A CLOUDY DAY

For me, a very difficult capture, taken on the street from a long distance at

6:00 PM with low light in a cloudy day. I'll grateful for your opinions and

critiques (even rate if you prefer) about the composition (crop), light and

overall outcome.

Thanks in advance.

Stefano.

Beautiful shot ,congrats .

For a street portrait capture this is a remarkable and so well lit, with the sort of lens been used, specially if it been set at around the 300MM, I find the sharpness also effective here, again the b/w format is a great choice and work well with the image atmosphere, the contrast and tone are another outstanding elements adding to the beauty of this image.

I just wished there been more space to the right and also down the foreground, that would strengthen the composition further.

Beautiful work, thank you for sharing it and wishing you all of the best.

I like the expression and look, they are stunning. Together with tones and softness it makes an angelic portrait. I also would like more room on the upper right corner, but as a street portrait you might not had control of this part. All in all a wonderful portrait!

Like your work, you've used the soft light so well, all the best!

Wonderful expression, great lighting and very nice tones. Nice detail and contrast. Well done.

Really well done in every respect- this image also has an old-world charm to it - as if this young girl was from another era.  Very nice!

You did a very good job here.

I like the tonal.

And the right sharpness.

Lovely portrait, I like a lot the softness. Her sight is beautiful, great idea to processing in B&W. I love the pose. In my personal opinion I´d rather her face a bit more center in order to give it more protagonism. Any way, great composition.  7
Best regards.

Congratulazioni per questo scatto.

Immagine fortemente espressiva, lo sguardo della bella ragazza rivolta al cielo

giustifica e ben rappresenta il titolo che gli hai assegnato. Senza nulla togliere al valore di quest'opera vorrei segnalarti la mia opinione su due punti, fatto salvo le difficoltà che tu hai menzionato. era possibile far rientrare le braccia per intero nell'inquadratura? una definizione maggiore sui capelli e sul copricapo probabilmente metterebbe maggiormente in risalto la superba espressione del volto.

Congratulations for this shot.
Highly expressive image, the gaze of the beautiful girl turned to the sky
warrants and represents well the title that you assigned. Without detracting from the value of this I would point out my opinion on two points, notwithstanding the difficulties that you mentioned. was possible to include the whole arms in the shot? a greater definition on the hair and headdress probably put more attention to the proud expression on his face.

Beautifull . . .  reminds me of photos from the 1940's. Congratulations!!!

Wonderful portrait, Stefano...lovely tonality...my best

Very interesting portrait!

What is important is not whether it was difficult to capture or not. What is important is was it worth the effort! I would say it was. Lovely moody b & w.

there is an eloquent softness in this image... i think making it crisper would have taken away some of its charm... the arms indicate her tension... having a fuller view of them would have been nice as there is an awkwardness about her right wrist which she grips between her left arm and her torso... i quite like your rule-defying composition with her upturned face in the corner... i like the toning, reserving the brightest grays for her face and the multi-hued grays for the rest of her garb... the only optional crop i can think of would be a square composition losing the lowest areas... but i do feel the arms are a vital element of the composition... regards, and my compliments - rajat

Beautiful capture....

Ciao Stefano.

I agree about almost everything with Rajat, but Paolo has a point when he says that the presence of the whole arms would have been better. In other words I would have used a wider lens. But - anyway - I like very much this street portrait.

Mauro

It is simply a magnificent portrait.

Beh,malgrado le premesse hai fatto una foto molto bella,certo il bracio tagliato!Penso che sicuramente non potevi fare diversamente!L'espressione e' bellissima ed intensa,colta in una posa molto significativa...Congratulazioni e salutoni..

A most lovely portrait my friend. I quite like the soft even light and it has an almost pictorialist style. Bravo!

Fitting title. I thought of a Dickens novel when I saw the thumbnail.

I love the B&W work in this shoot, great dof and "mood" in this picture too.

Best regards Tore

Thank you very much, my friends. 

Your opinions and advices are very important and helpful, honoring me and help me to be a better photographer.

Warm regards.

Stefano.

foto senza dubbio  importante,quindi vale la pena di togliere il pezzo nero sopra la spalla destra,tenendo presente che è fatta per la strada, è molto bella !!complimenti !

saluti paul