Hope ~ The Big Issue

category: Street.

I hope I have managed to capture the pathos ofthis moment, from this no doubt a beautiful spirit ~ a mother, asister, a wife, an aunt, a friend...?

I think you managed well and your black and white has great detail and beautiful tonal range. I think the composition of her on the left side and looking left away from the bulk of the image, which happens to be empty/vacant stairs, helps convey your intentions very well. I'm not a good critic so I can't convey exacty what that means, but I think you did it well.

 

Kirk

She looks kind of desolate admist the empty space around her. Her facial is not exactly sad, but kind of she has accepted her plight/fate. Presented in B/W of course, gives more impact on what you want to express.

It's funny, I see only boredom and indifference in her expression. Lovely capture though.I would be tempted to crop out a lot of the right side leaving just a small diagonal rail in the corner. For me it would distill the composition and intensify it. But that's just a subjective suggestion. As is it is perfectly correct.

A very special streetphoto that seems so timeless. It always touches my heart when seing people begging in the streets. However this woman looks nicely dressed with an expression of boredom on her face as this is an unimportant daily routine. Maybe she is one who was raised with parents also begging as a normal lifestyle which is why she as a strong healthy woman doesn?t try to do sth. else. Selfafflicted need is also need, but...well really good photo that sets the mind and heart going, Mike:-)

Very great bw picture

Great capture. Composition is good and you just caught her at the right moment by the looks of it.

Mike, super work great composition with the railing in the background, the lady has the perfect pose and expresion.

 

Rich.

Excellent shot, Mike - this is really nice!!

very good!

very nice

I would work hard  to clone out  the rails  from the steps. Very nice  image, for me, the only problem with the composition, the model  sitting at the  left  close to the  frame  and  looking  out  to the  left, out  of  the  image. As a rule for a god composition, the  model has  to look in to the  image, not  out  of  the image. With cropping and  cloning  it  is  easily correctible. IMHO.

 

Cheers;  Bela

Version-2

Bela, thank you for you valued input/comment and your example too! Yes, I was deliberately and consciously 'breaking the rules' here. I think it makes for a slightly different 'style' if one can call it that.

best wishes ~ mike