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I Love this shot Michael. Great angle and lighting. I see your keeping busy on the streets. Have a great weekend.

Very well presented scene of a man trying to find himself in a hectic world. I like the use of color which adds to the feeling of determination in the man's efforts. Nice observation and interesting composition, thank you Michael, my best regards -wm

I just realized this is another photo from which my original critique disappeared in a system glitch sometime in 2009 - wiped out several years worth of critiques, but fortunately the problem was confined to only a couple of accounts.

 

I doubt I can recreate the original critique word for word but I remember this photo well enough to repeat the basic impression I had then: The isolated single figure, stark composition, dynamic lines and bold slashes of red and yellow made it, in my opinion, one of the best in your portfolio.  Here, the only technical flaw - motion blur - is not a flaw at all but an essential part of the photo.

 

A viewer could read into this many personal impressions: that of a lone figure, isolated; a confident figure, overseeing the surroundings; a hipster snapping his fingers and doing a little dance.  The ambiguity makes it the best sort of abstract - the type of photo that offers recognizable, almost iconic essential elements upon which the viewer can hang his or her own dreams or illusions.

I feel this image is magnetic, I was attracted to it in the thumb nail not knowing what it was, as soon as I read Lex explanation I liked it even more!  Congrats!

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