comments Mark. I like your porfolio, especialy the images of everyday life. This is my favorite one.

i like both photos of this so what if the babbys ovt of focis a bit or some things are off it is real life and in life is there really any thing in focise

Mark, I prefer this interpretation. I like how you have captured their environment as well. There is a pathos here that speaks deeply to me. As a matter of interest, what is the woman looking at? Regards, M :)